Research Guides: Artificial Intelligence (AI) : History of AI

West Valley College Library Books

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The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer

Great Philosophical Objections to Artificial Intelligence: The History and Legacy of the AI Wars

Opinions Throughout History: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

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"Opinions Throughout History: Robotics & Artificial Intelligence" "Following this Publisher's Note is a detailed Introduction that defines the concepts of robotics and artificial intelligence and places their origins with the first tools made by man and the mythologies of ancient civilizations. A comprehensive Timeline is next, highlighting significant robotic and AI events from the first Greek myths about automatons in 8000 BCE to a 2020 announcement by Amazon about adding new AI capabilities to Amazon Echo."

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History of Artificial Intelligence Abstract In this video, Professor Larru continues the exploration of artificial intelligence, delving into its historical milestones. The journey begins with John McCarthy's coinage of the term "artificial intelligence" in 1956, followed by Alan Turing's paper on machines simulating human behavior. The video touches on the Chinese Room Argument, questioning whether machines truly understand language. The Turing Test, introduced in 1950, is discussed as a measure of a machine's intelligence, though criticized for its lack of standardized evaluation.
What is Artificial Intelligence Abstract In this video, Professor Larru introduces viewers to one of the most significant technological advancements in recent times: artificial intelligence (AI). Drawing parallels with childhood fantasies of magical objects that provide answers and insights, he discusses how AI is now fulfilling those dreams on a global scale. Through examples like the AI-powered enhancement feature in smartphones and virtual assistants like Siri, he illustrates how AI is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives, impacting sectors from high-tech to agriculture.

Web Articles

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Stanford University Center - Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) "The mission of HAI is to advance AI research, education, policy and practice to improve the human condition. Led by faculty from multiple departments across Stanford, research focuses on developing AI technologies inspired by human intelligence; studying, forecasting and guiding the human and societal impact of AI; and designing and creating AI applications that augment human capabilities. Through the education work of the institute, students and leaders at all stages gain a range of AI fundamentals and perspectives. At the same time, the policy work of HAI fosters regional and national discussions that lead to direct legislative impact."
Harvard Data Science Review - "The People Machine: The Earliest Machine Learning?" (Abstract) "In September 2020, the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) invited Jill Lepore and Fran Berman to a special event to talk about data science and the Simulmatics Corporation, the focus of Jill’s new book If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future. Jill’s book tells the compelling story of one of the first corporations to use the power of digital data to both understand and illuminate the world around us, as well as to manipulate the population and skew behavioral outcomes, a kind of power hyped as “the People Machine” by Simulmatics’ PR team. The conversants, data scientist Fran Berman and writer and historian Jill Lepore, had met as Radcliffe Fellows in 2019 and are both passionate about the societal impacts of technology. They were delighted to carry on their conversation, started at Radcliffe, about data, society, information, truth and trust at the HDSI event. This piece is an edited and streamlined version of their HDSI discussion, whose live video recording can be found below."

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Stanford's AI History

How 1950s ideas about creativity in machine learning continue to inform social and political possibility today

Podcasts

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whyy A.I. NATION Transcripts for "Ep 1. Hello, World!"