← Back to PeopleJMResearcherJohn McCarthyComputer ScientistJohn McCarthy was a computer scientist.1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredAmazon1Face++1Google1IBM1Microsoft1Quartz1ArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageDid You Know: Despite its recent popularity, AI actually dates back 70 years and already experienced two industry 'winters' in the 1970s and 80sQuartzcautiousSep 3, 2026“John McCarthy coined the term 'artificial intelligence' in a 1955 research proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence in 1956.”