HISTORY / 1992

The Thinking Machine documentary

The Machine That Changed the World included a 1992 episode about AI. Participants included Doug Lenat, Marvin Minsky, Edward Feigenbaum and other researchers.

What happened next

The film provides a record of symbolic AI, attempts to represent knowledge and debates about machine intelligence. The related papers and technical records let viewers examine the methods as well as the film’s account.

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