Artificial Intelligence Technology - The Past and The Present

Not so long ago, AI seemed a distant dream. Today it is everywhere and is gaining momentum in all industries. CIOs worldwide are planting AI firmly in their list of technologies to watch out for and invest in 2022 and ahead. It is said to drive most innovation across each industry sector in the next 1 - 5 years. Jerry Kurtz, Executive VP, Insights & Data, at Capgemini America, believes that - AI is an enabler and powerful capability, but the time for proofs of concept and science projects is quickly coming to an end. In 2022, expect AI engagements to become larger, more strategically significant, and more mission-critical - with a focus on long-term scalability. 2022 could be a year where AI will mature from experimental to essential.

But before we go ahead, let us try to trace the origins of Artificial Intelligence and understand how it all began? Which events shaped the development of AI since the time of its inception?

The History of Artificial Intelligence

In 1947, Alan Turing, the father of Computer Science, remarked, “I believe that at the end of the century, the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.” And it would not be a stretch to say that he was right. Such is the nature of discovery, of the hitherto considered unknown becoming the norm, of the old making way for the new that it is almost unfathomable to begin with.

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