␈↓␈↓ ¬a␈↓αMEMORANDUM␈↓ X


␈↓αStanford Arti≡cial Intelligence Laboratory␈↓ 
-April 4, 1974


␈↓αTo:␈↓␈↓ αXAI␈α
People

␈↓␈↓αFrom:␈↓ αX␈↓L.␈α
Earnest

␈↓␈↓αSubject:␈↓ αX␈↓Two␈α
Contests

␈↓You␈αare␈α
invited␈αto␈α
enter␈αone␈α
or␈αmore␈α
of␈αthe␈α
following␈αcontests.␈α
 Entries␈αclose␈α
at␈αnoon␈α
on␈αFriday,
␈↓April␈α12.␈α Winners␈αwill␈αbe␈αselected␈αby␈αan␈αimpartial␈αpanel␈αconsisting␈αof␈αme,␈αunder␈αthe␈αin∨uence␈αof
␈↓any␈α
pressure␈α
groups␈α
that␈α
form␈α
in␈α
the␈α
meantime.

␈↓α␈↓ ¬n␈↓#␈↓α1 Logo Contest

␈↓We␈α⊃need␈α⊃a␈α⊃logo␈α⊃for␈α⊃the␈α⊃AI␈α⊃Lab,␈α⊃for␈α⊃use␈α⊃in␈α⊃decorating␈α⊃the␈α⊃covers␈α⊃of␈α⊃reports,␈α⊃letterheads,␈α⊂or
␈↓whatnot.␈α You␈αare␈αinvited␈αto␈αcontribute␈αone␈αor␈αmore␈αideas␈αby␈αposting␈αthem␈αbelow.␈α Entries␈αwill␈α
be
␈↓judged␈α
on␈α
the␈α
basis␈α
of␈α
orginality,␈α
suitability,␈α
and␈α
aesthetics.

␈↓Here␈α
is␈α
a␈α
random␈α
sample␈α
of␈α
other␈α
logos,␈α
some␈α
of␈α
them␈α
too␈α
ornate.
␈↓¬S

␈↓You␈α∞might␈α∞choose␈α∞a␈α∞symbol␈α∞that␈α∞represents␈α∞one␈α∞or␈α∞more␈α∞things␈α∞that␈α∞go␈α∞on␈α∞here,␈α∞a␈α∞play␈α∂on␈α∞the
␈↓name␈α∪of␈α∪the␈α∪lab,␈α∩an␈α∪abstract␈α∪doodle,␈α∪or␈α∪whatever.␈α∩ We're␈α∪interested␈α∪in␈α∪ideas,␈α∪not␈α∩beautiful
␈↓drawings␈α
--␈α
a␈α
sketch␈α
will␈α
do␈α
nicely.␈α
 Also,␈α
don't␈α
sign␈α
your␈α
entry,␈α
but␈α
put␈α
your␈α
initials␈α
on␈α
the␈α
back.
␈↓␈↓ ¬≤#␈↓αN Recursive Prize Contests␈↓ X


␈↓This␈α
is␈α
a␈αfamily␈α
of␈α
contests␈αwhose␈α
object␈α
is␈α
to␈αpropose␈α
suitable␈α
prizes␈αfor␈α
the␈α
preceding␈αcontest␈α
(i.e.
␈↓in␈α
contest␈α
N,␈α
N>1,␈α
you␈α∞propose␈α
a␈α
prize␈α
for␈α
contest␈α
N-1).␈α∞ Entries␈α
will␈α
be␈α
judged␈α
on␈α
the␈α∞basis␈α
of
␈↓originality,␈α
suitability,␈α
and␈α
low␈α
cost.

␈↓To␈α
complete␈αthe␈α
speci≡cation,␈αthe␈α
prize␈α
for␈αthe␈α
highest␈αnumbered␈α
contest␈α
is␈αthat␈α
you␈αare␈α
imprinted
␈↓with␈α
the␈α
winning␈α
logo␈α
from␈α
contest␈α
#1.

␈↓αContest
␈↓αNo.
␈↓α␈↓ N␈↓α␈↓ αxName␈↓ ¬hSuggested prize for contest N-1

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␈↓␈↓ ¬≤#␈↓αN Recursive Prize Contests␈↓ X


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