Cycorp: Dr. Lenat takes us through his decades of experience in AI and his recent work in Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

On our 5th Episode of “Brains Behind AI”, Ari took the time to talk with Dr. Douglas Lenat - one of the world’s leading computer scientists and Artificial Intelligence entrepreneurs. Dr. Lenat is the founder of Cycorp and has worked in the Artificial Intelligence field since the 1960’s. Doug has served on the board for both Microsoft and Apple and won the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award - the highest award in Artificial Intelligence. Throughout this episode, we learn about Cycorp’s knowledge representation and reasoning software, and how important it is to focus on building AI with both Right-Brain and Left-Brain capabilities. Doug goes into depth about how moving away from brittle optimization by focusing on resilience and adaptability is key for industry leaders today. Doug also informs us on why he decided to augment his data science team with leading philosophers, psychologists, and linguists. We hope you enjoy Doug’s profound story as he takes us through each decade working with Artificial Intelligence since the 60’s, and how his trials, tribulations, and great successes have led him to where he is today.   Cyc.com doug@cyc.com