The 70th Anniversary of the First AI Program
jmuiuc · x · 2026-07-18
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Logic Theorist: Herbert Simon, Allen Newell, and Cliff Shaw introduced this system in the mid-1950s, which is widely considered the first AI program.
The core message of this post is to remind readers that today's AI wave didn't just start with Large Language Models. Programs aimed at "automated reasoning" existed as early as the era of symbolism.
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