A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence

By grifmade
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Al-Jazari created a programmable orchestra of mechanical human beings

    Al-Jazari created a programmable orchestra of mechanical human beings

  • Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator, the first digital calculating machine

    Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator, the first digital calculating machine

  • Leonardo Torres y Quevedo built a chess automaton

    Leonardo Torres y Quevedo built a chess automaton

  • Konrad Zuse built the first working program-controlled computer

    Konrad Zuse built the first working program-controlled computer

  • Isaac Asimov published his Three Laws of Robotics

    Isaac Asimov published his Three Laws of Robotics

  • The first working AI programs were written in 1951 to run on the Ferranti Mark 1 machine of the University of Manchester: a checkers-playing program written by Christopher Strachey and a chess-playing program written by Dietrich Prinz.

    The first working AI programs were written in 1951 to run on the Ferranti Mark 1 machine of the University of Manchester: a checkers-playing program written by Christopher Strachey and a chess-playing program written by Dietrich Prinz.

  • The General Problem Solver (GPS) demonstrated by Newell, Shaw and Simon.

    The General Problem Solver (GPS) demonstrated by Newell, Shaw and Simon.

  • Edward Feigenbaum invented Dendral, software made to deduce the molecular structure of organic compounds using scientific instrument data. It was the first expert system.

    Edward Feigenbaum invented Dendral, software made to deduce the molecular structure of organic compounds using scientific instrument data. It was the first expert system.

  • Ian Horswill extended behavior-based robotics by creating Polly, the first robot to navigate using vision and operate at animal-like speeds

    Ian Horswill extended behavior-based robotics by creating Polly, the first robot to navigate using vision and operate at animal-like speeds

  • The Deep Blue chess machine defeats the then world chess champion, Garry Kasparov.

    The Deep Blue chess machine defeats the then world chess champion, Garry Kasparov.

  • First official RoboCup football (soccer) match featuring table-top matches with 40 teams of interacting robots and over 5000 spectators.

    First official RoboCup football (soccer) match featuring table-top matches with 40 teams of interacting robots and over 5000 spectators.

  • Honda's ASIMO robot, an artificially intelligent humanoid robot, is able to walk as fast as a human, delivering trays to customers in restaurant settings.

    Honda's ASIMO robot, an artificially intelligent humanoid robot, is able to walk as fast as a human, delivering trays to customers in restaurant settings.

  • Google builds self driving car

    Google builds self driving car

  • Apple's Siri, Google's Google Now and Microsoft's Cortana are smartphone apps that use natural language to answer questions, make recommendations and perform actions.

    Apple's Siri, Google's Google Now and Microsoft's Cortana are smartphone apps that use natural language to answer questions, make recommendations and perform actions.