The Oldest AI

Summary: What are the earliest seeds of artificial intelligence? To whom do we owe thanks for starting us down this path? Many modern researchers to be sure, but the earliest is Leonardo Torres of Spain, in about 1914. As data scientists it's very cool to be at the forefront in this age of techno-optimism. Since the awakening of the digital age calculated by economic researchers to have begun about 1994, a wave of increased productivity has been credited to computer-related innovations resulting in higher standards of living for many if not most.