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   "Houssein Ben-Ameur"  wrote in message   
   news:bhrmes$2jq$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU...   
   > > I am very new to AI.  I've been reading few posts here and there.  The   
   > > question that comes to my mind is:  why do we use AI techniques ?   
   > > Could someone give me an example of a problem for which standard   
   computer   
   > > science techiniques do not work but AI could be used with good results ?   
   >   
   > There is never one unique solution for a given problem, as complex it   
   > could be.   
   >   
   > Here are some typical AI problems (applications) that come to my mind   
   > :   
   >   
   > - speech recognition   
   > - natural language translation   
   > - datamining   
   > - pattern recognition   
   > - game playing   
   > - simulation   
   > - planning   
   > - medical diagnosis   
   > - decision making   
   > - ...   
   >   
   > Sure you may try to solve one of these problem using "standard"   
   > techniques (I don't know what you mean by "standard"), but I am sure   
   > that sonner or later you'll find yourself reinventing techniques used   
   > by AI researchers since the late 60s.   
   >   
   > Houssein Ben-Ameur   
   >   
      
      
   Thanks, this is what i was looking for.   
      
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