Milestone · curated entry
The MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is founded
MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- Date
- July 1959
- Category
- Milestone
- Organization / Model
- MIT
- Evidence
- 1 source · 1 evidence family
McCarthy and Minsky established a laboratory at MIT that gathered the first generation of AI researchers and developed Lisp, machine vision and robotics. With CMU and Stanford it formed the early network of centres for AI research.
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AI 纪年. MIT 人工智能实验室成立，符号 AI 获得机构化基地[EB/OL]. (1959-07)[2026-11-03]. https://aihist.net/e/mit-ai-lab-1959.html.
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AI 纪年. (1959, July). MIT 人工智能实验室成立，符号 AI 获得机构化基地 [Web page]. https://aihist.net/e/mit-ai-lab-1959.html
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AI 纪年. "MIT 人工智能实验室成立，符号 AI 获得机构化基地." Published July 1959. Accessed Nov. 3, 2026. https://aihist.net/e/mit-ai-lab-1959.html.
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