Herbert Simon — Pionir AI & Decision Making

Ilmuwan polimatik, pemenang Nobel Ekonomi 1978 & Turing Award 1975. Logic Theorist (1956), General Problem Solver, satisficing theory, bounded rationality.

Simon: Logic Theorist (1956, dengan Newell), General Problem Solver, GPS, Soar cognitive architecture, satisficing. Nobel Ekonomi 1978, Turing Award 1975.

June 21, 2026 1 min people

Herbert A. Simon

Biodata

Lahir: 15 Juni 1916, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Meninggal: 9 Februari 2001, Pittsburgh (usia 84)
Profesi: Polymath (ekonomi, psikologi, AI, ilmu politik)

Kontribusi

AI

Logic Theorist (1956) — program AI pertama, dengan Allen Newell
General Problem Solver (GPS) (1957) — search & planning
Soar cognitive architecture (1986)
Physical Symbol System Hypothesis (1976) — “physical symbol system memiliki cara yang diperlukan dan cukup untuk tindakan cerdas”

Ekonomi & Decision Making

Bounded rationality (1957) — keterbatasan rasionalitas manusia
Satisficing — cukup “memuaskan”, bukan optimal
Nobel Prize in Economics (1978) — untuk decision-making research

Organisasi

Carnegie Mellon University — hampir seluruh karier
Turing Award (1975)

Kutipan

“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”