Cybernetics: Norbert Wiener Publishes the Book Cybernetics

In 1948, Norbert Wiener published Cybernetics, a book that has had a major influence on research into artificial intelligence and control systems. Drawing from his World War II experiments with anti-aircraft systems, which anticipated the course of enemy...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Joseph Weizenbaum was born on January 8th, 1923

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Joseph Weizenbaum was born on January 8th, 1923. Weizenbaum published the program ELIZA in 1966 which could mimic conversation with humans. Although Weizenbaum was considered a father of Artificial Intelligence,...

History of AI: A New Beginning for 2025

As we begin the year 2025, the history of AI calls for renewed hope and the promise of new historical achievements. We look ahead with anticipation, hoping to shape a global AI platform that empowers citizens to become innovators — to create new applications,...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net

The First Alliance of Students from Top Universities Worldwide as a Movement for AI for Good and Humanity: The “Enlightenment in Action Alliance” (EAA) The Enlightenment in Action Alliance (EAA) represents the first global alliance of students...

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, but...

AIWS Government 24/7 and Boston Areti AI (BAI): Envisioning how AI might best Transform Governance

Michael Dukakis, Elisabeth Moreno, Yasuhide Nakayama With advisory guidance by Alex Pentland, Tuan Anh Nguyen Boston, December 12, 2024  Abstract The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents unprecedented opportunities to transform...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – BGF Unveils Historic Boston Areti AI (BAI) Concepts at Ceremony Honoring President Macron

On November 25, 2024, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) hosted a landmark event at the prestigious Loeb House at Harvard University: Ceremony Honoring French President Emmanuel Macron with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award and the “AIWS-New...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – BGF Unveils Historic Government 24/7 Concepts at Ceremony Honoring President Macron

On November 25, 2024, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) hosted a landmark event at the prestigious Loeb House at Harvard University: Ceremony Honoring French President Emmanuel Macron with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award and the “AIWS-New...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio, and others published papers on neural networks and handwriting recognition

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio, and others in November 1998 published a series of papers. They discussed neural networks and handwriting recognition, as well as backpropagation. One of them can be read here. Yoshua...