From computation to artificial intelligence
The AI timeline.
A source-linked chronology beginning with the foundations of general-purpose computation, continuing through symbolic AI, expert systems, machine learning, deep learning, foundation models, generative AI and agentic systems.
Timeline milestones42
Indexed AI records1002
Historical / lifecycle records539
Earliest milestone1834
Indexed historical growth by decade
Chronology
Timeline milestones are source-linked historical anchors. The
1,002-record catalog is broader than this chronology; many records
remain baseline entries pending deeper provenance and lifecycle
audits.
Timeline + lineage
History answers when major computing and AI milestones happened. Lineage answers what led to what—model generations, rebrands, fine-tuning branches and research influence.