If you’ve been dreaming of a super-smart personal assistant inside DOS that will correct common errors, dream on—because it won’t happen in the next 5 years. According to Gates, artificial intelligence (AI) techniques won’t be incorporated into the operating system until applications software using AI proves its value. A consensus must first develop on how AI should be used in the operating system and on which AI methods are most effective.
PC Magazine, November 26, 1985, pg 97
Leo Wattenberg 