The "Thinking" Machine

Duration: :53

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Columbia Broadcasting System

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents actor David Wayne and Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, professor of electrical engineering and director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, introducing the frontiers in human brain and computer research, showing recent developments and future prospects in the field of "thinking" machines and the study of the human brain. Explains how the brain and electronic computers seem capable of reasoning and experience programming or learning. Shows machines seemingly learning as a child learns, writing a television play, and winning a game of checkers. Scientists are indicated as being in disagreement as to whether or not machines of the future can be truly creative since as of now they must be programmed by man., A report on the electronic TX-O digital computer. Describes a television play written by a computer, shows a computer playing checkers, and demonstrates the way in which a computer seems to learn as a child does.

Complete Record: Presents actor David Wayne and Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, professor of electrical engineering and director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, introducing the frontiers in human brain and computer research, showing recent developments and future prospects in the field of "thinking" machines and the study of the human brain. Explains how the brain and electronic computers seem capable of reasoning and experience programming or learning. Shows machines seemingly learning as a child learns, writing a television play, and winning a game of checkers. Scientists are indicated as being in disagreement as to whether or not machines of the future can be truly creative since as of now they must be programmed by man., A report on the electronic TX-O digital computer. Describes a television play written by a computer, shows a computer playing checkers, and demonstrates the way in which a computer seems to learn as a child does. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.