AAAI has seen great ups and downs, based largely on the perceived success of in business applications. Great early success allowed AAAI to weather the AI winter to enjoy the current thaw. Other challenges to AAAI have resulted from its success in spinning out international conferences, thereby effectively removing several key areas from the AAAI National Conference. AAAI leadership continues to look for ways to deal with these challenges.
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