[Sigia-l] Official Launch of the AIfIA

[Louis Rosenfeld]

On 11/9/02 7:57 AM, "Jan Egil Hagen" <janha+sigial at ifi.uio.no> wrote:

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> My main concern about a project like this is that it seems to pave the
> way for a "privatisation" of a lot of places which until now have been
> open to anybody who cared enough to join a mailing list or read a web
> page. It would be a shame if that were to change and AIfIA were to
> become an exclusive club for "professionals" in the field with a high
> cost of entry.  On the other hand, the benefits might outweigh these
> concerns.  We don't know yet.
> 
> Good luck. :)

Jan, thanks for raising these issues (and for the good wishes).

The concern with the AIfIA being exclusive has come up a few times now.