Clippy, The AI Paper Clip Chatbot That Really Wanted To Help You Write Letters
AI chatbots are big again, so let's hang out with the OG AI chatbot: Microsoft Word letter writing helper extraordinare, Clippy the paper clip.
Ada Lovelace Was The First Computer Programmer, And Almost The First Computer Musician
Today's the birthday of Ada Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer. She also dreamed up the idea of generating music through a computer program, so if you've ever made music with a synthesizer, you're following in her footsteps.
The Very First Computer Bug Was An Actual Bug
On this day in 1947, a team working on a computer at Harvard University discovered the first computer bug: a moth that had gotten trapped in the electronics.
In The 1980s, You Downloaded Video Games Off The Radio
Today we download video games online all the time. Back in the 1980s, gamers without the Internet (such as it was) had to buy or borrow their games. But a few could download programs off the radio.
This Program Can Make You Invisible On A Webcam
Disappearing People is a computer program that can make us invisible on our computer’s cameras!