Patrick H. Winston
Patrick H. Winston joined MIT’s faculty in 1970 after earning his degrees there. His thesis research with Marvin Minsky concerned machine learning and began a long program of work on human-like intelligence. Winston directed MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory from 1972 to 1997. He also wrote an AI textbook and taught generations of students through courses and public lectures. Winston led the Genesis Group, which built systems to interpret stories and relationships between events. Genesis used Boris Katz’s START language system and a vision system by Sajit Rao. Winston died on 19 July 2019.
- Works
- 130
- Citations
- 6,139
- h-index
- 25
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Timeline
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1970
MIT faculty
Patrick H. Winston joined MIT’s faculty in 1970 after earning his degrees there. His thesis research with Marvin Minsky concerned machine learning and began a long program of work on human-like intelligence.
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1972–1997
AI laboratory leadership
Winston directed MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory from 1972 to 1997. He also wrote an AI textbook and taught generations of students through courses and public lectures.
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Later research; 2019
Genesis story system
Winston led the Genesis Group, which built systems to interpret stories and relationships between events. Genesis used Boris Katz’s START language system and a vision system by Sajit Rao. Winston died on 19 July 2019.
Sources and credits
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