Category: Lighthill

History of AI: Part 2 – The Great Freeze: Where Did All the Robots Go?

September 12, 2025

AI Winter, Great Freeze, History of AI Series, Lighthill, Lighthill Report, MYCIN, Podcast, XCON

Reading Time: < 1 minute- The AI Winter: a chilling period of disillusionment. Big promises led to big disappointments, forcing a crucial reassessment of the entire field.
A Chilly History: How a 1973 Report Caused the Original AI Winter

September 4, 2025

AI Winter, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Blog, Deep Learning, History of AI, Lighthill, Machine Learning, Responsible AI, Throwback Thursday

Reading Time: 10 minutes – The Lighthill Report of 1973 plunged AI into its first “winter,” a cautionary tale about hype and the ails of over-promising.