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The Soviet Union, an overlooked pioneer in artificial intelligence

As early as the 1950s, the USSR developed an ambitious artificial intelligence program, often overshadowed by Silicon Valley giants.

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The fact

Some Soviet ideas, like neural networks, influenced modern AI developments.

This program, though less publicized, laid theoretical foundations still in use today.

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Why it matters

Cette relecture de l'histoire de l'IA permet de comprendre les origines méconnues de technologies aujourd'hui omniprésentes, tout en réévaluant le rôle des acteurs non-occidentaux dans l'innovation.

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