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Michael Witbrock

Michael John Witbrock is a computer scientist in the field of artificial intelligence. Witbrock is a native of New Zealand and is the former vice president of Research at Cycorp, which is carrying out the Cyc project in an effort to produce a genuine artificial intelligence.

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Cycorp, Cyc, Common Lisp, ObjectStore
Alma mater
Carnegie Mellon University
Born
Michael John Witbrock Christchurch, New Zealand
Fields
Computer science

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Michael Witbrock

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Michael Witbrock

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Michael Witbrock → Archived, Michael Witbrock's Cycorp, PDF, PostScript, Wayback MachineCycorp, Witbrock's, Witbrock's CMU
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Michael WitbrockKnown forCycorp, Cyc, Common Lisp, ObjectStore1.00infobox
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Michael Witbrockrelated to SourcesWitbrock's CMU0.60section
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