Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. This article is more than 5 years old. MYCIN was an AI program ...

An AI application that uses a database of knowledge about a subject. Also known as an "expert system," it is the forerunner of today's deep learning models. See expert system and knowledge base. THIS ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. This article is more than 3 years old. In the early 1960s, ...

An expert system based on fundamental knowledge of the design and function of an object. For example, such systems may be used to diagnose equipment problems. Contrast with rule-based expert system.