AIWS History of AI

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Arthur Samuel popularises the term “machine learning” in 1959

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

Mentors of AIWS.net State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama and Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija contribute important ideas for AI International Accord

State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama: spoke on national security threats that coincide with technology and that there is a need for AI ethics, policies, which the Japanese government has taken into account in their national strategy. He emphasized the importance...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Marvin Minsky was quoted saying, “Within a generation … the problem of creating ‘artificial intelligence’ will substantially be solved.”

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – in 1967 Marvin Minsky was quoted saying, “Within a generation … the problem of creating ‘artificial intelligence’ will substantially be solved.” Similar to H. A. Simon’s writings...

Artificial Intelligence International Accord (AIIA)

Format: Public with audiences The moderator Douglas Frantz will introduce each panelist and make a short statement about the purpose of the panel and the project. Then panelists will talk: average 7 minutes for each panelist talk. Governor Michael Dukakis Professor...

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

The History of AI House at NovaWorld Phan Thiet

On January 31, 2021, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of Michael Dukakis Institute visited NovaWorld Phan Thiet and discussed with NovaWorld Phan Thiet leaders about building a branch of Michael Dukakis Institute and the History of AI House at NovaWorld...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – H. A. Simon wrote,  “machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do”

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – H. A. Simon was quoted with a prediction,  “machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do” in the 1960s. He wrote this in his “The New Science of Management Decision” Herbert...

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Unimate was the first industrial robot to work

This week in The History of AI at AIWS.net – Unimate, an industrial robot developed in the 50s, becomes the first to work in New Jersey in 1961. Unimate was invented by George Davol, who filed the patent in 1954. Davol met Joseph Engelberger in...

Joy Buolamwini is a Person of the History of AI 2020

Joy Adowaa Buolamwini is a Ghanaian-American computer scientist and digital activist based at the MIT Media Lab. She founded the Algorithmic Justice League, an organisation that looks to challenge bias in decision making software. In 2020, Buolamwini...