WG9.7 The History of Computing
“How can the history of computing shed light on the current development and future directions of generative artificial intelligence?”
Workshop Chair: Chris Leslie
Researchers established the field of artificial intelligence in the 1950s, with famous milestones like the Turing Test and the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence. That being said, earlier cultural representations of artificial intelligence were widespread, such as Čapek’s 1921 play R.U.R. Working Group 9.7 will sponsor a track of papers that examine the most important historical developments related to today’s use of AI. In addition, Working Group 9.7 is also organizing a separate Histories of Computing in Asia Workshop, which will run concurrently with HCC16. More information about this workshop is available at http://ifipwg97.org/about/