Event Details

January 01, 1943

Description

Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts developed the artificial neural network model.

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
Walter Pitts person 14 View Entity
Warren McCulloch person 14 View Entity

Source Documents (2)

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Essay or Book Excerpt (likely Stephen Wolfram) • 2.31 MB
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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.

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Essay / Article / Transcript (part of House Oversight Committee production)
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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.

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Significance Score
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Participants
2
Source Documents
2
Extracted
2025-11-19 15:48

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Date String
1943

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