The History of AI: An Interactive Timeline
An interactive timeline of artificial intelligence milestones, from foundational research and philosophy to creative works and physical devices, overlaid with AI popularity trends.
An interactive scatter plot mapping AI milestones across time, covering five categories: Creative Work, Foundational Research, Important Papers, Physical Devices/Technology, and Philosophy/Theory. Overlaid with n-gram frequency data tracking how often “AI” appears in published texts, showing how public interest has evolved alongside actual breakthroughs.
Click on data points to reveal detailed annotations, search for specific events or years, and zoom into periods of interest.