Industry & policy · curated entry
The Lighthill report turns Britain away from AI
Lighthill Report
- Date
- July 1973
- Category
- Industry & policy
- Organization / Model
- Science Research Council (UK)
- Evidence
- 1 source · 1 evidence family
Commissioned by the British Science Research Council, the report judged that AI had not met its earlier grand promises and recommended cutting general AI work in favour of specific applications. It provoked fierce argument and, with the funding contraction that followed, is taken as the marker of the first AI winter.
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AI 纪年. 《莱特希尔报告》否定 AI 进展，英国研究经费收缩[EB/OL]. (1973-07)[2026-11-03]. https://aihist.net/e/lighthill-report-1973.html.
APA 7 · American Psychological Association
AI 纪年. (1973, July). 《莱特希尔报告》否定 AI 进展，英国研究经费收缩 [Web page]. https://aihist.net/e/lighthill-report-1973.html
MLA 9 · Modern Language Association
"《莱特希尔报告》否定 AI 进展，英国研究经费收缩." AI 纪年, July 1973, aihist.net/e/lighthill-report-1973.html. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.
Chicago 17 · notes-bibliography
AI 纪年. "《莱特希尔报告》否定 AI 进展，英国研究经费收缩." Published July 1973. Accessed Nov. 3, 2026. https://aihist.net/e/lighthill-report-1973.html.
IEEE · citation-reference list
"《莱特希尔报告》否定 AI 进展，英国研究经费收缩," AI 纪年, July 1973. [Online]. Available: https://aihist.net/e/lighthill-report-1973.html. [Accessed: 3 Nov. 2026].
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