Computing · 1991

Python

A readable language that became the lingua franca of data and AI.

Guido van Rossum released Python emphasizing clear syntax and batteries-included libraries. It is now the most widely used language for data science and machine learning.

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What it built on 1

C 1972

What it led to 2

TensorFlow 2015
PyTorch 2016

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The dashed line marks when it first worked.

Training compute of notable AI models Source: Epoch AI, Notable AI Models (CC BY 4.0)