[Ads-l] Antedating of "Artificial Intelligence" (Slight Correction)

[Jonathan Lighter]

 " 'Ace' possesses memory, and judgment, and choice."

Unlike many humans.

JL

On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM Shapiro, Fred <
00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> Slight correction:  In the antedating below, the word should be spelled
> "judgment" rather than "judgement."
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
> ________________________________
> From: Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2026 5:57 PM
> To: American Dialect Society <ads-l at listserv.uga.edu>
> Subject: Antedating of "Artificial Intelligence"
>
> artificial intelligence (OED 1955)
>
> 1947 Paper Industry and Paper World Jan. 1452/1 (Google Books)
>
> This research into artificial intelligence has resulted in a machine known
> as "Ace" capable of solving mathematical problems in a matter of seconds
> which the most acute human intelligence must labor on for weeks.  "Ace"
> possesses memory, and judgement, and choice.
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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