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1958 ITT Ad Depicts Missile Guidance as an AI Challenge

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An advertisement from the July 8, 1958, New York Times for ITT describes the complex process of missile guidance. The ad uses evocative language to illustrate the missile's journey from launch to its autonomous navigation towards a target, highlighting the critical role of its internal 'brain' in achieving mission success. AI

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1958 ITT Ad Depicts Missile Guidance as an AI Challenge

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    "Telling the missile where to go...and how to get there!" "The button is pushed. The missile rises...then roars into space." "But the problem has just begun! No

    "Telling the missile where to go...and how to get there!" "The button is pushed. The missile rises...then roars into space." "But the problem has just begun! Now, the 'brain' inside the missile takes over...It must 'think' it's way to the enemy." (ad for ITT, New York Times, July…

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