Artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals. In computer science AI research is defined as the study of "intelligent agents": any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. Colloquially, the term "artificial intelligence" is applied when a machine mimics "cognitive" functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as "learning" and "problem solving".

Artificial Intelligence makes it possible for machines to learn from their actions, adjust to different new inputs and perform tasks that a human can also do. Most examples of Ai you hear today - from chess playing robots to self driving cars. Using these technologies computers can be trained to accomplish specific tasks by processing large amounts of data and recognizing certain patterns in that data.