The field, as a network

Forty years of modern AI, told as it happened. Every lab is a star and every person a light beside it; threads show who worked where, and spinouts leave their parent lab like comets. A chapter for each era and a note on each milestone explain what changed and why it mattered. Hover any light to see who it is; click to open the profile.

Built from the profiles, lab pages and milestones on this site. See the full timeline for every event in order.