When Wolfram showed Marvin Minsky (an AI pioneer) a demo of Wolfram Alpha shortly before release, Minsky was initially dismissive (having seen countless failed question-answering systems), but after seeing it work, became excited and promoted it at the event.
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“I happened to see Marvin Minsky... he's like, changes the subject. Not interested... he types a few more things and then he's like, "Oh my god, it actually works." And he's running around this event... telling people, "You've got to see this."”
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The AI Expert: "Super AI Will Be Unstoppable!" – What’s Coming NEXT | Stephen Wolfram— Sean KimCreated: 8/11/2026, 5:32:55 AM
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