# J. C. R. Licklider **Domain:** Human-Computer Interaction / Networking / Artificial Intelligence **Doc Type:** Person Node **Maturity:** Foundational ## Definition **J. C. R. Licklider** was a psychologist and computer scientist whose work on human-computer symbiosis, interactive computing and networked information systems shaped ARPA research. ## Speech Research Context Licklider served on the advisory group for [[wiki/Speech Understanding Research|Speech Understanding Research]]. A later retrospective assessment attributed to him held that the program met its main objectives despite the absence of continued funding. ## Corpus Context [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] uses that assessment to separate technical attainment from institutional continuation. ## See Also [[wiki/Human-Machine Symbiosis|Human-Machine Symbiosis]], [[wiki/DARPA|DARPA]], [[wiki/HARPY|HARPY]]