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First AI Winter

Era: AI Winter · 1970s–1990s

Following critical assessments and funding cuts in the 1970s, parts of AI research entered a downturn. "First AI winter" is a retrospective periodization whose timing and severity varied by country and subfield.

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Developing
Content type
interpretation
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Sources and support

  1. Artificial Intelligence: A General Survey (Lighthill Report)

    Chilton Computing / UK archive · Source type: institutional-archive

    The report and subsequent funding response are evidence for, but do not define a single global start date for, the first AI winter.

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