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Sep 14, 2026
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
And it's very instructive as well to look at the reasons and what actually happened.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
In the 1970s, I think it was the British Science Council declared that the promise of AI had not been met.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
And then in the 1980s, At an American AI conference, it was now so many AI conferences further on.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
So it was a well-defined and established field in academic circles by then.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
But at a conference in the United States on AI, one of the main thinkers of AI stated that the hype around AI had spiraled out of control and it was going to cause... inflated expectations and therefore dashed expectations and therefore a collapse of investment, which is what happened.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
And that was regarded as the second AI winter.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
The one in the 70s where the British Science Council was...
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
in effect, drawing the line in the sand for the first AI winter.
Maurice ChiodoGUEST
They refer to it as closer to an art form than a hard science.
Maurice ChiodoGUEST
And it's only because the Science Council has more research money than the Arts Council is it because they go there and say, "Oh, we can use our maths to solve these problems in physics and chemistry and computer science and whatever," that they go and apply for funding there.
Maurice ChiodoGUEST
Otherwise, their, the actual motivation for doing mathematics belongs in an arts council in terms of the artistic appreciation of the doing of mathematics and the, the appreciation of mathematics for mathematics' sake.
Maurice ChiodoGUEST
Just like one would say, "I appreciate art for art's sake." Well, it belongs in an arts council, but for the fact it can solve problems in physics and chemistry and computer science.
Martin DyerGUEST
And I think that in other ways, it's difficult because we, you know, in essence, society is still relatively young.
Martin DyerGUEST
If you look at, you know, the Science Council and other bodies, you know, SOCHEM is still relatively young.
Martin DyerGUEST
And actually, the people who've established it and been on the board, you know, it's an incredible thing what they've achieved in a very short space of time.
Martin DyerGUEST
But now it's for the new board members to take it forward and make sure that we build on their success.