In 1951, Christopher Strachey, a pioneering computer scientist, developed the first successful Artificial Intelligence programme. It was designed to play checkers (draughts), and by the summer of 1952 could efficiently complete a game. Since this first inception, AI has been developed and implemented across almost all industries and is now a part of everyday life. It can be used to detect cancer, create art, predict climate change, or even control self-driving cars.