Danny Hillis biography and early AI ventures

Danny Hillis biography and early AI ventures The passage provides a historical overview of Danny Hillis's work in computing and AI with no mention of controversial actions, financial flows, or connections to powerful political actors. It lacks actionable leads for investigation. Key insights: Hillis built a wooden computer at MIT as an undergraduate.; Founded Thinking Machines Corporation and created the Connection Machine.; Met Richard Feynman, who commented on the idea.