Massively Parallel Artificial Intelligence

Massively Parallel Artificial Intelligence is a new and growing area of AI research, enabled by the emergence of massively parallel machines. It is a new paradigm in AI research. A high degree of par­ allelism not only affects computing performance, but also triggers drastic change in the approach to­ ward building intelligent systems; memory-based reasoning and parallel marker-passing are examples of new and redefined approaches. These new ap­ proaches, fostered by massively parallel machines, offer a golden opportunity for AI in challenging the vastness and irregularities of real world data that are encountered when a system accesses and processes Very Large Data Bases and Knowledge Bases. This article describes the current status of massively par­ allel artificial intelligence research and positions of each panelist.