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Quote by Marvin Minsky

“The secret of what anything means to us depends on how we've connected it to all the other things we know. That's why it's almost always wrong to seek the "real meaning" of anything. A thing with just one meaning has scarcely any meaning at all.”

Quote by Marvin Minsky

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Marvin Minsky was a distinguished scientist and a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence. Born on August 9, 1927, and passing away on January 24, 2016, Minsky made significant contributions to the development of AI, particularly in the areas of neural networks and computational theory. He co-founded the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and served as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). more

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