Norbert Wiener
PersonRelationship Network
Event Timeline
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Heinz von Foerster
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Seth Lloyd
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John von Neumann
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John von Neumann
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John McCarthy
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Alex 'Sandy' Pentland
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Kaiser
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Academic analysis |
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Rodney Brooks
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Academic intellectual |
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Freeman Dyson
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Stuart Russell
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Academic analysis |
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Arthur K. Solomon
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W. Daniel Hillis
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Warren McCulloch
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Walter Pitts
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Pinker
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Daniel C. Dennett
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John Brockman
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Claude Shannon
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Alex Pentland
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André-Marie Ampère
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Arturo Rosenblueth
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Arturo Rosenblueth
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Vannevar Bush
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Professional intellectual |
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Claude Shannon
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Professional intellectual |
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the author
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| Date | Event Type | Description | Location | Actions |
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| N/A | N/A | Wiener worked on mechanisms to aim and fire anti-aircraft guns. | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Publication of 'The Human Use of Human Beings'. | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Wiener developed techniques for aiming anti-aircraft fire. | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Heinz von Foerster worked with Norbert Wiener. | N/A | View |
| 1964-01-01 | N/A | The author, then four years old, practiced duck-and-cover drills in nursery school; Norbert Wiene... | United States (implied) | View |
| 1954-01-01 | N/A | Wiener publishes a revised, milder edition of his book under peer pressure. | Unknown | View |
| 1950-01-01 | N/A | Norbert Wiener publishes 'The Human Use of Human Beings'. | Unknown | View |
| 1950-01-01 | N/A | Publication of Norbert Wiener's 'The Human Use of Human Beings'. | N/A | View |
| 1950-01-01 | N/A | Publication of 'The Human Use of Human Beings' | Unknown | View |
| 1950-01-01 | N/A | Publication of 'The Human Use of Human Beings' by Norbert Wiener. | N/A | View |
| 1950-01-01 | N/A | Norbert Wiener hinted at reinforcement learning ideas. | N/A | View |
| 1949-01-01 | N/A | Norbert Wiener's warnings about control systems appeared; introduction of the first generation of... | N/A | View |
| 1948-01-01 | N/A | Publication of the book 'Cybernetics' | Unknown | View |
| 1948-01-01 | N/A | Norbert Wiener published 'Cybernetics'. | N/A | View |
| 1940-01-01 | N/A | Wiener applied knowledge to neuro-muscular feedback and brought McCulloch and Pitts to MIT. | MIT | View |
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This document is page 175 of an academic text or book discussing the history and etymology of 'cybernetics,' referencing the year 1968 as a pivot point for the intersection of art and technology. It discusses various figures in information theory and art history, including Norbert Wiener and Nam June Paik. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016978' stamp, indicating it was produced as evidence in a US House Oversight Committee investigation, likely related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's funding of scientific research (e.g., MIT Media Lab), though Epstein is not named on this specific page.
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This document appears to be a page from a book or essay (page 159) stamped by the House Oversight Committee. It details the author's observations of Peter Galison, a science historian, and discusses the philosophical intersections of cybernetics, physics, and artificial intelligence, referencing historical figures like Norbert Wiener and J. Robert Oppenheimer. The text explores the narrative power of science that promises both salvation and annihilation.
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This document appears to be a page from an essay or book titled 'Making the Invisible Visible: Art Meets AI' by Hans Ulrich Obrist. The text explores the intersection of art and artificial intelligence, citing historical figures like Marshall McLuhan and Heinz von Foerster to argue that art acts as an 'early alarm system' for technological change. The document bears the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016947', indicating it is part of a larger production of documents for a congressional investigation.
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This document appears to be a page from a scientific essay or transcript discussing the development of human-AI ecosystems and cybernetics. The text explores the potential benefits and risks (such as the 'tyranny of algorithms') of machine learning, critiques the limitations of current 'credit-assignment function' AI models, and proposes integrating real-world knowledge into neural networks. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp, suggesting it was gathered as evidence, likely in the investigation regarding Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the scientific community (e.g., MIT Media Lab or Edge.org).
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This document appears to be a page (134) from a book or report included in House Oversight Committee evidence (likely related to the Epstein investigation regarding academic connections). It profiles Alex "Sandy" Pentland and his work on "social physics" and Big Data. It quotes Pentland discussing the power of data to predict and control human socioeconomic systems, referencing a group meeting in Washington, Connecticut (a location often associated with John Brockman's Edge Foundation events).
