Old 90s and AI
Many believe that Alan Turing’s 1950 publication of “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” marks the beginning of artificial intelligence. “I propose to address the topic, Can machines think?” Turing opened his article. It then presented a case study that became known as a Turing Test. In his theory, Turing argued that a computer would qualify as intelligent if a person could not tell it apart from a human being.
1st introduction of AI
The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, organised by John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky, was the first meeting on artificial intelligence (DSRPAI). It established the groundwork for several decades of additional study by persuading computer scientists that artificial intelligence was a feasible objective. Early attempts at AI also led to the creation of chess and checker-playing bots. In addition, robotics and other problem-solving software applications were developed in the 1960s. The development of ELIZA, a software that mimicked psychotherapy and offered an early illustration of human-machine communication, was one noteworthy accomplishment.
AI research and development continued, albeit more slowly, in the 1970s and 1980s. Significant results, particularly in robotics, led to the development of walking and seeing robots. Additionally, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the first (very constrained) autonomous automobile. However, there was a time known as the “AI winter” when government funding for AI research dropped sharply.
In the 1990s, interest in AI increased once more. Natural language processing may result in human-computer dialogue that seems far more realistic than what was feasible with ELIZA, as the Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity (ALICE) chatbot showed. The first recurrent neural network design was created during this decade, and an increase in analytical methods that would eventually serve as the foundation for AI research was also seen. The IBM Deep Blue chess AI, the first to defeat the reigning world champion, was also released in this decade.
Introduction of Siri, Alexa and Cortana
In the early 2000s, robots saw a fast innovation wave. The first Roombas started sweeping carpets, while NASA-launched robots started exploring Mars. Google was developing a driverless car closer to home.
The exponential growth of AI technologies since 2010 has been notable. Technology and software development made it feasible for voice assistants, object recognition, and natural language processing. Watson from IBM won Jeopardy. With the creation of Siri, Alexa, and Cortana, chatbots have become commonplace in contemporary retail. AlphaGo from Google DeepMind defeated human Go champions. And businesses across all sectors have started implementing AI solutions to assist them in data analysis and success.
Today, more sophisticated applications of AI are starting to emerge as it moves past some of the earlier, more constrained forms.