[AISWorld] Is modern Information System research just following external generated core topics? a constructive critique.

[JOSE MANUEL MORA TAVAREZ]

Well, some time ago (the 70s and 80s), Information Systems research topics were generated by itself augmented with external core situations. Now, top MIS journals are just seeking papers on topics generated by other top disciplines (blockchains, cybersecurity, and now AI). How many MIS researchers now strongly interested in AI research have read the core papers from the inventors of AI (Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky, John McCarthy, Herbert Simon and Alan Newell) and know about the The Physical Symbol System Hypothesis? For instance, these four core top papers where rely on all theoretical foundations of AI research:


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Turing, A. M. (1956). Can a machine think? The world of mathematics, 4, 2099-2123.

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Newell, A., & Simon, H. A. (1976). Computer Science as Empirical Inquiry: Symbols and Search. Communications of the ACM, 19(3), 113-126.
("The Physical Symbol System Hypothesis. A physical symbol system has the necessary and sufficient means for general intelligent action." (Newell and Simon, 1976; p. 116).)

  *   Minsky, M. L. (1991). Logical versus analogical or symbolic versus connectionist or neat versus scruffy. AI Magazine, 12(2), 34-34.

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McCarthy, J. (2004). What is Artificial Intelligence? URL: http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai.html.


Well, my critique is the top rejection on internal MIS core topics like Agile IT Service Management for Cloud Data Centers that move billions of US dollars at present and drive the all-digital world, but these topics are usually not of interest to top MIS journals for special issues. So, the leadership of top MIS researchers from the 70s and 80s is not visible now as times

Well, my thoughts at the age of 61 years and involved with IT since around 40 years ago.

Prof. Mora

PS: "The Physical Symbol System Hypothesis. A physical symbol system has the necessary and sufficient means for general intelligent action." (Newell and Simon, 1976; p. 116).


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Prof. Dr. José Manuel Mora Tavarez
Depto. de Sistemas de Información
Centro de Ciencias Básicas
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