Does your AI strategy needs guidance from an 82-year-old computer?
- sciart0
- Oct 2
- 1 min read
The incredible story of how the US Army began the march toward generative AI in 1943 — and what it means for your business today.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The US Army built the world’s first electronic general-purpose computer during World War II — and with it came proof of concept for AI.
The Army went on to explore the thinking processes behind “ideation” which — when automated — yield generative AI.
Ideation has its limits: Human creativity can’t currently be performed by any known arrangement of electronic transistors.