An overview of the history of artificial intelligence (AI)

An overview of the history of artificial intelligence (AI), tracing its origins from ancient myths and philosophical concepts of formal reasoning to its modern manifestations. It highlights key milestones in AI research and development, including the birth of the field at the Dartmouth Workshop in 1956, periods of significant optimism and subsequent "AI winters" due to unmet expectations and funding cuts, and the resurgence of interest driven by advancements like expert systems and neural net...