Event Details
January 01, 1946
Description
Macy conferences on cybernetics
Participants (4)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Foerster | person | 12 | View Entity |
| Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) | organization | 3 | View Entity |
| Social Scientists | person | 2 | View Entity |
| Wiener | person | 66 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016368.jpg
This document is page 148 from a larger text (likely a book or essay collection) included in a House Oversight release (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016368). The text analyzes the work of artist Suzanne Treister, specifically her project 'Hexen 2.0' which explores the history of the Macy cybernetics conferences (1946-1953). It features a long quote from scientist Heinz von Foerster discussing the necessary connection between art and science, and concludes with a discussion on the philosophical nature of Artificial Intelligence.
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