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In 1936, Alan Turing came up with the idea of creating a machine that could simulate any algorithmic computation.
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Alan Turing wrote this article so people would consider whether or not machines could think. This led to what is known as the Turing test where if one is unable to distinguish between whether they are talking to a computer or a person, then the machine can think.
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At the National Physical Laboratory they began working on creating a smaller version of Turing's circuit work and ideas. This was later named the ACE Computer for Automatic Computing Engine.
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The Logic Theorist Program (LTP) was created by Allen Newell, Cliff Shaw, and Herbert Simon. The LTP was the first example of artificial intelligence, and was able to simulate problem-solving skills similar to that of a human.
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Between 1957-1974 AI became significantly more affordable, accessibly, and easy to use. This led to government funding and people working towards improving AI globally.
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The full sized ACE computer was released in 1958. At the time this was the fastest computer available and had the most data storage.
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ELIZA was developed at MIT by Joseph Weizenbaum, she was the first chatbot created. ELIZA could only communicate through text and could not absorb information shared with her from a chat.
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Gary Kasparov, a renowned chess champion, was defeated by IBM's AI system in a game of chess. This was a huge step for AI and was the first time it had ever won against a chess champion of this degree.
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Dragon Systems developed a language recognition program that was carried out by Windows. This was a major step in the language realm of AI.
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The first online website was published by Tim Berners-Lee. Sharing the discovery of hypertext transfer protocol, more commonly known as HTTP.
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Apple releases Siri in March of 2010.
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Eugene Goostman was a chatbot, and reportedly the first computer to pass the Turing Test.
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Some people are against artificial intelligence because it is used for eavesdropping, data mining, and other things that are seen as invasive.
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People continue to work towards advancements of Artificial Intelligence through many things. Currently, the main focuses are self-driving cars, telephone calls, and having a conversation with the computer in more than one language.
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In a survey taken by Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute, they found that a majority of the people surveyed thought that by the year 2137 all human jobs would be replaced by computers.
