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The Evolution of AI Technologies

Eighty years of artificial intelligence, mapped by technology class rather than by product. Each lane shows when a class was first formulated, when it actually became deployable in commercial production, and whether it is still doing work today. The gap between those first two dates is usually decades, and it is the gap that matters when you are deciding what to build on.

28 technology classes 1943 – 2026 Research origin vs. commercial deployment Plain-language explanation for every class Click any lane or marker for detail

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Research era Commercially deployable Milestone Commercial inflection Bars ending mid-axis = class superseded or absorbed

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Select a technology class or a milestone marker for a plain-language explanation of what it is, alongside its history, commercialisation date and current status.