In the given sentence, four words are highlighted, which may not be correctly placed. Choose the option that signifies interchange between the words to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence.

Artificial intelligence was optimism (A) as an academic discipline in 1956, and in the years (B) since has experienced (C) several waves of founded (D).

Correct option is D

The correct interchange for the given statement is (A)-(D). After the interchange, the meaningful statement will be, “Artificial intelligence was founded as an academic discipline in 1956, and in the years since has experienced several waves of optimism.”