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Document Information
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Essay or book excerpt (likely stephen wolfram)
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2.31 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page (183) from a book or essay, likely written by Stephen Wolfram given the reference to building Wolfram|Alpha. The text discusses the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, the evolution of human goals, the concept of scarcity, and the history of computing (referencing McCulloch, Pitts, and ENIAC). The document bears a footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016986', indicating it was part of a document production for a US House Oversight Committee investigation.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Author (Stephen Wolfram) | Writer/Scientist |
Narrator speaking in first person about building Wolfram|Alpha.
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| Warren McCulloch | Scientist/Researcher |
Mentioned as developing a model for artificial neural networks in 1943.
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| Walter Pitts | Scientist/Researcher |
Collaborator with McCulloch on the artificial neural network model.
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| John | Scientist |
Mentioned at the very end of the page in relation to ENIAC (likely John von Neumann, but text cuts off).
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfram|Alpha |
Computational knowledge engine built by the author and colleagues.
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| IBM |
Referenced as 'IBM-type computer' in the movie Desk Set.
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| ENIAC folks |
Referenced regarding practical work on computers.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016986'.
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Timeline (4 events)
1943
Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts developed the artificial neural network model.
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Mentioned in the context of modern life and purposes.
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Relationships (2)
When my colleagues and I were building Wolfram|Alpha...
Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts came up with a model...
Key Quotes (3)
"The most dramatic discontinuity will surely be when we achieve effective human immortality."Source
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"One of the potential bad outcomes is that they just play video games all the time."Source
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"When my colleagues and I were building Wolfram|Alpha, one of the ideas we had was to get it to answer all of those reference-library questions from Desk Set."Source
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Quote #3
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