History of AI

The w:history of artificial intelligence (AI) began in antiquity, with myths, stories and rumors of artificial beings endowed with intelligence or consciousness by master craftsmen. The seeds of modern AI were planted by philosophers who attempted to describe the process of human thinking as the mechanical manipulation of symbols. This work culminated in the invention of the programmable digital computer in the 1940s, a machine based on the abstract essence of mathematical reasoning. This device and the ideas behind it inspired a handful of scientists to begin seriously discussing the possibility of building an electronic brain.

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We refer to the question: What sort of creature man’s next successor in the supremacy of the earth is likely to be
- Samuel Butler according to w:Darwin among the Machines Darwin among the Machines (w:The Press 13 June 1863 in Christchurch)

All those memories came flooding back. My God, how lucky was I to have those men in my life? To still be working on Beatles music in 2023? Wow.
- Paul McCartney according to last "new" Beatles song,after the onset of Beatlemania. The Beatles release their last new song "Now and Then" — thanks to AI and archival recordings