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Everything about Strategic Computing Initiative
US government initiative 1983–1993
The United States government's Strategic Computing Initiative funded research into advanced computer hardware and artificial intelligence from 1983 to 1993. The initiative was designed to support various projects that were required to develop machine intelligence in a prescribed ten-year time frame, from chip design and manufacture, computer architecture to artificial intelligence software. The Department of Defense spent a total of $1 billion on the project. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Strategic Computing InitiativeA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: La femme en moiThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Optical Computing for the Strategic Defense InitiativeCited 2 times
- Go sideways: AI winterA closely related topic
- Go sideways: History of artificial intelligenceA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Optical Computing for the Strategic Defense Initiative
The DOE Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative: Challenges and opportunities for predictive materials simulation capabilities
National Strategic Computing Initiative
National Strategic Computing Initiative
Alvey: Britain's Strategic Computing Initiative
Alvey: Britain's Strategic Computing Initiative
Alvey: Britain's Strategic Computing Initiative
Alvey—Britain's strategic computing initiative
đź“š Books worth reading
La femme en moiBruce W. Bennett · 1992- 📕Viruses, bugs and Star WarsG. L. Simons · 1989
- 📕The second labor of HerculesDavid B. Benson · 1986
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