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This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - IBM “Deep Blue” machine defeats Garry Kasparov, the then-reigning World Chess Champion, at chess, in a highly-publicised match on 11 May, 1997. This date was the conclusion of 2 matches, one starting the year before, 1996....
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Edward Feigenbaum and Julian Feldman published “Computers and Thought”
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - Edward Feigenbaum and Julian Feldman published Computers and Thought, a book composed of articles on Artificial Intelligence, the first of its kind, in 1963. Feigenbaum and Feldman edited and wrote some of the articles but...
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Arthur Samuel popularises the term “machine learning” in 1959
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - Arthur Samuel popularises the term “machine learning” in 1959 in his article “Some Studies in Machine Learning Using the Game of Checkers”. Arthur L. Samuel was an American computer scientist. He was a pioneer in the field...
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Marvin Minsky was quoted saying, “Within a generation … the problem of creating ‘artificial intelligence’ will substantially be solved.”
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - in 1967 Marvin Minsky was quoted saying, “Within a generation ... the problem of creating 'artificial intelligence' will substantially be solved.” Similar to H. A. Simon’s writings from the same era, Minsky’s prediction was...
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – IBM “Watson” machine defeats 2 human Jeopardy! champions
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - IBM “Watson” machine defeats 2 human Jeopardy! champions. The machine went on the show on February 16th, 2011 and faced off against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, previous winners of the famous game-show. The show was taped...
Cornerstones in History of AI
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Frank Rosenblatt developed the Perceptron in 1957
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - Frank Rosenblatt developed the Perceptron in 1957. It is a form of neural network that allowed pattern-recognition. Frank Rosenblatt was an American psychologist. Born in 1928, Rosenblatt would go on to study at Cornell...
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Marvin Minsky and Roger Schank warned of a second AI winter in 1984
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - Marvin Minsky and Roger Schank warned of a second AI winter at a meeting of the American Assocation of Artificial Intelligence in 1984. Their prediction would come true 3 years later. Marvin Minksy was an important pioneer...
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Edward Feigenbaum and Julian Feldman published Computers and Thought
This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net - in 1963 Edward Feigenbaum and Julian Feldman published Computers and Thought, a book composed of articles on Artificial Intelligence, the first of its kind. Feigenbaum and Feldman edited and wrote some of the articles but...