History of AI: Key Milestones and Figures, Highlighting the Evolution of AI From Its Early Beginnings to Its Current State

Abstract

The history of Artificial Intelligence (AI) shows a journey from early ideas about machines and logic to today's powerful technologies. Alan Turing's work in the 20th century laid the foundation for AI, which became a formal field in 1956. After early progress and setbacks during the “AI Winter,” AI advanced with machine learning and neural networks. Milestones like IBM's Deep Blue and Google's AlphaGo showed AI's growing strength. Today, AI impacts healthcare, finance, and daily life but also raises ethical concerns about privacy and fairness. The future goal is creating responsible AI that benefits society.