# The History of AI Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-priors-ai/the-history-of-ai Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-priors-ai/the-history-of-ai.md Podcast: [No Priors AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-priors-ai) Published: 2026-02-02T18:30:04+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/d14e6278-667e-490b-9841-acd2e41ea308.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/d14e6278-667e-490b-9841-acd2e41ea308.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: failed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-priors-ai/episodes/the-history-of-ai Duration seconds: 738 ## Resource In this episode, we journey back in time to explore the fascinating history of artificial intelligence, tracing its origins from early philosophical questions about machine thought to the symbolic AI systems of the past and the rise of modern deep learning. We also discuss why the current AI boom feels different and the exciting future ahead. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to AI History 01:49 Early AI and Symbolic AI 05:39 AI Winters and Expert Systems 08:41 The Rise of Machine Learning 13:09 Modern AI and Future Outlook 18:27 AI's Impact on Innovation   Links Get the top 40+ AI Models for $20 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.ai AI Chat YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JaedenSchafer Join my AI Hustle Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustle See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-priors-ai/episodes/the-history-of-ai/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-priors-ai/the-history-of-ai.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.