Artificial intelligence

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Artificial intelligence (AI) is  the ability of a computer or a robot controlled by a computer to do tasks that are usually done by humans because they require human intelligence and discernment . "AI" redirects here. For other uses, see  AI (disambiguation)  and  Artificial intelligence (disambiguation) . Artificial intelligence  ( AI ) is  intelligence  demonstrated by  machines , as opposed to  natural intelligence  displayed by  animals  including  humans . Leading AI textbooks define the field as the study of " intelligent agents ": any system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of achieving its goals AI applications include advanced web search engines (e.g., Google), recommendation systems (used by YouTube, Amazon and Netflix), understanding human speech (such as  Siri  and  Alexa...