The GENIUS Who Taught Machines to Think

Can machines really think? 🤖🧠 In this special episode of Journey Through Time, David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell are joined by science writer and historian Steven Johnson to unravel the wild, brilliant, and sometimes bizarre history of artificial intelligence. From Alan Turing’s war-time codebreaking and the birth of the Turing Test, to sci-fi prophecies, chess-playing supercomputers, and the unexpected role of video game graphics cards, we trace how AI evolved from a speculative idea to the jaw-dropping reality of today. ✅ Subscribe Here: / @journeythroughtimepod ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/journeythroughtime ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: X: x.com/ThroughTimePod TikTok: tiktok.com/@throughtimepod Instagram: instagram.com/throughtimepod Facebook: facebook.com/ThroughTimePod Threads: threads.net/@throughtimepod Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/throughtimepod.bsky.social ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor