In the annals of artificial intelligence, few projects loom as large or as ambitious as the … The General Problem Solver: Simon and Newell’s Ambitious Project (1957-1960)Read more
AI History
LISP: John McCarthy’s Language for AI (1958-1960)
In the late 1950s, John McCarthy—a mathematician fresh from co-organising the Dartmouth Conference—decided that existing languages … LISP: John McCarthy’s Language for AI (1958-1960)Read more
The Perceptron: Frank Rosenblatt’s Neural Network Breakthrough (1958)
When psychologist-turned-computer-scientist Frank Rosenblatt unveiled the Perceptron in July 1958, reporters hailed it as “the first … The Perceptron: Frank Rosenblatt’s Neural Network Breakthrough (1958)Read more
Early AI Programs: The Logic Theorist (1955–1956)
Before “artificial intelligence” even had a name, Allen Newell, Herbert A. Simon, and programmer Cliff Shaw … Early AI Programs: The Logic Theorist (1955–1956)Read more
The Birth of AI: The Dartmouth Conference (1956)
When twenty researchers gathered on the leafy campus of Dartmouth College in the summer of 1956, … The Birth of AI: The Dartmouth Conference (1956)Read more
Turing’s Vision: The Imitation Game and the Turing Test (1950)
In October 1950, Alan Turing published “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in the journal Mind, asking a … Turing’s Vision: The Imitation Game and the Turing Test (1950)Read more
The Seeds of AI: Alan Turing and the Turing Machine (1936)
Artificial intelligence did not burst onto the scene fully formed in the 1950s; its roots stretch … The Seeds of AI: Alan Turing and the Turing Machine (1936)Read more