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    Classic AI: search, logic & planning· 1987

    SOAR: An architecture for general intelligence

    John E. Laird (first author) · 1987

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    DOI 10.1016/0004-3702(87)90050-6OpenAlex W2180809782

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    Why it matters

    Established an influential unified architecture for symbolic problem solving and learning.

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    First released
    1987 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    2,535 citations, as counted by OpenAlex (CC0)
    Named by
    both expert lists
    Score
    0.449 · computed rank 295 · consensus 0.44, must-read 0.5, citations percentile 0.762 (1980s · classic-ai), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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    • Readability check: fail: A long system description of a cognitive architecture. (AI draft (Claude), not yet reviewed, 2026-10-29)

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