70th anniversary of AI

Webinar on August 12, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

An impulse from BENJAMIN-HENDRIK MAHL-MAIER, DIVERSITY MANAGER & DIGITALIZATION ENTHUSIAST

An entertaining birthday retrospective on 70 years of AI – and an outlook on how we can responsibly help shape its "adult years."

In 1956, the term "artificial intelligence" was first recorded at the Dartmouth Conference in New Hampshire. Seventy years later, we are celebrating its birthday—not with technical jargon, but as a living life story: from its megalomaniacal "childhood" in the 1950s, when the idea of thinking machines seemed far too ambitious given the limited technology available, to its wild youth as invisible everyday AI, to today's adulthood of generative AI, with which we chat, write, and design.

What has become of the idea of autonomous superintelligence? How has the collaboration between AI and humans developed? How can we design learning experiences in a way that is effective today? And what are our wishes for AI on its 70th birthday?

Following the webinar, you will find a recording here.

Benjamin-Hendrik Mahl-Maier

Benjamin-Hendrik Mahl-Maier

Diversity manager and digitalization enthusiast

Benjamin-Hendrik Mahl-Maier is Diversity Manager and digitalization enthusiast at pme Familienservice. As an Apple Professional Learning Specialist, he combines educational practice with AI-supported, everyday solutions for childcare centers, schools, and families.

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