Pamela McCorduck: Machines Who Think and the Early Days of AI | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Podcast
Pamela McCorduck is an author who has written on the history and philosophical significance of artificial intelligence, the future of engineering, and the role of women and technology. Her books include Machines Who Think in 1979, The Fifth Generation in 1983 with Ed Feigenbaum who is considered to be the father of expert systems, the Edge of Chaos, The Futures of Women, and more. Through her literary work, she has spent a lot of time with the seminal figures of artificial intelligence, includes the founding fathers of AI from the 1956 Dartmouth summer workshop where the field was launched. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.
INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/ai
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EPISODE LINKS:
Machine Who Think book: https://amzn.to/2ZoyWgs
Edge of Chaos book: https://amzn.to/2ZeYXni
Pamela wikipedia page: http://bit.ly/2ZoTNjQ
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:51 - Machines Who Think
4:17 - Founding fathers of AI
6:45 - Early days and the possibilities of AI
14:23 - Roots of how we think about AI
18:59 - McCarthy and Frankenstein
23:30 - AI in the context of broader CS community
29:46 - AI winter
37:09 - Santa Fe Institute and complexity
44:58 - Timeline of AI
46:51 - AI assistants and personal robotics
52:05 - Existential threats and the male gaze
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Pamela McCorduck is an author who has written on the history and philosophical significance of artificial intelligence, the future of engineering, and the role of women and technology. Her books include Machines Who Think in 1979, The Fifth Generation in 1983 with Ed Feigenbaum who is considered to be the father of expert systems, the Edge of Chaos, The Futures of Women, and more. Through her literary work, she has spent a lot of time with the seminal figures of artificial intelligence, includes the founding fathers of AI from the 1956 Dartmouth summer workshop where the field was launched. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.
INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/ai
YouTube Playlist: http://bit.ly/2EcbaKf
EPISODE LINKS:
Machine Who Think book: https://amzn.to/2ZoyWgs
Edge of Chaos book: https://amzn.to/2ZeYXni
Pamela wikipedia page: http://bit.ly/2ZoTNjQ
OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:51 – Machines Who Think
4:17 – Founding fathers of AI
6:45 – Early days and the possibilities of AI
14:23 – Roots of how we think about AI
18:59 – McCarthy and Frankenstein
23:30 – AI in the context of broader CS community
29:46 – AI winter
37:09 – Santa Fe Institute and complexity
44:58 – Timeline of AI
46:51 – AI assistants and personal robotics
52:05 – Existential threats and the male gaze
CONNECT:
– Subscribe to this YouTube channel
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
