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This hub covers computing and the technology built on it, including artificial intelligence, chips and computing power, robots, phones, software tools, cybersecurity and blockchain. Each page credits the creator, writes out the full graphic and adds current figures where the original has dated. Readers most often start with the history of artificial intelligence timeline, a Vim cheat sheet for beginners, the Moore's law graph, humanoid robots compared by size or blockchain technology explained in six steps. Space technology sits in the science hub and video games in entertainment.

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Our World in Data scatter chart on a log scale showing training computation of notable AI systems from 1950 to 2025, from Theseus and Perceptron Mark 1 to AlexNet, AlphaGo Zero, GPT-4 and Gemini 1.0 Ultra, with trend lines doubling every 21 months before 2010 and every 6 months after
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AI Training Compute Growth Chart, 1950 to 2025

By Charlie Giattino, Our World in Data

Training compute doubled about every 21 months until 2010 and about every 6 months since, rising from Theseus in 1950 to GPT-4 and Gemini 1.0 Ultra in 2023.

What this collection covers

The 35 infographics here fall into a few groups. Artificial intelligence is covered through its history and the growth of training compute. Chips and computing power take in Moore's law, where semiconductors are made and which chip companies are worth most. Money in tech covers Apple's quarterly income, the Magnificent Seven stocks, software engineer pay, startup acquisitions and app spending. Practical references include a Vim cheat sheet, a computer science mind map, ETL and ten cyberattack techniques. There are also humanoid robots, best selling phones, Ethereum, data centers by country, e-waste, game and console prices, and invention timelines for sewing machines and Irish inventors.

Where to start

For artificial intelligence, the History of Artificial Intelligence Timeline, 1943 to 2023 by Genuine Impact runs in 21 dated steps from a 1943 paper on artificial neurons to a 2023 lawsuit over AI image generators, and marks one AI winter starting in 1974. Pair it with the AI Training Compute Growth Chart, 1950 to 2025 by Charlie Giattino of Our World in Data, which shows training compute doubling about every 21 months until 2010 and about every 6 months since.

On chips, the Moore's Law Graph, 128 Years of Computing Power per Dollar by Steve Jurvetson of Future Ventures plots calculations per second per constant dollar from 1900 to the mid 2020s, with NVIDIA GPUs and custom AI chips now at the top. Trendline's Semiconductor Production by Country and Stage in 2021 shows the United States with 61% of chip design and Taiwan with 47% of fabrication.

MERPHI's Humanoid Robots 2024, 12 Notable Robots Compared by Size sets 12 machines against a 1.8 m human. 4NE-1 by Neura Robotics is the tallest and heaviest at 1.8 m and 80 kg, and Unitree's G1 the shortest at 1.3 m. For a working tool, the Vim Cheat Sheet for Beginners, the Commands You Need First by August R. Garcia of 256 Kilobytes fits 43 entries into nine sections, from exiting Vim to find and replace.

Questions about technology infographics

What is the best selling phone of all time?

On the Visual Capitalist chart of the 15 best selling mobile phones, the Nokia 1100 is first with 250 million sold. The Nokia 1110 is second with 248 million and the iPhone 6/6 Plus third with 222 million.

Which is the largest semiconductor company by market cap?

NVIDIA, at $3.4 trillion on 30 December 2024, according to the Visual Capitalist (Voronoi) ranking. Broadcom ($1.1 trillion) and TSMC ($1.0 trillion) were the only other companies above $1 trillion.

Which country has the most data centers?

The United States, with 5,388 as of December 2023, on the graphic made by Visual Capitalist for Global X ETFs. Germany (522) and the UK (517) rank second and third, ahead of China (449).

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