The "History of AI" timeline slide outlines key milestones from the 1940s, when Alan Turing proposed the Imitation Game, to the 1956 Dartmouth Conference where John McCarthy coined "Artificial Intelligence." It continues through the 1980s Expert Systems era, the 2010s Deep Learning boom driven by neural networks and GPUs, and today's Generative AI revolution with models like GPT and DALL-E.
History of AI
1940s: Turing Test Proposed Alan Turing introduces the Imitation Game, laying foundational ideas for machine intelligence evaluation. 1956: Dartmouth Conference Birth of AI as a field; John McCarthy coins 'Artificial Intelligence' at this seminal workshop. 1980s: Expert Systems Era Rule-based systems like MYCIN mimic human expertise in domains such as medicine and engineering. 2010s: Deep Learning Boom Advances in neural networks and GPUs fuel breakthroughs in image recognition, speech, and more. Today: Generative AI Revolution Models like GPT and DALL-E enable creation of text, images, and media from natural language prompts.
Source: AI Timeline
Speaker Notes
This slide outlines key milestones in AI history from the 1940s to today, setting the stage for core concepts and applications.