Arthur Samuel (computer scientist) – Wikipedia

December 29, 2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Samuel_(computer_scientist) QT:{{” Arthur Lee Samuel (December 5, 1901 – July 29, 1990)[3] was an American pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence.[2] He popularized the term “machine learning” in 1959.[4] The Samuel Checkers-playing Program was among the world’s first successful self-learning programs, and as such a very early demonstration of the fundamental concept of artificial intelligence (AI).[5] “}}

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