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jan 1, 1959 - Machine Learning birth

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Machine learning, later to become a major subfiel of AI, began with Arthur Samuel’s checker playing program (1959). Though Samuel was initially able to beat his program, after a few months of learning it is said that he never won another game from it. Machine learning was born.

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jan 1, 1959
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~ 67 years ago