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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	ISeptember 27, 1978 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor Delbert Tesar
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Department of Mechanical Engineering
␈↓ ↓H␈↓University of Florida
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Gainesville, FLA 32601

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Professor Tesar:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        I␈αagreed␈αentirely␈αwith␈αyour␈αarticle␈αin␈α␈↓↓Science␈↓.␈α However,␈αit␈αseems␈αto␈αme␈αthat␈αthe␈αprospects␈αof
␈↓ ↓H␈↓getting␈αthe␈α
government␈αto␈αdo␈α
what␈αyou␈αadvocate␈α
in␈αthe␈α
near␈αfuture␈αare␈α
not␈αvery␈αgood.␈α
 Therefore,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓it␈αmay␈αbe␈αworthwhile␈αtrying␈αto␈αpromote␈αan␈αanalog␈αof␈αEPRI␈αfor␈αthe␈αlight␈αmanufacturing␈αindustry.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓EPRI␈α∂is␈α∞the␈α∂Electric␈α∂Power␈α∞Research␈α∂Institute,␈α∞and␈α∂is␈α∂supported␈α∞by␈α∂(one?)␈α∞percent␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α∞gross
␈↓ ↓H␈↓revenues␈αof␈αthe␈αelectric␈α
power␈αindustry␈αin␈αthe␈α
U.S.␈α It␈αis␈αa␈α
voluntary␈αorganization␈αand␈αwas␈α
formed
␈↓ ↓H␈↓about␈α≡ve␈αyears␈αago␈αand␈αsupports␈αresearch␈αof␈αinterest␈αto␈αthe␈αelectric␈αpower␈αindustry.␈α Its␈α≡rst␈αhead
␈↓ ↓H␈↓was␈αChauncey␈αStarr,␈αformer␈αDean␈αof␈αEngineering␈αat␈αUCLA,␈αand␈αits␈αheadquarters␈αhappens␈αto␈αbe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓locatedi␈α∞near␈α∂here␈α∞in␈α∞Palo␈α∂Alto.␈α∞ In␈α∞its␈α∂formation,␈α∞the␈α∞analogy␈α∂with␈α∞Bell␈α∞Laboratories␈α∂which␈α∞is
␈↓ ↓H␈↓supported␈α
by␈α
a␈α
percentage␈α
of␈α∞the␈α
gross␈α
of␈α
A.T␈α
&␈α
T.␈α∞was␈α
important,␈α
but␈α
EPRI␈α
does␈α∞not␈α
operate
␈↓ ↓H␈↓laboratories;␈α
in␈α
fact␈αmost␈α
of␈α
its␈αmoney␈α
goes␈α
to␈αprojects␈α
carried␈α
out␈αby␈α
its␈α
members.␈α
 Certainly␈αan
␈↓ ↓H␈↓institute␈α
getting␈αa␈α
percentage␈αof␈α
the␈αgross␈α
of␈αAmerican␈α
light␈αmanufacturing␈α
industry␈α(if␈α
that␈αwas
␈↓ ↓H␈↓the piece of industry that got split o≥) could accomplish the objectives of your paper.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        I␈α∃have␈α∃occasionally␈α∃discussed␈α∃the␈α∃idea␈α∃of␈α∃such␈α∃an␈α∃institute␈α∃aimed␈α∃at␈α∃manufacturing
␈↓ ↓H␈↓productivity␈α
with␈αpeople␈α
from␈αindustry,␈α
and␈α
because␈αof␈α
your␈αarticle,␈α
I␈α
again␈αraised␈α
the␈αmatter␈α
with
␈↓ ↓H␈↓people␈α∞from␈α∞General␈α∂Motors␈α∞at␈α∞their␈α∞recent␈α∂symposium␈α∞on␈α∞Computer␈α∞Vision␈α∂and␈α∞Sensor-Based
