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Essay / article / transcript (part of house oversight committee production)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from an essay or transcript, likely by Stephen Wolfram, discussing the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, the evolution of human goals amidst automation and potential immortality, and the history of computing (referencing the 1940s, ENIAC, and neural networks). It mentions the movie 'Desk Set' and the computational engine Wolfram|Alpha. The document is stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT', suggesting it is part of a larger congressional investigation file, possibly related to Jeffrey Epstein's connections to the scientific community, though Epstein is not mentioned on this specific page.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Stephen Wolfram | Author / Speaker (Implied) |
The narrator states 'When my colleagues and I were building Wolfram|Alpha', identifying the author as Stephen Wolfram.
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| Warren McCulloch | Historical Scientist |
Mentioned as creating a model for artificial neural networks in 1943.
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| Walter Pitts | Historical Scientist |
Partner of Warren McCulloch in developing the neural network model in 1943.
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| John | Historical Figure (Partial Name) |
Mentioned at the very end of the page alongside 'ENIAC folks'. Likely refers to John von Neumann.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfram|Alpha |
Computational knowledge engine mentioned by the author as his project.
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| IBM |
Referenced as 'IBM-type computer' regarding the movie Desk Set.
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| ENIAC folks |
Historical group working on early computing.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016403'.
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Timeline (2 events)
1943
Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts developed the artificial neural network model.
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2009
Wolfram|Alpha achieved the ability to answer reference-library questions from the movie Desk Set.
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Stephen Wolfram (implied)
Colleagues
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Modern Western world
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Used as a reference point for current human goals and safety.
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Relationships (2)
In 1943, Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts came up with a model...
When my colleagues and I were building Wolfram|Alpha...
Key Quotes (4)
"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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Quote #2
"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
"Back when computers were being developed, in the 1940s and 1950s, the typical title of a book or a magazine article about computers was 'Giant Electronic Brains.'"Source
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Quote #4
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