The Feedback Loop of War: How WWII's Cybernetics Forged AI and Robotics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798293572489)

Cybernetics began not in peace, but in war.

The Feedback Loop of War explores the origin of modern AI and robotics through the pioneering wartime work of cyberneticists during World War II. From automated anti-aircraft systems to theories of control and communication, S.J. Bletchley traces how urgent military needs gave birth to feedback theory, machine learning principles, and early robotic concepts.

With compelling insight into forgotten scientific breakthroughs, this book connects the dots between battlefront innovations and today's intelligent machines. For AI developers, historians of technology, and futurists alike, it's a riveting dive into the intellectual roots of our automated world.