❄️ The Seasons of a Science The history of Artificial Intelligence is not a straight, upward line of triumphant progress. It is a turbulent story of seasons—of vibrant, wildly optimistic "springs" where funding bloomed and revolutionary ideas took root, violently followed by harsh, desolate "winters" where progress stalled, massive promises went unfulfilled, and global disillusionment set in. This cyclical, boom-and-bust journey of hype and hardship is one of the most importa