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This document appears to be page 126 of a larger manuscript or book included in the House Oversight Committee's investigation (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016929). The text is academic in nature, discussing the history of cybernetics, 'Ashby's Law,' and the philosophical implications of control systems and artificial intelligence, referencing historical figures like Norbert Wiener and Alan Turing. While part of an Epstein-related document dump, this specific page contains philosophical theory rather than direct evidence of transactions or communications.
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This document is page 125 of a philosophical or scientific text discussing cybernetics, specifically focusing on the theories of Norbert Wiener, Gregory Bateson, and W. Ross Ashby regarding control systems, feedback loops, and the definition of information. It distinguishes between analog and digital signals and references Vannevar Bush's Digital Differential Analyzer. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016928' stamp, indicating it was produced as evidence in a congressional investigation, likely related to the examination of Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the scientific community.
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This document is page 124 of a larger text, likely a book or academic essay, stamped with 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016927'. The text discusses the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (AI), 'superintelligences,' and the potential future relationship between humans and machines. It explores scenarios where AI might ignore humans, compete with them, or empower them. The second half of the page focuses on Norbert Wiener and the definition of Cybernetics, using the metaphor of a helmsman steering a ship. While Jeffrey Epstein is not mentioned on this specific page, the document is part of the House Oversight collection, likely relating to Epstein's funding of scientific research and his connections to intellectuals in the fields of AI and Cybernetics.
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This document appears to be a page (p. 121) from a book or essay collection authored by W. Daniel Hillis titled 'The First Machine Intelligences.' The text discusses the concept of organizations (corporations, bureaus) as 'hybrid superintelligences' composed of humans and technology, referencing the work of Norbert Wiener. The document bears a Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016924', indicating it is part of an evidentiary file from the House Oversight Committee, likely related to investigations involving Jeffrey Epstein's connections to scientists and academia.
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This document is page 116 of a larger text, stamped with 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016919', indicating it is part of a congressional investigation (likely related to Epstein's ties to scientific funding/institutions like MIT). The text itself is a historical narrative detailing the origins of digital computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). It focuses on the work of Claude Shannon at MIT and Bell Labs, and John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study, specifically covering the transition from analog to digital systems, error correction thresholds, and the exponential scaling of data processing.
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This document is an essay or chapter by physicist Neil Gershenfeld titled "Scaling." Gershenfeld analyzes the history of artificial intelligence as a series of "boom-bust cycles" (mainframes, expert systems, perceptrons, deep learning), arguing that the continuity of progress—specifically in mastering scaling and the distinction between linear and exponential functions—is often overlooked. He references historical figures like Norbert Wiener and Claude Shannon to contextualize the evolution of AI.
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This document is page 110 of a text (likely a history of science book or manuscript) detailing the intellectual history of cybernetics and information theory. It focuses on Norbert Wiener's concerns about military secrecy during the Cold War/McCarthy era and his adoption of Claude Shannon's entropy-based definition of 'information.' The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016913' stamp, indicating it was part of a document dump for a Congressional investigation, though the text itself is purely academic/historical in nature.
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This document is page 109 of a file labeled 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016912'. It contains an academic essay titled '“INFORMATION” FOR WIENER, FOR SHANNON, AND FOR US' by MIT professor David Kaiser. The text discusses the history of science, focusing on Norbert Wiener's cybernetics, Claude Shannon's information theory, and the implications for modern AI and 'Big Data'.
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This document appears to be page 108 of a larger manuscript or report produced during House Oversight proceedings. It contains a narrative recounting a meeting in Washington, Connecticut, featuring physicist David Kaiser. Kaiser discusses the evolution of 'information' from the Cold War era of Norbert Wiener (where it was viewed like entropy) to the modern era where it is commodified and monetized, questioning if new metaphors are needed for the current information landscape.
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A single page (page 93) from a scientific text discussing Artificial Intelligence, specifically 'inverse reinforcement learning' and 'generative models' of human cognition. It provides historical context by referencing Norbert Wiener, Herbert Simon, and Allen Newell, and their contributions to early AI development. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a document production to the US House Committee on Oversight, likely related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's funding of scientific research or connections to academia.
