Great Ideas Never Die · 5 Lessons
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Computer Fundamentals

Module 3 – Great Ideas Never Die

Page 2 of 5 · About 15 minutes per lesson, including practice.

Artificial Intelligence Was Already Being Imagined in 1961

Long before ChatGPT, smartphones, and the Internet, scientists were already asking:

Can a machine think?

In 1961, researchers built experimental AI systems and imagined computers that could learn, solve problems, and assist people.

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The Thinking Machine (1961 Documentary)

While Watching

  • Which predictions became reality?
  • Which ideas were ahead of their time?
  • What technologies did they imagine before the hardware existed?

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Good ideas can exist decades before technology catches up.

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