Masami Yamasaki, Dr. Sc.
Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
The latter part of the 20th century saw various types of computer-based automation technology being applied in industrial processes and incorporated into the products and services supplied to society, bringing numerous benefits such as lower costs and greater added value. However, what also became apparent along with these advances was the inherent difficulty of achieving the level of flexibility that can easily be reached by human beings, such as accommodating changes in the desires of the user or the circumstances under which these products and services are used. With the aim of clarifying and overcoming this difference between humans and automated machines, the research and development departments of Hitachi conduct research into artificial intelligence that can simulate human intelligence and are following various different approaches to this topic.
artificial intelligence, perception, simulation, relationalism, realism
