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# AI and Video games: The Evolution


- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

LIttle is known about the history of Neural Networks e.g. "Artificial Intelligence." The history goes back to around 1946 when researchers noticed that the mathematics involved with linear algebra wherein materials were stretched that the neighboring atoms were affected, was best modeled with a branch of Math known as tensors. 

Tensors are used today to create neural networks. Neural networks  are run on a powerful Graphics Processing Unit (GPU.) GPUs came about because of video games and entertainment thus we can say that video games laid the groundwork for AI. 


## Speaker

### [Jack McCauley](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@jack-mccauley)

Professor at UC Berkeley, Co-Founder of Oculus


## Related talks at this congress

- [Compute for your AI model: GPUs, LPUs, TPUs and beyond..](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1409-compute-for-your-ai) — Kushaagra Goyal
- [Building the AI Era Through Developer Communities: A Competitive Advantage for Engineers & Teams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1748-building-the-ai-era) — John Komarnicki
- [Building Stuff with GenAI - The Open Minded Workshop beyond OpenAI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1719-building-stuff-with) — Andreas Erben
- [The Things Your AI Isn't Telling You](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1710-the-things-your-ai) — Desmond Lamptey

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