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Concept of of artificial neural networks created
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Turing Test - "Can computers think?"
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Stochastic Neural Analog Reinforcement Calculator (SNARC) created, used as first AI neuro-network
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First successful use of a machine to translate meaningful texts
Georgetown IBM experiment -
First AI program used to play Checkers
Produced by Arthur Lee Samuel -
John McCarthy coined the term "artificial intelligence" and created the Lisp programming language
LISP became the primary language used in AI research. -
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"The Golden Years of AI"
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The Artificial Intelligence field is born at the 1956 Dartmouth Conference
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John McCarthy becomes a professor at Stanford, where he started the Artificial Intelligence Center lab
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The First AI Winter
Funds began drying up -
WABOT-2
First AI used to communicate with other humans -
"Deep Thought" an advanced chess AI, played against the worlds best chess players
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Artificial Intelligence starts being used in commercial applications
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AI becomes more widespread
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WATSON, first AI problem solving model used in public setting
Designed to beat contestants on "Jeopardy!" -
First AI model used in phones, Siri is released
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Cortana, the competitor to Siri is released
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ChatGPT released
Most popular general use AI tool to date.