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Origin of "AI" term traced to automata studies

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The term "AI" originated from the field of automata studies, a fact that has been frequently misquoted. Margaret Mitchell clarified that the initial AI workshop was rooted in this academic discipline, not in a pre-existing toxic environment as sometimes suggested. AI

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Origin of "AI" term traced to automata studies

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · mmitchell.bsky.social ·

    This is getting a lot of quotes, so I feel I should correct this a bit (sorry @anildash.com!)

    This is getting a lot of quotes, so I feel I should correct this a bit (sorry @anildash.com!) “AI” was 100% born toxic! The first AI workshop was born from the field of “automata studies”, and…1/ (Pictured: the folks who convened for the first workshop. Notice anything notable h…

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