The Adventures of AI: A Tale of Wonder and Learning

" Tracing the Origins of Intelligent Machines: From Ancient Greece to Modern-Day AI and Machine Learning" Table of Contents Long, long ago, in ancient Greece, people had stories and traditions about clever machines. These machines were very smart and could think and move on their own! Some of the earliest machines were the abacus and the Jacquard loom, which helped people with calculations and weaving. In Greek myths, there were tales about gods and goddesses who made their own special machines. One of them was Hephaestus, who created automaton servants that could do all kinds of tasks. They were like magical robots! But it wasn't just the Greeks who had amazing machines. In ancient China, they had the abacus, which helped with counting and math. And in France, there was the Jacquard loom, which made weaving much easier. These were the beginnings of clever machines! As time went on, people kept inventing and using automata. In the Middle Ages, some used these machines for