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July 20, 2008

I’m afraid I can’t let you do that…

— srikanth @ 9:35 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1216614956 )

(On with the GQG - This question comes from shenoyvarun86)

Who is this famous computer scientist, and what term did he coin?

Here’s a clue to narrow in on the term a bit: the man caricatured below wanted to make a movie about it, but couldn’t.

Cracked by sidsen , Goyal , Rohan , udupendra , insufferablejake , Guneet , Srivats , gudanggurum , bobo , rajeshvj , Atul Mathew , duriel , malcaluffin , jayanth , gammafunction and Tathagata Chatterjee.

Answer:

John McCarthy, coined the term Artificial Intelligence.

Stanley Kubrick wanted to make a movie called AI but passed away before he could. Spielberg took it up later on.

17 Responses to “I’m afraid I can’t let you do that…”

  1. sidsen Says:

    John McCarthy AI

  2. Goyal Says:

    John McCarthy - AI

  3. Rohan Says:

    john mccarthy, artificial intelligence, kubrick

  4. udupendra Says:

    McCarthy and AI.

    udupendra
  5. insufferablejake Says:

    John McCarthy. Computer and Cognitive scientist. General studman. Coined the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’. A winner of the Turin Award.

    If theres anybody out there who has read 2001 yet. Jump. Off. Cliff :P

    by the way, I am glad this wasnt part of the question, but who is the pleasant looking gentleman in second picture?

    insufferablejake
  6. Guneet Says:

    John McCarthy, Artificial Intelligence

  7. Srivats Says:

    John McCarthy, Artificial Intelligence

  8. gudanggurum Says:

    John McCarthy. Artificial Intelligence.

    gudanggurum
  9. bobo Says:

    john mccarthy; Artificial intelligence.

  10. rajeshvj Says:

    John McCarthy, AI
    The caricature is of the genius, Stanley Kubrick. Spielberg picked up the decade-long research done by Kubrick before his death, and made the movie AI.

    rajeshvj
  11. Atul Mathew Says:

    John McCarthy,Artificial Intelligence and Stanley Kubrick

  12. duriel Says:

    John McCarthy
    Artificial Intelligence

  13. malcaluffin Says:

    john mccarthy..artificial intelligence.

  14. jayanth Says:

    John McCarthy and “Artificial Intelligence”

    jayanth
  15. gammafunction Says:

    John Mc Carthy who coined the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’

    is that Kubrick in the hint?

    gammafunction
  16. Tathagata Chatterjee Says:

    John Mc Carthy , AI
    Kubrick

    Thanks for the HAL hint

    Regards,
    Tathagata Chatterjee

  17. shenoyvarun86 Says:

    McCarthy and Artificial Intelligence

    shenoyvarun86

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