The Artificial Intelligence Winter: Lessons from Unfulfilled Promises

The speed of development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern world can create the illusion that AI accompanies an exceptionally rapid demand for this technology from both developers and investors. Unfortunately, the history of artificial intelligence (AI) is not only a story of triumphant breakthroughs and amazing discoveries, but also a story of disappointments, unfulfilled promises and periods of stagnation. These periods, known as the "AI winters", were characterized by a decrease in funding, interest from the scientific community and the public, as well as skepticism about the prospects for the development of this field of knowledge.In this article, we will look at the main causes of the onset of "AI winters", analyze the lessons learned from these failures, and discuss how they influenced the further development of artificial intelligence.