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How we arrived here

From early computation to the choices ahead.

The modern research timeline begins in 1943, passes through Turing, Dartmouth, neural networks, transformers and conversational systems, and opens into conditional scenarios through 2035. Historical events and possible futures are clearly separated.

Selected starting points

Descriptions introduce the source. They do not replace reading it in full.

Evidence, estimates and scenarios are different.

A company announcement is not an independent evaluation. A scenario is not a prediction. Follow the original source and check its date, scope and limitations.