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Abe Mamdani: A Pioneer of Soft Artificial Intelligence

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Part of the book series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing ((STUDFUZZ,volume 271))

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By means of a careful analysis of early papers by Zadeh on fuzzy rules, we suggest an explanation of why Mamdani came up with his way of modelling fuzzy control rules. And then we recall the semantics of fuzzy rules so as to position Mamdani,s rules in possibility theory. We also explain the links between (probabilistic) conditionals, as well as association rules, and Mamdani’s rules. Finally, we comment on Mamdani’s constant taste for applied Artificial Intelligence (AI), while the whole field of fuzzy rule-based systems he created, and viewed as part of AI, eventually moved away from it.

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  1. IRIT, CNRS, Toulouse, France

    Didier Dubois & Henri Prade

  2. Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France

    Didier Dubois & Henri Prade

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  1. European Center for Soft Computing, Mieres, Asturias, 33600, Spain

    Enric Trillas

  2. , Computing and Decision Sciences, Coolidge Fellow GE Global Research, NY, 12309, USA

    Piero P. Bonissone

  3. , Edificio Científico-Tecnológico, European Centre of Soft Computing, Calle Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós S/N Mieres, Asturias, 33600, Spain

    Luis Magdalena

  4. Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Newelska 6, Warsaw, 01--447, Poland

    Janusz Kacprzyk

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Dubois, D., Prade, H. (2012). Abe Mamdani: A Pioneer of Soft Artificial Intelligence. In: Trillas, E., Bonissone, P., Magdalena, L., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Combining Experimentation and Theory. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 271. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24666-1_4

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