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The AI Legends #75 Days Day 8: Donald Michie Developed MENACE (Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine), which was capable of learning to play tic-tac-toe through reinforcement learning History: Donald Michie was a British computer scientist bo

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 10: Yann LeCun LeCun is known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning, particularly in the field of convolutional neural networks (CNNs). History: Yann LeCun is a French computer scienti

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 12: Judea Pearl Pearl is known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence (AI) and specifically for his contributions to probabilistic reasoning and causal inference.. History: Judea Pearl is an Israeli-American

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 9: Geoffrey Hinton Known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. History: Geoffrey Hinton is a British-born Canadian computer scientist and psychologist, born on 1947, in London and e

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 6: Arthur Samuel Samuel is best known for his work in developing the first self-learning program, which called the "Samuel Checkers playing Program." History: Arthur Samuel was an American pioneer in computer science an

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 37: Chris Anderson Chris Anderson is not directly an AI researcher or developer, but his contributions to the field are significant through his work in popularizing and contextualizing technology trends, including AI. His

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 27: Ray Kurzweil Kurzweil has become one of the most influential figures in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and futurism. History: Ray Kurzweil was born on 1948, in New York. Kurzweil attended MIT, where he stud

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 5: Allen Newell Along with Herbert Simon, Newell developed the concept of "bounded rationality" and the "general problem solver,". History: Allen Newell was an American computer scientist born on March 19, 1927, in San Fr

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 26: Demis Hassabis Hassabis is best known as the co-founder and CEO of DeepMind. History: Demis Hassabis was born on 1976, in England. A child prodigy in chess. Hassabis attended the University of Cambridge, where he grad

The AI Legends #75 Days Day 18: Nils Nilsson He is best known for his work on robotics and automated reasoning. History: Nils Nilsson was an American computer scientist born on 1933, Michigan. He earned his Bachelor's degree in 1956 and his Ph.D.