About the Series
Minds & Machines is an open-source, 75-article series that tells the complete narrative history of Artificial Intelligence.
The Series
From the bronze giant Talos to ChatGPT, from Ada Lovelace's algorithm to the transformer architecture — this series traces the full arc of AI history through 75 planned articles, approximately 600,000 planned words, and three interconnected tracks.
Three Tracks
Articles (A1–A25)
Narrative era overviews and thematic deep dives, organized into five acts spanning the full history of AI.
Profiles (P1–P25)
Biographical portraits of the thinkers, builders, critics, and visionaries who shaped the field.
Events (E1–E25)
Deep dives into the landmark moments — conferences, breakthroughs, winters, and explosions.
Publishing Schedule
New articles are published three times per week. At this pace, the full series of 75 articles will be completed in approximately 25 weeks.
The Author
This series is written by Ishaan, a writer and researcher passionate about making the history of technology accessible, engaging, and rigorously accurate.