Name: Tom Mitchell | The History of Machine Learning
Start: 2026-02-23T12:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-23T13:00:00-08:00
Location: Gates Computer Science, Room 119

Tom Mitchell | The History of Machine Learning

On February 23, 2026, Tom Mitchell, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, will stop by the lab for our seminar series.
About this Event

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 other pioneering researchers in the field.

Details:

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT

Location: Gates Computer Science Building, Room 119, 353 Jane Stanford Way, CA 94503

You can find additional event details, speaker bio, and information about upcoming seminars on our website.