November 22, 2009 at 12:34pm Comments
November 2, 2009 at 12:24pm Comments
Daisy: The First Computer to Sing
“Daisy Bell” was composed by Harry Dacre in 1892. In 1961, the IBM 7094 became the first computer to sing, singing the song Daisy Bell. Vocals were programmed by John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum and the accompaniment was programmed by Max Mathews. This performance was the inspiration for a similar scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
November 1, 2009 at 6:52pm Comments
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IBM to Build “Thinking” Computers Modeled on the Brain
Apparently the dream of AI dies hard. Seems like every generation another group of scientists, ignoring their own historical failures, will set out to create Artificial Intelligence (AI).
I’m not sure of the reasoning behind recreating something that has been around for thousands of years…I mean isn’t that the very definition of “re-inventing the wheel”? I guess science must be it’s own reward…](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/files/2008/11/brain.JPG)
[source:discover:thinkingcomputers]
IBM to Build “Thinking” Computers Modeled on the Brain
Apparently the dream of AI dies hard. Seems like every generation another group of scientists, ignoring their own historical failures, will set out to create Artificial Intelligence (AI).
I’m not sure of the reasoning behind recreating something that has been around for thousands of years…I mean isn’t that the very definition of “re-inventing the wheel”? I guess science must be it’s own reward…
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