What Sewing Machines Teach Us About AI

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Dive into the surprisingly dramatic story of the invention of the sewing machine if anyone can decide who did it first anyway This story has it all revolutions bonfires poorly managed paperwork patent theft and it all relates to Artificial Intelligence AI no really www DListersofHistory comD Listers of History on SubstackD Listers of History on ThreadsD Listers of History on TikTokD Listers of History on InstagramSupport us on Patreon Audio Drop from the 1971 film Fiddler on the RoofSources and Further Reading On the Trail of the Denisovians – NYT https www nytimes com 2024 03 02 science denisovan-neanderthal-dna htmlWorld s oldest needle found in Siberian cave that stitches together human history – The Siberian Times https web archive org web 20240208174820 https siberiantimes com science casestudy news n0711-worlds-oldest-needle-found-in-siberian-cave-that-stitches-together-human-history History of the Sewing Machine A Story Stitched In Scandal – Contrado https www contrado com blog history-of-the-sewing-machine Republished piece from Moniteur in Le Courrier fran ais regarding tailor riot – https commons wikimedia org wiki File Republished piece from Moniteur in Le Courrier fran C3 A7ais jpgHISTORY OF THE SEWING MACHINE PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHY OF THE INVENTOR BARTH LEMY THIMONNIER by J Meyssin Professeur de Fabrique – https gallica bnf fr ark 12148 bpt6k63539255 f5 itemJust a tip if you look at this source on a computer there is a panel on the left hand side of the screen that says Text Mode OCR Click on that and it will show you the text of the book and you can then translate the whole page to English or whichever language you like It s not perfect because the text is just pulled out by AI that recognizes the text in the image but it s good enough to read the book Who Invented the Sewing Machine – International Sewing Machine Collectors Society ISMCS – https ismacs net sewing machine articles who invented the sewing machine htmlChimonnier Inventor of the Sewing machine – ISMCS – https ismacs net thimonnier chimonnier-inventor-of-the-sewing-machine htmlThe Most Important Sewing Machine Find This Century – ISMCS – https ismacs net thimonnier the-most-important-sewing-machine-find htmlHistory of the Sewing Machine – Gallica – https gallica bnf fr blog 16032017 histoire-de-la-machine-coudreThe Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines – Veritasium – https youtu be RQYuyHNLPTQ si 8-J3A9dqylFcEtWUA Hilarious amp Dramatic History of the Sewing Machine – Abby Cox – https youtu be xI-tLfa8KeE si WCVarHxlk3hOykViThe Sewing Machine its invention and development by Grace Rogers Cooper – https www sil si edu DigitalCollections hst cooper Hosted by Ausha See ausha co privacy-policy for more information Click here to visit this podcast episode