Something new has taken place in the past five to eight years. Technologists are providing almost religious visions, and their ideas are resonating in some ways with the same idea of the Rapture.

As an example he coined the concept of bounded optimality a decision-theoretic approach to bounded rationality. Horvitz speaks on the topic of artificial intelligence around the world including on NPR and the Charlie Rose show. Eric Horvitz is a DistinguiEric Horvitzd Scientist at Microsoft where he serves as co-director of Microsoft Research's main Redmond lab.

Eric Horvitz is a DistinguiEric Horvitzd Scientist at Microsoft where he serves as co-director of Microsoft Research's main Redmond lab. His research helped establish the link between artificial intelligence and decision science.