Figure 1
The horizontal axis is labeled “Time (Chronological Progress)” and has the markings “1950s,” “1960s,” “1970s,” “1980s,” “1990s,” “2000s,” “2010s,” “2020s,” and “Future.” The vertical axis is labeled “A I Progress Level” and ranges from 1 to 9 in increments of 1 unit. The chart shows milestones marked with text across the timeline. The data from the timeline is as follows: At (1950s, Level 1): “Early A I Foundations.” At (1960s, Level 2): “Symbolic A I and Problem Solving.” At (1970s, Level 3): “Knowledge-Based Systems.” At (1980s, Level 4): “Machine Learning Emerges.” At (1990s, Level 5): “Deep Learning Beginnings.” At (2000s, Level 6): “Big Data and A I Applications.” At (2010s, Level 7): “Deep Learning and A I in Real-World.” At (2020s, Level 8): “Transformers and Towards A G I.” At (Future, Level 9): “A G I Development” enclosed in a dotted vertical rectangle labeled “Transitional period from A I to A G I,” along with an image of humanoid robots and a digital figure with glowing brain illustrations. A paragraph at the top left reads: “Alan Turing (1912 to 1954) assessed a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior. John McCarthy (1927 to 2011) coined the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in 1956, marking the birth of A I as a field of study.” Below this text, an image of Alan Turing with an early computer is displayed. A green arrow near the 2020s milestone points to the text: “Post-pandemic A I surge in tourism (such as, in real-time assistance, virtual experiences, and destination management).”AI evolution leading to AGI with milestones. Figure by author-via instructions given to ChatGPT, OpenAI