Lyapunov vs. the system: how the USSR developed banned cybernetics
In 1954, cybernetics in the USSR was declared a reactionary pseudoscience. But mathematician Alexey Lyapunov opened its seminar at Moscow State University, beli
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In 1954, cybernetics in the USSR was declared a reactionary pseudoscience. But mathematician Alexey Lyapunov opened its seminar at Moscow State University, believing that feedback was an objective law. This act of courage helped advance ideas that later became the foundation of AI.