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Robots.␈α The␈αreaction␈αwas␈αthe␈αsame␈αas␈αbefore,␈αnamely␈αthat␈αthe␈αgovernment␈αwould␈αnot␈αallow␈αit␈αfor
␈↓ ↓H␈↓anti-trust␈α∞reasons.␈α∞ This␈α∞time␈α
they␈α∞cited␈α∞the␈α∞fact␈α∞that␈α
the␈α∞goverment␈α∞won't␈α∞allow␈α∞the␈α
automobile
␈↓ ↓H␈↓companies␈α∞to␈α∞ collaborate␈α∞on␈α∞anti-pollution␈α∞research␈α∂for␈α∞fear␈α∞they␈α∞will␈α∞conspire␈α∞not␈α∞to␈α∂solve␈α∞the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓problem.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        I␈α
think␈αthat␈α
if␈αthe␈α
proposal␈αcame␈α
directly␈α
from␈αindustry,␈α
especially␈αif␈α
companies␈αlike␈α
General
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Motors␈α⊂were␈α⊂involved,␈α⊂this␈α∂might␈α⊂indeed␈α⊂be␈α⊂the␈α∂Government␈α⊂reaction.␈α⊂ Moreover,␈α⊂quite␈α∂apart
␈↓ ↓H␈↓from fear of Government displeasure, the companies show little initiative.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Therefore,␈αit␈αoccurs␈αto␈αme␈αthat␈αthe␈αbest␈αway␈αmight␈αbe␈αto␈αpersuade␈αthe␈αGovernment␈α
to␈αtake
␈↓ ↓H␈↓the␈αinitiative␈αin␈αorganizing␈αa␈α"(Light)␈αManufacturing␈α(Productivity)␈αResearch␈αInstitute"␈αsupported
␈↓ ↓H␈↓by␈α∂a␈α⊂"contribution"␈α∂of␈α⊂a␈α∂≡xed␈α⊂percentage␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α⊂gross␈α∂of␈α⊂(light)␈α∂manufacturing␈α⊂industry.␈α∂ The
␈↓ ↓H␈↓parentheses␈α⊂indicate␈α⊃that␈α⊂the␈α⊂adjectives␈α⊃might␈α⊂be␈α⊃omitted␈α⊂if␈α⊂more␈α⊃scope␈α⊂were␈α⊃desirable.␈α⊂ One
␈↓ ↓H␈↓extreme␈αwould␈αbe␈αfor␈αCongress␈αto␈αcreate␈αthe␈αorganization␈αand␈αsupport␈αit␈αby␈αa␈αtax␈αon␈αthe␈αgross␈αof
␈↓ ↓H␈↓industry.␈α Most␈αlikely,␈αthe␈αmanagement␈αshould␈αbe␈αin␈αthe␈αhands␈αof␈αan␈αindustry␈αcommittee,␈αand␈αlike
␈↓ ↓H␈↓EPRI␈α
and␈α
unlike␈αBell␈α
Labs,␈α
the␈αorganization␈α
should␈α
farm␈αout␈α
work␈α
rather␈αthan␈α
operate␈α
its␈αown
␈↓ ↓H␈↓laboratories.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓αProfessor Delbert Tesar␈↓ ¬KSeptember 27, 1978␈↓ 
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␈↓ ↓H␈↓        It␈α
seems␈α
to␈α
me␈α
that␈α
the␈α
Government␈α
people␈α
like␈α
Jordan␈α
Baruch␈α
who␈α
are␈α
interested␈α∞in␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓problem␈αmight␈α≡nd␈αit␈αeasier␈α
in␈αthis␈αparsimonious␈αage␈αto␈αpropose␈α
to␈αcoerce␈αindustry␈αthan␈αto␈αtry␈α
for
␈↓ ↓H␈↓a large increase in Government money devoted to the same purpose.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        It␈α
occurs␈α
to␈α
me␈α
that␈α
Chauncey␈α
Starr␈α
might␈α
be␈α
willing␈α
to␈α
o≥er␈α
advice␈α
and␈α
support,␈α
and␈αif␈α
you
␈↓ ↓H␈↓are interested, I could call him, or you could do it yourself.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science