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AI Evolution: From Dartmouth's Roots to AGI Race

11/1/2025

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In 1956, Dartmouth College computer scientist John McCarthy helped coin the term "artificial intelligence," marking the field's birth.
Today, emphasis has shifted to artificial general intelligence, with computers potentially matching or surpassing human intelligence.
Recent developments include a significant OpenAI–Microsoft deal and large investments by Meta and Google in pursuit of AGI, as Mark Gubrud warned in 1997 about the dangers of advanced AI and nanotechnology in warfare.

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In 1956, Dartmouth College computer scientist John McCarthy helped coin the term "artificial intelligence," marking the field's birth.
Today, emphasis has shifted to artificial general intelligence, with computers potentially matching or surpassing human intelligence.
Recent developments include a significant OpenAI–Microsoft deal and large investments by Meta and Google in pursuit of AGI, as Mark Gubrud warned in 1997 about the dangers of advanced AI and nanotechnology in warfare.