Anecdotal recollection of AI conference interactions and early Japanese AI initiative

Anecdotal recollection of AI conference interactions and early Japanese AI initiative The passage is a personal memoir that mentions historical AI events and figures but provides no concrete evidence of wrongdoing, financial transactions, or links to powerful officials. It offers minimal investigative value beyond confirming known public history. Key insights: Speaker claims to have been invited to a conference mistakenly believing Richard Feynman would appear.; Describes a bizarre encounter with Alan Watts dressed as a monk.; Mentions early 1980s Japanese "5th Generation" AI project and a meeting organized by Heinz Pagels with AI pioneers Marvin Minsky, John McCarthy, and Edward Feigenbaum.