The Evolution of AI, Explained in Stages
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AI feels like it "suddenly" got smart in the last few years. It didn't. It's been evolving in distinct stages for over 70 years — each one building on the limits of the last. Here's the journey, broken down simply. Stage 1: Rule-Based AI (1950s-1980s) The earliest AI wasn't "intelligent" — it was a giant pile of if-else logic written by humans. How it worked: Programmers manually coded rules. "If symptom X and symptom Y, then diagnose Z." Chess engines, expert systems, early chatbots like ELIZA…
1Key Takeaways
- AI feels like it "suddenly" got smart in the last few years.
- It's been evolving in distinct stages for over 70 years — each one building on the limits of the last.
- Here's the journey, broken down simply.
- Stage 1: Rule-Based AI (1950s-1980s) The earliest AI wasn't "intelligent" — it was a giant pile of if-else logic written by humans.
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Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — ML reports that aI feels like it "suddenly" got smart in the last few years.
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