AI applications are process of higher intelligence that is being replicated by machines.
It goes back to Alan Turing who spoke of neuro networks. The Turin test is whether an AI machine can hold half an hour conversation with a person.
AI was anticipated to be implemented in the 1980s as shown by the film "Space Odyssey" made in 1968 and looking toward 2001. In that film the HAL 9000 computer is running the space ship and locks out the astronaut.
Yet in 2001 AI seemed to be trapped in problems. In the 1970s AI had too much information and no common sense. Hence 1974 is referred to the "winter" and for 15 years AI attracted no funding.
In the 1980s expert systems put scheduling in the computer.
Deep Blue played chess against the Russian Master Garry Kasparov and Kasparov won 3 games and 2 were drawn, even though the computer was vastly superior.
Yet in the rematch in 1997 the games were 3 to 2 and one drawn with the computer winning them IBM retired the computer Deep blue.
Moore's Law is that computer will double their speed every 18 months but that seems to be dropping to 12 months.
Rodney Brooks "Elephants Don't Play Chess" in 1990 made the point of learning from experience. Brian reinforces pathways of learning from experience so AI growth has followed, as shown with Apple's Siri, Google Home, Echo and Alexa from Amazon.
AI has cracked Speech Recognition and Natural language processing. An AI computer booked a hairdressing appointment for a person 3 months ago. There is Automatic Language Translation by Google with there being these languages currently available in type, 103, in speech, 32, and by camera, 37.
WATSON Computer beat the Quiz champions on the US TV Quiz Show "Jeopardy".
There is facial recognition, used by
Police in the UK for soccer control.
The smart phone camera has AI built in.
Primary Health Care is there on the WebMD and this internet resource will brings the price of medical care down especially significant in the Third World.
There are Robots used in surgery even to micro-surgery. Roberts for Search and rescue. Also for war which is an area for concern.