AI veteran revisits 1983 CAPS paper: predicted need for specialized hardware
BobThibadeau · x · 2026-08-20
Robert Thibadeau shared his 1983 paper on CAPS (Collaborative, Activation-based Production System), noting that modern AI concepts have roots over 40 years old. He highlighted that he argued for specialized hardware back then based on computational linguistics work, a belief that was ignored by investors until the current AI boom.
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