[Sigia-l] IA research?

[Peter VanDijck]

> Leaving aside the contentious issue of whether IA is a profession or not,
> your implicit assumption is on shaky grounds. Professions that are not
> driven by researchism (like writing, design and photography) are thriving
> while those that are driven by it (like artificial intelligence, speech and
> visualization) seem to have gone nowhere. I'm not drawing a 1:1 conclusion
> here, but simply pointing out the fallacy of researchism as a necessary
> predictor.

Good examples! Still, I stand by my point, I just can't think of a good
reason. Gut feel: IA needs research.

Peter