d to the point where punch cards and vacuum tubes were a thing of the past, and data storage capacities increased to the level at which programs were no longer forced to skim bytes; science could take the next logical steps in the evolution of artificial intelligence.2.List Processing- also known as LISP, this form of AI has evolved an entire programming language based upon it. LISP is a Unix based program which uses a default shell to process sequential orders. Little more than an advanced If/Then processor it allowed both great flexibility and great limitation in its programs.A LISP program started its operation by executing the first instruction in a set, if specific conditions were met it moved on to the next, it also could skip, splice in or modify instructions based on a pre-defined set of criterion. This allowed it to adapt to new inputs and occurrences rapidly and create a simulacrum of rational decision making. Unfortunately it was limited to the set of instructions given to it originally, it was free to adapt and interchange instructions within the bounds of its programming. This unfortunately hugely limited its application as a true artificial intelligence LISP has been used in countless industrial applications, it assists doctors in making diagnoses, it allows for greater automation in machinery and on assembly lines. A LISP based system has been proven to be a reliable and effective AI, unfortunately its limitation crop up instantly when a more flexible and intelligent system is called for.3.Probability theory- in its experimental stages, AI programs based on probability equations allow for true machine intelligence. They have very few predefined criterions for a response and are given free reign to both make mistakes and to learn new responses and store inputs as they see fit. They act based on the mathematical chances that a given input will occur, similar to the cache memory on modern motherboards. Based on that...
