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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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When the photo was reprinted in Eliza Strickland’s October 2021 article “The Turbulent Past and Uncertain Future of Artificial Intelligence,” in IEEE Spectrum , the caption identified six people, plus one “unknown.” So who was this unknown person? The Minsky Family Between Solomonoff and Shannon is the unknown person.

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IEEE President’s Note: Young Technologists Grow Their Careers With IEEE

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These offerings include unparalleled networking opportunities at more than 2,000 international conferences—both in person and virtual—as well as access to the finest technical literature, resources for continuing education, and innovative collaboration opportunities with colleagues worldwide. Everyone can participate and contribute.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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This article features IEEE Board of Directors members Leila De Floriani, Kathy Herring Hayashi, and Vincenzo Piuri. These tools have been used to track forest characteristics in connection with carbon emission evaluation and forecasting forest evolution. She is also a member of the IEEE Conferences Committee.

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Stories of the War in Ukraine: Volodymyr

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This personal account was written by Volodymyr Pyliavskyi , a senior researcher at the Odessa National Telecommunications Academy in Odessa, Ukraine. For so long I was planning to take part in IEEE conferences but due to what is happening I can’t,” Pyliavskyi told The Institute. “I Today, the life of my family has changed completely.

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Exploring Sydney’s Deep Tech Ecosystem

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This sponsored article is brought to you by BESydney. The city offers a supportive community, facilitating connections and access to the talent necessary for entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams. For more information on Sydney’s Tech Industry and hosting your next conference in Sydney, visit besydney.com.au.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. The dot-com boom of 1995 to 2000 further increased demand for personal computing gear. It was called the ThumbDrive. MB of data.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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Census, the mainframe computer, legitimizing the person computer, and developing the software that beat the best in the world at chess and then Jeopardy. Joining me to talk about it—and IBM's other pivots, past and future—is a person uniquely qualified to do so. Steven Cherry Jim, IBM wasn't the first to personal computers.

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