Inventor Nikola Tesla appeared to have predicted artificial intelligence, describing futuristic technology equipped with its "own mind," in an article from 1900.

Nikola Tesla - High Frequency — High Frequency — After the success of Niagara, Tesla resumed his favorite work—experimentation. Back at his laboratory on Grand Street in New York City, ...

While the Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison initially started as collaborators, their relationship soon turned sour.