Where It All Began: A Fun Guide to the Foundations of ML and AI

Once upon a time, in a world healing from the aftermath of war (1939–1945), some people were captivated by themes of patriotism, heroism, and sacrifice, while others were starstruck by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age, featuring actors like Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn, and Marilyn Monroe. Amidst all this, there were those intrigued by the idea of teaching machines to learn and measure their intelligence.

In this world lived a brilliant British mathematician and computer scientist named Alan Turing. In…