Artificial intelligence refers to computer systems that are able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. Examples include recognizing images, understanding language, or making decisions.
To achieve this, a computer system is trained using large amounts of example data. From these examples the system learns patterns and relationships that allow it to analyze new information.
An important field within artificial intelligence is machine learning. In machine learning, algorithms improve automatically when they process more data and evaluate their results.
Artificial intelligence is already used in many areas today. It supports search engines, translation systems, voice assistants, medical diagnostics, and even autonomous vehicles.
Even though AI systems can perform complex tasks, they do not truly think like humans. They operate using mathematical models and probabilities that are calculated from large datasets.