The Domestication of Causal Reasoning

1. Introduction On Wednesday December 23 I had the honor of participating in “AI Debate 2”, a symposium organized by Montreal AI, which brought together an impressive group of scholars to discuss the future of AI. I spoke on “The Domestication...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the MIT AI Lab was founded by John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the MIT AI Lab was founded by John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky in 1959. This marked the beginning of coordinated AI research at MIT. The lab focused on researching and developing AI. The Lab went through...

BGF and MDI wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

The HAI Initiative invites you to select the History of AI 2020

2020 was a special and eventful year, and yet it is ending, as we approach 2021. To cap off this memorable year, the History of AI Initiative at AIWS.net would like to receive your selections and choices for achievements, figures, and events in AI (including...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the Alvey Programme was launched by the British government

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the Alvey Programme was launched by the British government in 1983. It is a project developed in response to Japan’s own Fifth Generation Computer project. There was no specific focus or directive,...

The AI Social Contract Index 2020

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AIWS City, the city of AI Age

Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, Boston Global Forum AI and Democratic Values, December 12, 2020 AIWS City is an online digital city that brings together the cultural, historical, creative, innovative, and artistic values ​​of humanity. AIWS City is built on...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – DARPA ends the Strategic Computing Initiative in 1993

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the Strategic Computing Initiative was ended by DARPA in 1993. DARPA stands for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a research and development agency founded by the US Department of Defense...

The World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid endorsed the Social Contract for the AI Age

On December 9, 2020, the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid endorsed and called on world leaders to endorse the Social Contract for the AI Age. They officially published the Report  Transatlantic Approaches on Digital Governance: A New Social...