1. This document provides 17 facts about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) including key milestones in machine reading, language processing, computer vision, and conversational AI models.
2. It also discusses familiarity with and opinions about AI according to surveys, with higher education and income groups demonstrating greater awareness of AI applications. Concerns about job losses are common while expectations of improved efficiency are also cited.
3. Facts on AI spending trends are presented, with over 60% of firms expecting to increase investments in AI and the global AI market projected to reach over $500 billion in size within a few years, surpassing the GDP of many countries.