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AI progress in the 2019 report

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AI progress in the 2019 report

Historical snapshot: June 2019. Dates and populations are specified per row.

AI progress in the 2019 report
MeasureReported valueDefinition and source
AlphaStar match result5-0Reported match against a world-class player under constrained conditions.2019 report, PDF page 11
Language pretrainingLarge unlabeled text corporaTraining approach described for reusable language representations.2019 report, PDF page 21
AlphaFold limitationProtein complexes not coveredLimitation of the original system discussed in 2019.2019 report, PDF page 20

Game performance is specific to the match conditions. The protein result refers to the original AlphaFold, not AlphaFold 2 or later systems. Language-model progress did not establish general reasoning ability.

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Sources and dates

Historical snapshot published June 28, 2019. This web edition was prepared on 2026-10-11 from the online deck and original launch posts. Findings and forecasts retain their original time frame.

  1. 2019 report, PDF page 11Original 2019 report. This edition has no printed slide numbers. References use one-based PDF pages.
  2. 2019 report, PDF page 13Original 2019 report. This edition has no printed slide numbers. References use one-based PDF pages.
  3. 2019 report, PDF page 20Original 2019 report. This edition has no printed slide numbers. References use one-based PDF pages.
  4. 2019 report, PDF page 21Original 2019 report. This edition has no printed slide numbers. References use one-based PDF pages.
  5. State of AI Report 2019: online slides
  6. Stories from Air Street launch essayJune 30, 2019.

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Benaich, Nathan, and Ian Hogarth. “AI progress in the 2019 report.” State of AI Report 2019. Historical report snapshot; web edition prepared 2026-10-11.