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116. Is AI the answer to human suffering? (James Manyika)

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The Historical Foundations and Evolution of Artificial Intelligence

This chapter examines the origins of artificial intelligence, beginning with the 1956 Dartmouth conference where key figures sought to create AI systems that emulate human reasoning. It also contrasts two main approaches to AI—logical reasoning versus neural structure replication—and discusses the challenges faced by early AI research in the 1970s.

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