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A brief history of AI from ancient times to the present day

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by Kristy Anamoutou

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AI didn't begin with ChatGPT. For curious minds and history geeks, this narrative podcast traces the history of artificial intelligence as a millennial human adventure across civilizations. From 8th-century BCE Greek automata to the 11th-century African Ifá binary system, from Al-Jazari's Islamic robotics to Japanese karakuri—discover how humanity dreamed of intelligent machines millennia before computers. Each episode (15-20 min) explores AI beyond pure technology: history, culture, philosophy. https://us.histoire-ia.fr/introduction

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January 18, 2026

6.7 Conclusion — What This Revolution Teaches Us

What the Deep Learning Revolution Teaches Us: Conclusion and opening toward the future From AlexNet to ChatGPT. From DeepMind to DeepSeek. From Mistral to African-language models. From the AI Act to silicon gardens. Six continents. Fifteen years. What does this journey teach us? Four threads run through it. Exponential acceleration — each year brings capabilities that the previous year would have judged impossible. The global race — AI has become a geopolitical issue where technological alliances reflect political alliances. The concentration of power — a few companies dominate models, data, computing. The ambivalence of creators — those who invented deep learning are among the most worried about its consequences. But each continent also has its singularity. Africa builds its own models. America created the godfathers and the giants. Asia became the center of gravity. Europe invented the rule and made the exception emerge. The Middle East made gardens bloom. Oceania seeks its place. This period leaves us a transformative technology — and the responsibility to shape it. The tools are here. The questions are posed. The choices belong to us. The journey continues — where to, we decide together.

January 18, 2026

6.6 Oceania — Archipelago of Innovation

Archipelago of Innovation: How Australia seeks its place in the AI revolution Australia produces one point six percent of global AI research — but only zero point two percent of patents. The Australian paradox: scientific excellence is not converting quickly enough into economic power. Publications have doubled in ten years. Patents have quadrupled. CSIRO Data61 hosts one of the largest concentrations of AI expertise in the world. But Australia does not have a large language model comparable to GPT-4 or Claude. In December 2025, the National AI Plan tried to bridge this gap. The AI Safety Institute was created. Australia joined the international network of safety institutes. But the Australian choice was different from the European one. No specific AI law. A "light" approach to attract investment. Oceania seeks its place — between scientific excellence and commercialization, between geographic isolation and global connection. The archipelago continues to build its bridges.

January 18, 2026

6.5 Middle East — Silicon Gardens

Silicon Gardens: How the desert became an artificial intelligence laboratory In 2017, the United Arab Emirates appointed Omar Al Olama as Minister of Artificial Intelligence. He was thirty years old. It was a world first. This was not a symbolic gesture. It was a declaration of intent. In 2019, MBZUAI became the first university in the world entirely dedicated to AI. In 2022, Falcon LLM proved the Emirates could compete with giants. In 2024, Microsoft invested one and a half billion dollars in G42, the Emirati champion. AI could contribute ninety-six billion dollars to the Emirati economy by 2030. Israel, for its part, remained the "startup nation." Wiz reached twelve billion dollars in valuation. Nvidia acquired Run:ai. Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, opened a laboratory in Tel Aviv. Saudi Arabia invested hundreds of billions in NEOM — a futuristic city piloted by AI. The desert has bloomed. Silicon gardens are transforming yesterday's oil into tomorrow's data.

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What is A brief history of AI from ancient times to the present day?: AI didn't begin with ChatGPT. For curious minds and history geeks, this narrative podcast traces the history of artificial intelligence as a millennial human adventure across civilizations.

From 8th-century BCE Greek automata to the 11th-century African Ifá binary system, from Al-Jazari's Islamic robotics to Japanese karakuri—discover how humanity dreamed of intelligent machines millennia before computers.

Each episode (15-20 min) explores AI beyond pure technology: history, culture, philosophy.

https://us.histoire-ia.fr/introduction
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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