The agencies which funded AI research (such as the British government, DARPA and NRC) became frustrated with the lack of progress and eventually cut off almost all funding for undirected research into AI.
AI研究に資金を供給していた機関（イギリス政府、DARPA、NRCなど）は、成果がないことに苛立ち、AI研究へのひもなしの資金供給がほぼ全て削減対象となった。