Long-form history for curious people
The stories behind the technologies that changed everything.
Deep dives into artificial intelligence, the internet, and robotics — told as they deserve to be told.
Minds & Machines: The Story of AI
75 articles tracing the complete history of artificial intelligence — through narratives, profiles, and pivotal events.
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AI History
The original series — 9 published articles tracing the intellectual foundations of artificial intelligence from ancient myths to the Dartmouth Conference.
Internet History
From ARPANET to the World Wide Web — how a military research project became the nervous system of modern civilization.
Robotics
From mechanical automatons to autonomous systems — the long history of humanity's attempt to build beings that move, think, and work.
“History is not the past. It is the story of how we became who we are — and the only honest guide we have to where we are going.”
Minds & Machines: The Story of AI is published by ishistory. No summaries. No hot takes. Just the full story, told properly.
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