CHM Blog
The CHM blog showcases ideas and insights from our vibrant community in Silicon Valley and around the world. We take you behind the scenes of our programming, collections, and exhibits. Connecting the past to the present and into the future, we decode technology for everyone.
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Curatorial Insights
SmarterChild: A Chatbot Buddy from 2001
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Did you know there were chatbots long before Siri and ChatGPT? SmarterChild came out in the early 2000s, during the heady days of the dot.com boom, and it's an important part of chatbot history.
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CHM Live
Encoding Language
Friday, May 23, 2025
What do you do if your language is not available on devices you want to use to communicate, like computers and smart phones? Experts discuss how Unicode works to make our digital world inclusive.
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CHM Live
New News Tech
Friday, April 25, 2025
CHM convened experts to explain the state of journalism and the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies and tools.
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Museum News
Meet Marc Etkind
Thursday, April 17, 2025
CHM's new president and CEO, Marc Etkind, shares moments from his life that inspired him and prepared him to lead CHM forward.
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CHM Live
Parrots vs. Sparks
Friday, April 4, 2025
Experts debate the question of whether or not the large language models that drive artificial intelligence chatbots really understand.
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Remarkable People
Dick Kramlich, 1935–2025: An Appreciation
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
CHM remembers the entrepreneurial spirit of Dick Kramlich, a trailblazer of venture investing in Silicon Valley, the United States, and beyond.
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Software History Center
CHM Releases AlexNet Source Code
Thursday, March 20, 2025
In partnership with Google, CHM releases the source code to AlexNet, the neural network that in 2012 kick-started today’s prevailing approach to AI.
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CHM Live
Sal Khan on AI + Education
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Khan Academy Founder Sal Khan shares his ideas about how generative AI can serve students and teachers.
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CHM Live
Bill Gates at CHM
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Bill Gates shares moments of his life as an early convert to the new world of computing in the 1960s, thoughts on building Microsoft, insights into his childhood and upbringing, and perspectives on philanthropy and AI.
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From the Collection
Memories of Lisa
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Listen to new oral history interviews with Apple engineer Bill Atkinson, who shares his insights and personal experiences about working on the legendary Lisa computer.