12 Breakthroughs That Shaped today's Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is suddenly in people's homes, driving their cars, and running their security systems. Users interact with chatbots, sometimes unaware they're not talking to live people. Designers and marketing agencies trust computer-generated insights and machine learning over human input in making business decisions. Artificial intelligence development seemed to happen overnight, but it has been a series of developments that stretches back hundreds of years. It's hard to imagine that, 381 years ago, anyone could have conceived of artificial intelligence.