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Original Articles

The defense advanced research projects agency's role in artificial intelligence R&D

Case study of the military as the national agent for technological and industrial change

Pages 61-80 | Published online: 19 Oct 2007

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  • This paper was completed in February 1991. The author would like to thank Ron Smith, Jess Dumas, David Vial and Jacques Gánsler for helpful criticisms of the manuscript—though any errors remain her responsibility.

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