{"id":26273,"date":"2024-04-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/?p=26273"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:09:35","slug":"can-machines-think-exploring-six-decades-of-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/en\/can-machines-think-exploring-six-decades-of-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Machines Think? Exploring Six Decades of Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26273\" class=\"elementor elementor-26273 elementor-26222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed59c79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed59c79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07961f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e07961f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am currently enrolled in a program at <a style=\"font-family: 'Kumbh Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px; background-color: #eff2f5;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>MIT<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: transparent; color: var(--theme-color-text); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> on Artificial Intelligence and its implications for companies. The contents of this program have been the precursors of today&#8217;s post and my need to go to the past, in order to understand the present of AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence is a fascinating field that has captured the human imagination for decades. <b>The idea of creating machines that can think and act like us has inspired scientists, philosophers, and science fiction writers alike. <\/b>But how did we get to where we are today? <\/p>\n<p>In this post, I wanted to analyze and reflect on this history and its time frame, from its humble beginnings to the most recent developments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbe4eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cbe4eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d661ef4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d661ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is artificial intelligence?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893c5a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"893c5a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b32a8c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b32a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many definitions of AI.<br \/>Some of them are very complex, such as those of MIT professor <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick_Winston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Winston <\/a>, who sadly deceased in 2019.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b84a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28b84a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009b87f elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"009b87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tArchitectures that deploy methods enabled by constraints exposed by representations that support models of thinking, perception and action\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Patrick Winston<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Architectures+that+deploy+methods+enabled+by+constraints+exposed+by+representations+that+support+models+of+thinking%2C+perception+and+action+%E2%80%94+Patrick+Winston&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalvadorvilalta.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fcan-machines-think-exploring-six-decades-of-artificial-intelligence%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 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class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1820612 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1820612\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca5261 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aca5261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But, sincerely, I will keep a very simple one, expressed recently by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mustafa_Suleyman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mustafa<\/a>&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: transparent;\">Suleyman, CEO of Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft and cofounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_DeepMind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deepmind<\/a> explaining this concept to his nephew and that he explained masterfully in this TED conference with a metaphor<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef92fc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef92fc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fdd7a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e8fdd7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAI is a <b>new digital species<\/b>, but in reality, it is us, all of us....\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Mustafa Ssuleyman<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=AI+is+a+%3Cb%3Enew+digital+species%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+but+in+reality%2C+it+is+us%2C+all+of+us....+%E2%80%94+Mustafa+Ssuleyman&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalvadorvilalta.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fcan-machines-think-exploring-six-decades-of-artificial-intelligence%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a516d9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a516d9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5948c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5948c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A very interesting reflection, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s get to the story&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdeca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fdeca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1336a9a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1336a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The pioneers and the Turing test<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f9f68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1f9f68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80677e5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80677e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1950, mathematician Alan Turing, considered one of the fathers of theoretical computer science, published a paper entitled &#8220;Computing Machinery, and Intelligence&#8221;. Turing introduced the idea of the<a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prueba_de_Turing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> &#8220;Turing test,<\/strong><\/a> a test to determine whether a machine can exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to or indistinguishable from that of a human. The Turing test remains an influential benchmark in the field of AI to this day.<\/p><p>The initial concepts of neural networks and machine learning began to take shape in this decade.<\/p><p>In 1956, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conferencia_de_Dartmouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Dartmouth Conference <\/b><\/a>marked the official birth of AI as a field of study.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec6ae9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ec6ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f6489c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f6489c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-1024x681.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26226\" alt=\"Alan Touring. el Bolg de Salvador Vilalta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-1024x681.webp 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-1536x1021.webp 1536w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-2048x1362.webp 2048w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-370x246.webp 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-840x559.webp 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dr-alan-turing-2956483-1-410x273.webp 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">alan turing (Foto: Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db90eaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db90eaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f3ab2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31f3ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first wave of AI: Representation and Problem Solving<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733c448 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"733c448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31c79e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e31c79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 1960s saw a boom in AI research, known as the <b>&#8220;first wave of AI&#8221;<\/b>. Researchers of this era focused on developing techniques for machines to represent and solve problems. A notable example was the work of<b> John McCarthy, <\/b>who coined the term <b>&#8220;artificial intelligence&#8221;<\/b> in 1955, and headed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csail.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MIT AI Lab<\/a>, where major advances in the field were made&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd65582 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd65582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a6d15 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16a6d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Killian-Dome-Emily-Dahl_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26228\" alt=\"MIT. El Blog de Salvador Vilalta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Killian-Dome-Emily-Dahl_0.jpg 900w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Killian-Dome-Emily-Dahl_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Killian-Dome-Emily-Dahl_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Killian-Dome-Emily-Dahl_0-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Killian-Dome-Emily-Dahl_0-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Killian-Dome-Emily-Dahl_0-410x273.