SOAR: An architecture for general intelligence

1987/09/01 by John E. Laird, Allen Newell, Paul S. Rosenbloom · 2,402 citations
Computer Science · Engineering · Psychology · #AI-based Problem Solving and Planning #Architecture #Artificial intelligence #Cognition #Cognitive architecture #Cognitive science #Computer science #Engineering #Human–computer interaction #Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge #Psychology #Range (aeronautics) #Semantic Web and Ontologies #Soar #Software engineering #Systems architecture

paper · doi:10.1016/0004-3702(87)90050-6

published in Artificial Intelligence 33(1), 1-64 (Elsevier BV)

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