Weekend Read: The History of AI

Sapphire Ventures published a good take on the evolution of AI Tech through today

• Current State: A pivotal moment Gen generative AI, parallels the era before Netscape's browser launch in 1994, emphasizing the imminent arrival of its vast potential

• The author identifies five distinct eras of AI:

  • 1.0- Heuristic rules & statistical models

  • Neural Networks

  • Predictive Analytics

  • (Auto)motive - Personally, would not silo this into a vertical market but express it as the force in the development of motile forms - robots, drones, vehicles, etc

  • Generative AI

Read more here: https://sapphireventures.com/blog/the-five-eras-of-ai/

Watch this space on the evolution and future roadmap of AI, more to come.