This A.I. timeline infographic depicts some of the most significant A.I. milestones. TEST OF TURING IN 1950, Alan Turing, a computer scientist, proposed a test for machine intelligence. If a machine can fool humans into believing it is human, it is intelligent. A.I. WAS BORN IN 1955. John McCarthy, a computer scientist, coined the term "artificial intelligence" to describe "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines." UNIMATE 1961 Unimate, the first industrial robot, begins replacing humans on the assembly line at General Motors. UNIMATE 1961 Unimate, the first industrial robot, begins replacing humans on the assembly line at General Motors. SHAKEY IN 1966 Shakey, Stanford's "first electronic person," is a general-purpose mobile robot that thinks about its actions.
