A clean, premium eBook that explains how AI evolved from early symbolic systems to today’s foundation models, in a clear timeline-based narrative. You will learn the key breakthroughs, why “AI winters” happened, how deep learning and transformers changed everything, and what the current landscape looks like heading into 2026 and beyond.

Inside, you get:

Clickable Table of Contents for fast navigation

AI history broken into clear eras (1950–1969, 1970–2009, 2010–2016, 2017–2019, 2020–Jan 2026)

A plain-English section on how modern AI works

Prompting essentials, plus an industry map (founders, labs, and major players)

“What’s Next” scenarios (2026–2030), conclusion, and glossary