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The history of AI

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  • first use of the word "robot" in english

    first use of the word "robot" in english
    Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) opened in London. This is the first use of the word "robot" in English.

  • the first working program-controlled computer

    Konrad Zuse built the first working program-controlled computers.

  • alan turing's first apperence

    alan turing's first apperence
    Alan Turing proposes the Turing Test as a measure of machine intelligence.

  • for the first time.

    for the first time.
    The name artificial intelligence is used for the first time as the topic of the second Dartmouth Conference, organized by John McCarthy

  • MIT AI lab

    John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky founded the MIT AI Lab.

  • web crawlers

    Web crawlers and other AI-based information extraction programs become essential in widespread use of the World Wide Web.

  • "smart toys"

    Interactive robopets ("smart toys") become commercially available, realizing the vision of the 18th century novelty toy makers.