Neural networks: a new dimension in expert systems applications

Despite significant advances in expert systems, efforts to build truly intelligent systems that approach reasoning and sensory ability of humans have not been rewarding. A new AI approach, neural networks, utilizes brain-like processing to emulate human learning. This approach will be the focus of commercial applications of AI in the 90s. This article will discuss major features of neural networks and address the impact of this approach on expert systems, as well as implications for research in this area.