As we continue to make new advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, this series takes a look back at the story of how we taught computers to learn. What are the ideas that made modern AI tools possible? Where did the ideas come from? And what's the logic behind how they work?

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0:00 Intelligence
0:45 Theseus
2:07 Turing Test
3:49 Playing Chess
5:30 Artificial Neurons