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␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ∧W␈↓αINVENTORY OF PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS␈↓



␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αJohn␈α∩McCarthy␈↓,␈α⊃age␈α∩52,␈α⊃Professor␈α∩of␈α∩Computer␈α⊃Science␈α∩and␈α⊃Director␈α∩of␈α∩the␈α⊃Artificial
␈↓ α∧␈↓Intelligence Laboratory, Stanford University.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αDegrees:␈↓␈↓ β∀B.S. California Institute of Technology, 1948, mathematics
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ β∀PhD Princeton, 1951, mathematics

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αPositions:␈↓
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αD1951-53␈↓ βTInstructor in mathematics, Princeton
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αD1953-55␈↓ βTActing Assistant Professor of mathematics, Stanford
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αD1955-58␈↓ βTAssistant Professor of Mathematics, Dartmouth
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αD1958-62␈↓ βTAssistant and Associate Professor of Communication Science, M.I.T.
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αD1962-␈↓ βTProfessor of Computer Science, Stanford

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αResearch:␈↓␈↓ β4artificial intelligence, mathematics of computer programs,
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ β4programming languages, time-sharing computer systems,
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ β4technology and society.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ β∧My␈αcurrent␈αinterests␈αinclude␈αthe␈αabove,␈αbut␈αthis␈αyear␈αI␈αexpect␈αto␈αconcentrate␈αon
␈↓ α∧␈↓the␈αepistemological␈αproblems␈αof␈αartificial␈αintelligence␈αand␈αtheir␈αinteraction␈αwith␈αproblems␈αof
␈↓ α∧␈↓philosophy.␈α This␈αwill␈αbe␈αin␈αcollaboration␈αwith␈αthe␈αother␈αmembers␈αof␈αthe␈αgroup␈αon␈αphilosophy
␈↓ α∧␈↓and artificial intelligence.