👉 Mississippi Computing, also known as the Mississippi Project, was a pioneering initiative in the field of computer science and artificial intelligence that began in 1959 at the University of Mississippi (now the University of Mississippi Medical Center). It was one of the first interdisciplinary research projects that focused on developing intelligent systems, combining insights from computer science, cognitive psychology, and linguistics. The project aimed to create machines capable of human-like reasoning and problem-solving, particularly in language processing and natural language understanding. Key figures like Allen Newell, Herbert Simon, and J. Richard Bart microprocessors and early AI algorithms were involved. Though the project faced challenges and its goals were not fully realized, it laid foundational concepts that influenced later advancements in AI and cognitive computing.
