Are AI and mechanics empirical disciplines?

Leslie Burkholder. Are AI and mechanics empirical disciplines?. J. Exp. Theor. Artif. Intell., 11(4):497-500, 1999.

@article{Burkholder99,
  title = {Are AI and mechanics empirical disciplines?},
  author = {Leslie Burkholder},
  year = {1999},
  tags = {empirical},
  researchr = {https://researchr.org/publication/Burkholder99},
  cites = {0},
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  journal = {J. Exp. Theor. Artif. Intell.},
  volume = {11},
  number = {4},
  pages = {497-500},
}