AI is an umbrella term that describes a branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent agents. The field of AI is highly technical and specialized; there is a broad set of theories, methods, and technologies in AI that allow computers to see (computer vision), to hear (speech recognition), to understand (natural language processing), to speak (text-to-speech), and to think (knowledge reasoning and planning).
It may seem that AI is a buzzword of our current times, but it has existed since the 1950s, when early work on artificial neural networks that mimic led the human brain stirred up excitement for thinking machines. With all the fanfare it receives in the media today, it is hard to believe that this field had to endure two AI winters, where interest in AI research and development dwindled. Today, AI has become popular again, thanks to the increased volume...
