SEER, A SEquence Extrapolating Robot

The success of computers in doing routine work formerly done by people suggests that a computer capable of adjusting itself to a changing environment might be desirable. Such a characteristic might be especially valuable to the telephone industry which must service large numbers of people having changing needs and desires. As a step in this direction a relay machine which plays a penny-matching game with human opponents has been built. The machine is described and its behavior against people and other machines discussed.