#HypeCycle | Aiwa-AI

To write "the script that will save humanity," we must learn from this history. We must build a sustainable, responsible, and ethically-grounded approach to AI that can weather any season and avoid the hubris that led to the freezes of the past. In this post, we explore: ☀️ The First AI Spring (1950s-1970s): The dawn of unbridled optimism and symbolic AI. ❄️ The First AI Winter (Mid-1970s - Early 1980s): The first major freeze, brought on by broken promises and computational limits. ☀️ The Rise of Expert Systems (1980s): A new spring driven by commercial success. ❄️ The Second AI Winter (Late 1980s - Mid-1990s): The collapse of the expert system market and another deep chill. 🌱 Lessons for Today: How understanding these cycles helps us build a more sustainable and ethical AI future.

The AI Winters & Springs: Navigating Hype and Disillusionment to Build AI That Truly Serves Humanity

❄️ The Seasons of a Science The history of Artificial Intelligence is not a straight, upward line of progress. It is a story of seasons—of vibrant, optimistic "springs" where funding bloomed and revolutionary ideas took root, followed by harsh, desolate "winters" where progress stalled, promises went unfulfilled, and disillusionment set in. This cyclical journey of hype and hardship, of boom and bust, is one of the most important and least understood stories in technology. T

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