AI's seven decade boom/bust cycle and the human origin of the term
Inside the Very Human Origin of the Term “Artificial Intelligence”AI's Seven Decade Boom/Bust CycleAmber CaseAug 04, 202611ShareWith so much growing interest and fear around AI, it may be helpful to know some history around the term, how it came to be , and why it keeps getting buzzed about. Now 70 years old, “artificial intelligence” was actually first coined due to the most uniquely human of motives: Ego and competitiveness.Back row, from left to right: Oliver Selfridge, Nathaniel Rochester, Marvin Minsky, and John McCarthy. Frontrow, from left to right: Ray Solomonoff, Peter M.
- ▪Inside the Very Human Origin of the Term “Artificial Intelligence”AI's Seven Decade Boom/Bust CycleAmber CaseAug 04, 202611ShareWith so much growing interest and fear around AI, it may be helpful to know some history around the term, how it
- ▪Now 70 years old, “artificial intelligence” was actually first coined due to the most uniquely human of motives: Ego and competitiveness.Back row, from left to right: Oliver Selfridge, Nathaniel Rochester, Marvin Minsky, and John McCarthy.
- ▪Frontrow, from left to right: Ray Solomonoff, Peter M.
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| Publication time | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:45:25 +0000 |
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Inside the Very Human Origin of the Term “Artificial Intelligence”AI's Seven Decade Boom/Bust CycleAmber CaseAug 04, 202611ShareWith so much growing interest and fear around AI, it may be helpful to know some history around the term, how it came to be , and why it keeps getting buzzed about. Now 70 years old, “artificial intelligence” was actually first coined due to the most uniquely human of motives: Ego and competitiveness.Back row, from left to right: Oliver Selfridge, Nathaniel Rochester, Marvin Minsky, and John McCarthy. Frontrow, from left to right: Ray Solomonoff, Peter M. Milner, and Claude Shannon.It was in the Summer of 1955 in New England.
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