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title: "Speech Understanding and AI/AI and Speech Understanding"
authors:
  - "Donald E. Walker"
  - "Lee D. Erman"
  - "Allen Newell"
  - "Nils J. Nilsson"
  - "William H. Paxton"
  - "Terry Winograd"
  - "William A. Woods"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/225"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/0225.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1977
pages: "970-973"
track: "Invited Panel"
keywords:
---

# Speech Understanding and AI/AI and Speech Understanding

Donald E. Walker, Lee D. Erman, Allen Newell, Nils J. Nilsson, William H. Paxton, Terry Winograd, William A. Woods

*Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 970-973.

## Abstract

This panel will review re se ilrch in speech undNstanding (SU} and in <Jrtificial int ellir,ence (AI) from two perspectives: The contribution s that AI has made to SU th e re s ource s in 1\l th at have been used in the development of SU c.ys tems. · The contribution~ ; thai SLJ has made to AI ··- the results of the SU prog1·am that have affected or are lik ely to Affect futur e AI rP. ~.ea rrh. Four topi cs are identified lor major c.on ~ ideration: · Multiple l; ourcc' s of l \ nowlf~ d ge ·- -- which ar e required; how should \hey be organizccL System control how to manag-e the com ple x interactions inv ol ve d. Lanr,uage under sl anding- - comparisons of te xt and speech input. Organization of research -- creating comp le x, multisource, knowledge> - ba se d sy~ t el)"'s.