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Douglas B. Lenat
American entrepreneur and researcher in artificial intelligence.
Born September 13th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died August 31st, 2023 at 72 years old in Austin (bile duct cancer). [ref]
Occupations
artificial intelligence researcher, author, computer scientist, mathematician, physicist
Wikipedia
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe