noun
cybernetics
Academic term for the interdisciplinary study of control and communication in animals and machines. Often associated with early AI research.
See also: サイバネティックス
人工頭脳学は、生物と機械の制御と通信を研究する学問です。
Cybernetics is the study of control and communication in living organisms and machines.
Katakana loanword for 'cybernetics', more common in modern contexts. 人工頭脳学 is a native kanji compound with a slightly older or more academic feel.
Compound of 人工 (artificial), 頭脳 (brain), and 学 (study). The term was coined to translate 'cybernetics' into Japanese, likely in the mid-20th century.