PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

"Founded in 1979, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (formerly the American Association for Artificial Intelligence) is a nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artificial intelligence, improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders concerning the importance and potential of current AI developments and future directions."

Official Website:
http://www.aaai.org/

Location:
Menlo Park, CA

Founding Date:
1979

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rodney Brooks	Scientist	30-Dec-1954		Robotics and artificial intelligence researcher
John Seely Brown	Business	c. 1940		Director of Xerox PARC, 1990-2000
John McCarthy	Computer Programmer	4-Sep-1927	24-Oct-2011	Created LISP programming language
Sebastian Thrun	Scientist	1967		Stanford AI Laboratory

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