AI History

🧠 "Computers Learn By Experience": The 1970 News That Predicted Today's AI Revolution 📚

“Scientists: computers learn by experience” from The Miami News on December 18, 1970, captures a pivotal moment when machine learning was still a…

Nov 17 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

🤖 When Stanford's Famous Robot Shakey Was Just... Shaky 📰

“Shakey the Robot far from science fiction ideal” from the Edmonton Journal on April 8, 1970, offers a refreshingly honest assessment of one of AI’s…

Nov 17 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

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📰 "MIT Professor Misquoted About AI": The 55-Year-Old Headline That Could Run Tomorrow 🔄

“MIT Professor Says Story In Magazine Misquoted Him” - this headline from the Naugatuck Daily News on November 17, 1970, captures a moment that feels…

Nov 16 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

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September 2025

🤖🔮 1970’s AI Hype Check: Minsky Says “Not So Fast”

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Sep 8 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

August 2025

🗞️ When “Artificial Intelligence” Meant Something Entirely Different in 1887 🎓📜

Long before computers existed, the term "artificial intelligence" appeared in Oconomowoc Free Press, April 30, 1887, but it meant something radically…

Aug 10 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

April 2025

🧠🤖 Thinking Machines Being Developed ⚙️🚀

In 1973, William Stockton’s article “Thinking Machines Being Developed” offered a snapshot of AI at the time – both its nascent achievements and lofty…

Apr 27 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

January 2025

🤖Symptoms of Paranoia Simulated by Computer🧠💻

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Jan 2 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

📰 Artificial Intelligence Is Sought By Scientists

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Jan 2 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

December 2024

🖥️ A Thinking Computer? Scientists Can’t Agree 🤔

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Dec 22, 2024 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

🤖 VERY AI 🤖

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Dec 8, 2024 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

🔌 Plugged into a discourse on history 📜

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Dec 8, 2024 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD

Losing the race 🏃‍♂️

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Dec 7, 2024 • 

Abder-Rahman Ali, PhD