What AI researchers can learn from alchemy and astrology

Feb 26, 2019

Smoke and lava spew from the Calbuco volcano, as seen from the shores of Lake Llanquihue in Puerto Varas, April 23, 2015. The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke several kilometres into the sky. REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000069591

The great Isaac Newton dabbled in the field of alchemy. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez

Ben Shneiderman

Professor of Computer Science, University of Maryland

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