Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory records, 1963-2009

Summary

Creators:

Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Extent:

184320 megabyte(s) and 40.75 Linear Feet

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford Artifical Intelligence Laboratory records (SC1041). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The materials consist of SAIL Dump And Restore Technique (DART) backup files, 1972-1990; digital copies of 16 mm films created from 1963-1980; handbooks; log books; manuals; and photographs and videos from the 35th SAIL reunion held in 2009.

Biographical / historical:

The Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (also known as Stanford AI Lab or SAIL) is the artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory of Stanford University. It was started in 1963 by John McCarthy, after he moved from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to Stanford. From 1965 to 1980, it was housed in the D.C. Power building, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Stanford. During this period it was one of the leading centers for AI research. In 1980, its activities were merged into the university's Computer Science Department and it moved into Margaret Jacks Hall in the main Stanford campus. SAIL was reopened in 2004, with Sebastian Thrun becoming its new director. SAIL's 21st century mission is to "change the way we understand the world"; its researchers contribute to fields such as bioinformatics, cognition, computational geometry, computer vision, decision theory, distributed systems, game theory, general game playing, image processing, information retrieval, knowledge systems, logic, machine learning, multi-agent systems, natural language, neural networks, planning, probabilistic inference, sensor networks, and robotics.

Acquisition information:

The materials were transferred from the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, 2011; 2016.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Artificial intelligence.

Restrictions:

Series 6 and accession ARCH-2017-025 are available. The remainder of the materials are closed for research for 50 years from date of creation and may be made available in 2066.

Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford Artifical Intelligence Laboratory records (SC1041). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, University Archives

Stanford University Archives, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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