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This document is page 92 of a larger file produced for the House Oversight Committee (likely related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's funding of scientific organizations like the Edge Foundation). The text is an essay by Princeton Professor Tom Griffiths titled 'The Artificial Use of Human Beings.' It discusses the challenges of Artificial Intelligence, specifically 'value alignment' and the necessity of machines understanding human preferences to avoid catastrophic misinterpretations (illustrated by a hypothetical AI serving dog meat to solve a protein/time management problem).
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This document appears to be page 83 of a manuscript or book discussing artificial intelligence, safety statistics, and the philosophy of Norbert Wiener regarding cybernetics and machine danger. It features a Bates stamp from the House Oversight Committee (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016886), suggesting it was collected as evidence, likely related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's connections with academia and scientists. The page contains a footnote citing Steven Pinker's 2018 book 'Enlightenment Now'.
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This text discusses Norbert Wiener's contributions to social theory and technology ethics, emphasizing his belief that ideas act as causal forces in history through information feedback loops. It highlights his advocacy for open, liberal societies over authoritarian ones and identifies him as an early "tech prophet" who warned about the dangers of nuclear arms, unaligned artificial intelligence (the value-alignment problem), and the potential for technology to facilitate fascism.
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This document is page 77 of a larger work, likely a book or collection of essays, bearing the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016880'. It features an essay titled 'Tech Prophecy and the Underappreciated Causal Power of Ideas' by Harvard Professor Steven Pinker. The text discusses Artificial Intelligence, the computational theory of mind, and the work of Norbert Wiener regarding cybernetics and entropy. While the text does not explicitly mention Jeffrey Epstein, it is part of a House Oversight Committee production, likely related to investigations into Epstein's funding of scientific research and academia.
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This document discusses the growing awareness of AI risk among researchers, comparing the current discourse to historical political dissent and the development of the atomic bomb. It highlights that while 40% of experts view advanced AI risks as significant, corporate interests and scientific curiosity often hinder acknowledgment of these dangers. The text urges immediate attention to these risks without waiting for full consensus, using an analogy of a bomb threat on a plane.
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This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or essay (likely by Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, given the Estonia and Skype references) discussing the existential risks of Artificial Intelligence. Included in House Oversight documents, the text draws parallels between political dissidence in Estonia and the 'dissident' warning of AI risk, citing figures like Eliezer Yudkowsky, Bill Joy, Alan Turing, and I.J. Good. The page focuses on the author's realization of AI dangers and their failed initial attempt to convince their Skype colleagues of the threat.
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This document is an essay titled 'Let's Aspire to More Than Making Ourselves Obsolete' by physicist Max Tegmark, likely included in a House Oversight Committee production file. Tegmark discusses the existential risks and potential of Artificial Intelligence, arguing that consciousness is a 'cosmic awakening' and warning that humanity must manage technology with wisdom to avoid extinction or obsolescence. The text appears to be an excerpt from a larger publication or submission, indicated by page number 63 and the Bates stamp.
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This document is page 51 of an academic or scientific essay/book discussing the history of computing and biology. It draws parallels between John von Neumann's abstract machines and DNA replication (referencing Watson and Crick), contrasts von Neumann architecture with Harvard architecture, and discusses the historical relationship between von Neumann, Alan Turing, and Norbert Wiener. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was included in documents produced for a congressional investigation, likely related to Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the scientific community.
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This document appears to be a page from an essay or book titled 'The Inhuman Mess Our Machines Have Gotten Us Into' by Rodney Brooks, an MIT computer scientist. The text discusses the history of computing and cybernetics, focusing on the contributions of Norbert Wiener, Alan Turing, and John von Neumann. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, suggesting it was included as evidence in a Congressional investigation, likely related to the inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's connections to MIT and the Media Lab.
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This document appears to be a page (p. 45) from an essay or book, likely authored by philosopher Daniel Dennett (identified via Footnote 10), included as an exhibit in a House Oversight investigation. The text discusses the limitations and philosophical implications of Artificial Intelligence, critiquing Joseph Weizenbaum's views on 'Strong AI' and referencing IBM's Watson and George Church. The document is stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016848', suggesting it was gathered as evidence, likely related to inquiries into Jeffrey Epstein's funding of scientific research or the Edge Foundation.
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