Evolution of Artificial Intelligence

Major Milestones from 1950-2025

Timeline Eras
Foundational Research (1950-1980)
AI Winter Periods (1969-1979, 1987-1993)
Expert Systems Era (1980-2000)
ML Renaissance (2000-2012)
Deep Learning Era (2012-2020)
Transformer & LLM Era (2017-present)

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