That's a good question, though I think art is one of the few things that is in some sense a parallel. While masterpieces of the past remain masterpieces today, the scope of what is considered art has been expanding, and while perfectly good work is being done today in styles that would have been recognized as art in the past, it probably will not attract the attention it would have gained if it had been produced in the past.

Perhaps the thing that makes AI different from other aspects of computing, in terms of how its progress is regarded, is that the term invites lofty expectations.