Milestone · curated entry
The Dartmouth Summer Research Project names the field
Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
- Date
- 1956
- Category
- Milestone
- Organization / Model
- Dartmouth College
- Evidence
- 1 source · 1 evidence family
McCarthy, Minsky, Shannon and others convened the Dartmouth summer workshop, the first use of the term artificial intelligence. The meeting brought together the core figures of early symbolism and neural-network research and is usually taken as the founding moment of the field.
Curator's note: The original proposal was reprinted by AI Magazine in 2006 and is locatable by DOI.
Curated sources · 1
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Original paper · AI Magazine (2006 reprint)2006-12-15
A Proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
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AI 纪年. "达特茅斯夏季研讨会召开，“人工智能”正式得名." Published 1956. Accessed Nov. 3, 2026. https://aihist.net/e/dartmouth-1956.html.
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