Chronological event histories for the companies, technologies, regulations, and markets shaping artificial intelligence.
The major funding rounds, IPOs, and investment milestones that have shaped the AI industry — from early bets on deep learning to the hundred-billion-dollar valuations of 2025.
Key regulatory milestones shaping the global AI governance landscape, from the EU AI Act to US executive orders and China's algorithmic rules.
The evolution of AI safety from a niche academic concern to a central question in global technology policy — key research breakthroughs, institutional milestones, and inflection points.
Google's AI journey from the deep learning revolution at Google Brain through DeepMind's breakthroughs to the Gemini era — the full arc of the world's largest AI research organization.
From its founding by ex-OpenAI researchers to becoming a leading AI safety company valued at over $60 billion — every major milestone in Anthropic's history.
The complete history of large language models from early word embeddings through the Transformer revolution to today's multimodal reasoning systems.
A comprehensive timeline of OpenAI from its founding as a nonprofit in 2015 through its transformation into a $300B for-profit company.
The career arc of Sam Altman — from Y Combinator president to OpenAI CEO, through a dramatic firing and reinstatement, to leading the world's most valuable AI company.
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