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: MIT<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2659e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b2659e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe956aa sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe956aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marvin Minsky and the quest for artificial intelligence<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50b506 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f50b506\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6746a38 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6746a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marvin_Minsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvin Minsky<\/a>,<\/b> another AI pioneer, co-founded the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1959 and was a central figure in AI research for decades. Minsky believed that AI could be achieved by creating machines that could learn and adapt as humans do. His work influenced numerous areas of AI, including machine learning, neural networks, and robotics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285b880 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"285b880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696bce4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"696bce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/minsky-620x349-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26233\" alt=\"Marvin Minsky MIT El Blog de Salvador Vilalta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/minsky-620x349-1.webp 620w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/minsky-620x349-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/minsky-620x349-1-370x208.webp 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/minsky-620x349-1-410x231.webp 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/minsky-620x349-1-270x152.webp 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: EFE<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7932530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7932530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24267ed sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24267ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The second wave of AI: Expert Systems and Rules<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc011e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbc011e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c70260 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c70260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<b>&#8220;second wave of AI&#8221; <\/b>began in the 1970s and was characterized by the development of expert systems. These systems use rules and expert knowledge to solve problems in specific domains, such as medical diagnosis or computer configuration. A notable example was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/gilpress\/2020\/04\/27\/12-ai-milestones-4-mycin-an-expert-system-for-infectious-disease-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>MYCIN,<\/b><\/a> developed by <b>Edward<\/b> <b>Shortliffe<\/b>, which could diagnose infectious blood diseases with a level of accuracy comparable to that of human physicians.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffa0df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ffa0df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c307cd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c307cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RULE-BASED.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26235\" alt=\"The MYCIM experiments. El Blog de Salvador Vilalta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RULE-BASED.jpg 579w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RULE-BASED-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RULE-BASED-370x417.jpg 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RULE-BASED-410x462.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 579px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Forbes<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4276f9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4276f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32abc0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b32abc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From 197y to 1980, AI suffered a period of stagnation known as the first<b>&#8220;AI winter&#8221;<\/b>, due to a lack of concrete results and a decrease in funding.<\/p>\n<p>The second AI winter occurred later, between 1987 and 1993, for the same reasons as the previous one: its high costs and lack of tangible results.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223ba21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"223ba21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c333127 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c333127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The advent of machine learning and generative artificial intelligence<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f09020 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f09020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469ffe8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469ffe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the end of the 20th century, AI research was driven by the development of more powerful <b>machine learning algorithms <\/b>. These algorithms allowed machines to learn from large amounts of data without the need to be explicitly programmed. Machine learning has had a profound impact on a wide range of applications, from facial recognition to financial analysis.<\/p><p>Although the fundamentals of <b>neural<\/b> networks and machine learning were established in the early decades of AI history, it was really in the 2010s that these technologies began to significantly influence society and multiple industries, ushering in what many consider the &#8220;golden age&#8221; of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aprendizaje_profundo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>deep learning<\/b><\/a> (deep learning) and modern artificial intelligence<\/p><p>In recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of <b>&#8220;generative artificial intelligence,&#8221;<\/b> a field that uses machine learning techniques to create new content, such as images, text or music. Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize industries such as fashion, entertainment, and design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328b1ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"328b1ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a771f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"20a771f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Sq1QZB5baNw?si=Tvlv13hU2G58XNRd&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42dce9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f42dce9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0110e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c0110e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact and future of AI<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316b6ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"316b6ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1f310 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd1f310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: transparent; color: var(--theme-color-text); letter-spacing: 0px;\">The impact of AI on our lives continues to grow, influencing everything from how we interact with devices to how we generate all kinds of content to how businesses operate and make strategic decisions.<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p>AI now helps in scientific research, it could help in policy development (with the level of our rulers, I doubt it and in case they use it they will do it with spurious objectives, no doubt ), also in education and much more, proposing solutions to complex problems at a speed and accuracy that defy human capabilities until they get to surpass it as I have already discussed in previous posts related to the upcoming Artificial General Intelligence or AGI.<\/p>\n<p>The future ahead of us is undoubtedly exciting.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Have a good week!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7421e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed7421e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2f8b9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f2f8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artificial-Intelligence-727x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artificial-Intelligence-727x1024.webp 727w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artificial-Intelligence-213x300.webp 213w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artificial-Intelligence-768x1082.webp 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artificial-Intelligence-370x521.webp 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artificial-Intelligence-410x577.webp 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artificial-Intelligence.webp 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d4d9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00d4d9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ba7a0 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-24757 elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"31ba7a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Salva_Suscribir-1024x484.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Salvador Vilalta Blanco Suscribir\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDid you like this content?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you liked this content and want access to exclusive content for subscribers, <b>subscribe now<\/b>. 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