Artificial Intelligence

How has AI developed over the years and what's next?

AI systems help to program the software you use and translate the texts you read.

AI systems help to program the software you use and translate the texts you read. Image: Pexels/ Tara Winstead

Max Roser
Programme Director, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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A timeline showing the development of computer technology. AI systems
The first digital computers were only invented about eight decades ago. Image: Our World In Data.
A timeline of the notable AI systems and their capabilities
A timeline of the notable AI systems and their capabilities. Image: Our World In Data.

A graph showing the improvement of language and image recognition capabilities of AI systems
Language and image recognition capabilities of AI systems have improved rapidly. Image: Our World In Data.

A graphic showing a timeline of images generated by AI systems.
None of the people in these images exist, all of them were generated by AI systems Image: Our World In Data.

A graphic showing an example of an AI system that was asked to explain a joke.
An example of an AI system that was asked to explain a joke. Image: Our World In Data.

As training computation has increased, so AI systems have become more powerful.
As training computation has increased, so AI systems have become more powerful. Image: Our World In Data.

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