The History of AI: A Timeline of Artificial Intelligence

Who is credited with conceptualizing artificial intelligence before it was called that?

• Ernst Dickmanns

• John McCarthy

• Alan Turing

• Joseph Weizenbaum

What was the purpose of the Dartmouth Conference in 1956?

• To create the first chatbot

• To develop the first AI robot

• To design a self-driving car

• To investigate the possibility of thinking machines

What was ELIZA designed to simulate?

• A chess game

• A therapy session

• A rocket launch

• A self-driving car

What was Shakey the Robot equipped with?

• A steering wheel and pedals

• A chessboard and pieces

• A TV camera and sensors

• A microphone and speakers

What was the AI winter?

• The invention of the first AI robot

• The creation of the first AI society

• A time when AI research funding was cut

• A period of rapid AI development

What was the first self-driving car invented by Ernst Dickmanns?

• A BMW i8

• A Ford Mustang

• A Mercedes van

• A Tesla Model S

What was IBM's Deep Blue designed to do?

• Compete in chess

• Play the game of Go

• Simulate human emotions

• Navigate Mars

What was Kismet (the robot) capable of doing?

• Driving a car

• Simulating human emotions

• Playing chess

• Navigating Mars

What did the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity do on Mars?

• Drove autonomously on Earth

• Played chess

• Simulated human emotions

• Made decisions in real-time

What was the purpose of IBM Watson?

• To play Jeopardy

• To simulate therapy

• To drive a car

• To navigate Mars