Daniel Crevier (born 1947) is a

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and

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

and

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researcher. He is also the author of ''AI: the Tumultuous History of the Search for Artificial Intelligence''. In 1974 Crevier received a

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degree from

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. In 1979 Crevier founded ''Coreco Imaging'' (COntractual REsearch COmpany), which was acquired by

Dalsa Teledyne DALSA (formerly DALSA Corporation) is a Canadian company specializing in the design and manufacture of specialized electronic imaging components (image sensors, cameras, frame grabbers, imaging software) as well as specialized semicondu ...

in 2005.Dalsa Corporate Timeline
Accessed 2007-06-10

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