John McCarthy was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence who believed that computers could be used to stimulate aspects of human intelligence. He was a professor emeritus at Stanford University, and also taught at Princeton, MIT, and Dartmouth in his career.
Stanford University announced that he passed in his home in Palo Alto on Monday morning. He is a Boston native who, at the age of 84, died a very decorated and respected man. He coined the term "Artificial Intelligence" in a 1955 research paper. He invented Lisp, which is a programming language which paved the way for voice recognition technology innovations such as the new personal assistant on the new iPhone known as Siri.
McCarthy was and inspiration to many scientists and researches and his legacy will always have a mark in the history of the field.
My Opinion
I thought this was a very interesting article. I have studied about artificial intelligence in the past and it is a very cool topic. Although I never knew anything about how the field was created and who the pioneers of the science were. As soon as i saw this title on CBC.ca I was immediately drawn to it and had to give it a read. Most people would be surprised at how much research and time gets put into creating artificial intelligence, and how many issues occur with the programming. It is a field that requires great intelligence to be successful in, and pioneers of the science should always be honored and commemorated.
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