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STANFORD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY
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␈↓ α_␈↓ αh␈↓ β8␈↓ ∧λ␈↓ ∧X␈↓ ¬(␈↓ ¬xAugust 25, 1974
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Dr. Zohar Manna
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The Weizman Institute of Science
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Rehovat, Israel
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Dear Zohar:
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␈↓ α_␈↓ αh␈↓ β8␈↓ ∧λ␈↓ ∧X␈↓ ¬(␈↓ ¬xDirector, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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