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COMMENTARY · Mastodon — mastodon.social Русский(RU) · 20h

Soviet AI: Forgotten Geniuses While work was underway across the ocean to turn the human neuron into a mathematical model, cybernetics was branded as bourgeois in the USSR

This article explores the history of artificial intelligence research in the Soviet Union, highlighting forgotten pioneers. Despite cybernetics being labeled as bourgeois pseudoscience, Soviet scientists made significant contributions to machine learning. AI

IMPACT Provides historical context on AI development, highlighting under-recognized contributions from the Soviet era.
COMMENTARY · Mastodon — sigmoid.social English(EN) · 4d

Extropainism was (is?) a huge influence on my thinking especially as a young person. The transhumanist philosophy integrated cypherpunk cryptography, cybernetic

Extropainism, a transhumanist philosophy that merged concepts like cryptography, AI, and space futures, has seen its once-integrated ideas become siloed. The author expresses disappointment that these distinct fields no longer communicate effectively, despite their shared origins in Extropainism. This fragmentation is viewed as a setback for the cohesive vision originally promoted by the philosophy. AI

IMPACT Reflects on the historical integration of AI concepts within a broader transhumanist philosophy, noting their subsequent fragmentation.