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The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be traced back to the mid-20th century and the works of pioneers like Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky, and John McCarthy.:

• Alan Turing: Considered the father of computer science and AI, he proposed the concept of a "thinking machine" in his 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". He also introduced the Turing Test to measure a machine's ability to mimic human intelligence.
• Marvin Minksy: Known as the "father of AI", he co-founded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and wrote extensively on topics like perception, robotics, and human thought. He is also a co-author of the seminal book "Perceptrons".
• John McCarthy: Organized the first conference on AI in 1956, which is considered the birth of modern AI research. He also proposed LISP as a programming language for symbolic reasoning.

Early Developments:

• "Summer of 1956": The Dartmouth Conference, where the term "Artificial Intelligence" was coined and AI research began in earnest.
• "1956-1974": Early progress focused on "rule-based systems" and symbolic AI, but results were limited.
• "Late 1970s": A shift towards "connectionist models" (neural networks), inspired by the biological structure of human brains.

Modern AI:

• "1980s-Present": Advances in computing power, new theories and techniques (like deep learning) have led to breakthroughs.
• "1997": IBM's Deep Blue defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov, marking a milestone in AI development.
• "2016": AlphaGo from DeepMind mastered the ancient game of Go, another significant achievement.