Warren Brodey, 101, Dies; a Visionary at the Dawn of the Information Age

Warren Brodey, a pioneering figure in the field of complex systems and responsive technologies, has passed away at the age of 101. Brodey's work in the 1950s and 1960s laid the groundwork for many of the advancements in artificial intelligence that we see today. Brodey's research focused on understanding the behavior of complex systems and developing technologies that could adapt and respond to changing environments. His ideas about feedback loops, self-organization, and the role of information in complex systems were influential in shaping the field of cybernetics, which would go on to have a significant impact on the development of AI and other emerging technologies. While Brodey's work may not have received the same level of public recognition as some of his contemporaries, his contributions to the field of complex systems and responsive technologies were deeply influential and have continued to shape the way we think about and approach the challenges of the information age.