DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality

International Women’s Day 2023 will be observed on March 8; the theme this year is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” This 8 March, the United Nations are calling on governments, activists and the private sector alike to power...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Arthur Samuel popularizes the term “machine learning”

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Arthur Samuel popularized 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....

AIWS, the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” inspire content of the book “AI in the Age of Global Enlightenment”

The book “AI in the Age of Global Enlightenment” was officially launched and on sale on Feb. 25, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with attendance of Vietnamese leaders, distinguished innovators and several hundred of business leaders.   Michelle...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – MIT receives a $2.2 million grant in 1963 from DARPA

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – MIT receives a $2.2 million grant in June 1963 from DARPA, which was used to fund project MAC. This project included the AI Group of Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy. DARPA is the Defense Advanced Research...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – IBM “Watson” defeats 2 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...

United Nations Centennial Initiative’s co-chairs invite leaders, artists, and writers to accompany in building an Age of Global Enlightenment

Boston, February 9, 2023   Dear Leaders, Artists, and Writers, As Co-Chairs of the Boston Global Forum’s contribution to the United Nations Centennial, we are writing to you with a mission to create a new era of global enlightenment in the run-up...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – “The Society of Mind” by Marvin Minsky was published

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Marvin Minsky publishes The Society of Mind in 1987. This book is a theoretical description of the mind as a collection of cooperating agents. Marvin Minsky was an American cognitive and computer scientist....

AI for Good Showcases AI’s Global Impact

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics innovators-and their high-tech creations-will join humanitarian leaders in Geneva, Switzerland, 6-7 July, for the latest edition of the global summit advancing AI to drive sustainable development. The two-day AI...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the end of the first AI Winter

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – the end of the first AI Winter in 1980. This was due to the adoption of “expert systems” into corporations in the 90s and Japan’s Fifth Generation Computer project. Expert systems are computer systems...