Fwd: history of machine learning!

[Artur Dubrawski]

great, juicy feast!

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From: Tom Mitchell <tom.mitchell at cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Subject: history of machine learning!
To: <ml-all at cs.cmu.edu>


Dear Machine Learning Department,

Short version:  I'll be giving the SCS Katayanagi Distinguished Lecture
next Tuesday, January 27, on the history of machine learning.  Writing just
to invite you all to join in - hope to see you there!  Details below.

Longer version: I'm going to release a 13 episode podcast on The History of
Machine Learning next month.  Episodes 2 through 13 will be video
interviews with a dozen people you know of, including Geoff Hinton, Yann
LeCun, Rich Sutton, Leslie Valiant, Daphne Koller, Mike Jordan, ...
Episode 1 will be a recording of Tuesday's lecture, which will feature
video clips from each of the above interviews.

cheers,
Tom

*SCS Katayanagi Distinguished Lecture
<https://www.cs.cmu.edu/calendar/195215063>*
Tuesday, *27 January 2026*
*4:00 pm*
Rashid Auditorium, Gates Hillman 4401

*TOM M. MITCHELL* <https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom/>
SCS Founders University Professor
Machine Learning Department, School of Computer Science, and
Block Center for Technology and Society
Carnegie Mellon University

*The History of Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here?*

Machine learning is the key technology underlying today's amazing
artificial intelligence systems.

How did we get to today's technology which now supports a trillion dollar
AI industry? What were the key scientific breakthroughs? What were the
surprises and dead-ends along the way, as seen by the researchers who
created them? Who were the personalities involved, and what were they
thinking at the time? What should we learn from all this?

This talk will explore the history of machine learning based on personal
experience of the speaker, augmented by video interviews with a dozen
pioneering researchers in the field.

—

*Tom M. Mitchel*l <https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom/> is the Founders University
Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he founded the world's first
Machine Learning Department, and served as Interim Dean of the School of
Computer Science (2018-2019).  Beginning with his 1979 Ph.D. research he
has worked in machine learning and AI, and he remains optimistic about its
future. In 2010 Mitchell was elected to the U.S. National Academy of
Engineering  "For pioneering contributions and leadership in the methods
and applications of machine learning."  Mitchell is also a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow and Past President of
the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).

…

*About the Lecture:  The Katayanagi Lectures recognize the best and the
brightest in the field of computer science and are presented by the School
of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in close cooperation with
the Tokyo University of Technology (TUT). The lectures recognize both
senior and junior talent.  The series were established through a gift from
Japanese entrepreneur and education advocate, Mr. Koh Katayanagi, who
founded TUT and other technical institutions in Japan over many multiple
decades.  We are delighted to have TUT as partners.*
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