1943
Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts proposed a model of artificial neurons, which is considered the first work in AI
1950
Alan Turing published Computing Machinery and Intelligence, which proposed the Turing Test to determine if a machine could exhibit intelligent behavior
1952
Arthur Samuel developed a program to play checkers that could learn the game independently
1955
John McCarthy coined the term "artificial intelligence" at a workshop at Dartmouth College
1956
The Dartmouth Conference brought together researchers from various fields to explore the potential of synthetic intelligence
1960s
McCarthy drove the development of LISP, the first AI programming language
1965
Edward Feigenbaum and Joshua Lederberg developed DENDRAL, a chemical-analysis expert system that rivaled the performance of chemists
1980s
AI creative writing assistants originated from spell checkers used by PC owners
1990s
The field gained more R&D funding and made substantial leaps forward