an interesting connection:

it was #LordByron who proposed the ghost story writing contest that led to #MaryShelley writing "#Frankenstein", and he was the father of another #womensHistoryMonth notable: #AdaLovelace

her story is well known, but less well known is that she predicted #AI

she rejected it

her rejection was not without teeth, because the first non-#scienceFiction champion of AI, #AlanTuring, spent an inordinate amount of time refuting her critique

nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/…

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Ada Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer Who Predicted Artificial Intelligence

During Women’s History Month, I am remembering Ada Lovelace’s contributions and thinking about the impact she had on me as a scientist and mathematician.

^{Justyna Zwolak (National Institute of Standards and Technology)}

Born 209 years ago today, Ada Lovelace deserves to be celebrated every time we sit down at a computer.

#adalovelace