The Thinking Machine (1961) – AI debates 65 years ago [video]
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Cool, thanks for sharing. Shannon was a bit too optimistic about when all this should happen, but he essentially describes what we have today, 65 years later.
Indeed, he and Turing and a handful of approximate contemporaries had a very clear view that was wrong only in its timing.
"This rare episode of CBS’s Tomorrow series, produced to commemorate MIT’s 100th anniversary (1861–1961), explores the early days of artificial intelligence, robotics, and the potential of “thinking machines.” Hosted by actor David Wayne, this documentary-style special features interviews with pioneering computer scientists, including MIT President Jerome B. Wiesner and AI visionary Oliver G. Selfridge of MIT Lincoln Laboratory."