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MYCIN Expert System

Era: AI Winter · 1970s–1990s

Stanford University developed MYCIN, an expert system for medical diagnosis. It demonstrated the practicality of expert systems, though never used clinically due to liability issues.

Stanford University

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  1. Computer-Based Consultations in Clinical Therapeutics: Explanation and Rule Acquisition Capabilities of the MYCIN System

    Computers and Biomedical Research / NIH archive · Source type: paper

    Documents MYCIN’s rule-based clinical consultation system.

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