For Immediate Release				          	  March 25, 1996
 
Honeywell Scientist Discusses Artificial Intelligence in Lawrence Lecture 
 
 
	APPLETON, WIS. - Kurt Kresbach, senior research scientist at Honeywell's
Technology Center, will discuss the emergence of artificial intelligence and its
social implications in a Lawrence University Science Hall Colloquium Thursday,
April 4.  Kresbach's address, "The Thinking Machine: How to Think Straight about
Artificial Intelligence," at 4:15 p.m. in Youngchild Hall, Room 161 is free and
open to the public.
	 Kresbach's lecture is based in part on the segment,  "The Thinking
Machine," of the five-part PBS series, "Machines That Changed the World."  In
his address, Kresbach explores some of the tasks computers perform that are
considered "intelligent behavior" when done by humans, such as playing chess,
solving complex calculus problems or doing medical diagnoses.  He also discusses
the growing philosophical issues surrounding artificial intelligence as
computers assume more and more of the tasks once performed by humans. 
	As a prelude to the lecture, two free showings of the program, "The
Thinking Machine," will be presented Monday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 3 at
7:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Media Center, Seeley G. Mudd Library.  A copy of the
tape is also on reserve at the Lawrence library for private viewing. 
	A 1985 magna cum laude graduate of Lawrence, where he majored in
mathematics/computer science and music, Kresbach earned his Ph.D. at the
University of Minnesota.  He taught at Shippensburg University as a member of
the computer science department for two years before joining the research staff
at Honeywell in 1995. 
 
 

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