The Intelligence Age: A History of AI

From ancient automata to modern neural networks — the story of thinking machines

75 Milestones
700+ Years of history
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Virginia E. Barker

Civil servant

  • Served as an employee of the Department of Recreation and Parks in Baltimore City
  • Was known by several nicknames, including Q

Virginia E. Barker was an American civil servant who dedicated her career to the Department of Recreation and Parks in Baltimore City, Maryland. She was affectionately known by various nicknames, with ‘Q’ being one of them.

Milestones

  • The AI That Saved a Company $40 Million a Year
    Expert Systems and the Knowledge Boom Commercial
    The AI That Saved a Company $40 Million a Year

    Digital Equipment Corporation's R1/XCON became the first expert system to prove AI could deliver massive commercial value, configuring minicomputers faster and more accurately than any human.

    1986
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