Pamela McCorduck
Author who stated that AI was born as an ancient wish to forge the gods, highlighting the philosophical aspirations behind artificial intelligence.
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Machines, Creativity & Love | Dr. Lex Fridman
Andrew Huberman
Author who stated that AI was born as an ancient wish to forge the gods, highlighting the philosophical aspirations behind artificial intelligence.

Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief | Lex Fridman Podcast #149
Lex Fridman
Author quoted for stating that 'artificial intelligence began with the ancient wish to forge the gods,' connecting AI to humanity's inherent desire for divinity.

Stuart Russell: Long-Term Future of Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #9
Lex Fridman
Author and historian of artificial intelligence. Russell quotes her idea from 1979 that 'AI began with the ancient wish to forge the gods'.

Deep Learning State of the Art (2020)
Lex Fridman
Author quoted for her perspective on AI's origins in the ancient wish to 'forge the gods'.

Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes | Lex Fridman Podcast #87
Lex Fridman
Author who wrote about the history of artificial intelligence, including its connection to ancient myths of creating gods.

Pamela McCorduck: Machines Who Think and the Early Days of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #34
Lex Fridman
Author of 'Machines Who Think' and 'The Fifth Generation', interviewed about the history and philosophy of AI.