There are certain major mysteries that are magnificent open questions of the greatest import. Some of the things computer scientists study are not. If you’re studying the structure of data-bases—well, sorry to say, that’s not one of the big magnificent questions.

— Edward Feigenbaum, An Interview with Ed Feigenbaum

Source: https://cacm.acm.org/news/an-interview-with-ed-feigenbaum/

Answer to "Why is AI important?" in the interview.

Topics: databases