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From Turing's Big Question to Self-Driving Cars: The Wild, Witty Journey of AI!

  • Writer: Bella Tian
    Bella Tian
  • Dec 13, 2024
  • 2 min read

The History of AI:

A Journey from Turing’s Big Question to Super-Smart Machines!

Early Beginnings (1950s) Picture this: it’s the 1950s, and a brilliant guy named Alan Turing is sitting there thinking, “Can machines think like humans?” He comes up with something called the Turing Test to see if a computer can pass as human. It’s the beginning of AI, and Turing is basically asking, “Hey, machines, can you think for yourselves?” Spoiler: it took a few decades, but we got there!



The First AI Programs (1950s-1960s) Fast forward to the 1950s and 1960s—computers start learning to play chess, solve puzzles, and look pretty darn smart doing it. These early AI programs weren’t exactly ready to run the world, but they were like the toddler phase of AI—getting the hang of things and proving that, yeah, maybe machines could do stuff that seemed like thinking. Sort of.Haha


made a table using chatGPT
made a table using chatGPT

AI Winter (1970s-1980s)Now, hold on! The excitement hits a rough patch—welcome to the “AI Winter” in the 1970s and 1980s. After the initial hype, people realized building super-intelligent machines was way harder than they thought. Progress slowed, expectations dropped, and AI was kind of chilling out, waiting for its glow-up. Think of it as the awkward phase before the cool transformation.


AI Comes Back (1990s)But wait—just when you thought AI was snoozing, the 1990s roll in, and BAM! AI comes back with a vengeance. With faster computers and better algorithms, AI starts getting serious. One iconic moment: in 1997, a computer called Deep Blue beats world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Suddenly, AI is not just smart—it’s taking names!


The Rise of Machine Learning (2000s-Present)Now, enter Machine Learning (ML) in the 2000s, and it’s like AI just got a superpower upgrade. Instead of just following rules, ML lets machines learn from data—no programming required! Thanks to all the data we’re generating (thanks, internet!), AI is now doing things we couldn’t even dream of before—recognizing faces, driving cars, and even helping doctors with diagnoses. It’s like AI went from a toddler to a teenager with a lot of potential.



AI TodayAnd here we are—AI is basically everywhere! From chatting with Siri and Alexa to recommending your next Netflix binge, AI is your new best friend. It’s in self-driving cars, your social media feed, and even in the video games you play. AI is all around, and guess what? It’s only going to get smarter—so get ready for the future!


So, from Turing's big question to today’s super-smart machines, AI has come a long way. It’s been through some ups and downs, but now, it’s part of our everyday life—making our world a little bit smarter, one data point at a time.


How’s that for an epic tech journey? 🚀💡



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