Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science dedicated to creating machines and software that can perform tasks requiring human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, language understanding, and decision-making. AI includes subfields like machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and robotics.
Key figures and organizations in AI development include Alan Turing, who proposed the foundational concept of a “universal machine”; John McCarthy, who coined the term “artificial intelligence” and organized the seminal Dartmouth Conference in 1956; IBM, known for Deep Blue and Watson; Google DeepMind, creators of AlphaGo and AlphaFold; OpenAI, developers of GPT-3 and DALL-E; Microsoft, which integrates AI into products like Azure and Cortana; Tesla, which focuses on autonomous driving technology; and Amazon, which uses AI in its recommendation systems, Alexa, and AWS AI services.