Artificial intelligence

Also known as AI, AI software, machine intelligence, artificially intelligent, machine understanding, simulated intelligence, computational rationality

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of research in engineering, mathematics and computer science that develops and studies methods and software that enable machines to perceive their environment and use learning and intelligence to take actions that maximize their chances of achieving defined goals.

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Artificial intelligence is a subclass of computer science, emerging technology, and reasoning. It is also a facet of cognitive science. The field includes symbolic artificial intelligence, connectionism, and machine learning. Its goals involve automated reasoning, automated planning and scheduling, natural language processing, and machine perception. Common uses include search engines, recommender systems, natural language understanding, and autonomous cars.

The subject is influenced by psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. Significant events include the Dartmouth workshop, Deep Blue versus Kasparov in 1997, and AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol. Short names for the topic are AI, IA, KI, and ШІ. It has characteristics such as regulation of artificial intelligence and artificiality. The history of the topic is documented in a timeline and general history.

Artificial intelligence is maintained by WikiProject Artificial Intelligence. It appears on the focus list for Wikipedia vital articles. The topic has a Commons category and a Stack Exchange tag. It is referenced by 11,772 other encyclopedia articles. PubMed lists 381,143 items for the query.

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High-profile applications of AI include advanced web search engines, chatbots, virtual assistants, autonomous vehicles, and play and analysis in strategy games (e.g., chess and Go). Since the 2020s, generative AI has become widely available to generate images, audio, and videos from text prompts.

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