Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science focused on creating machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. These tasks include learning from experience, recognizing patterns, understanding natural language, and making decisions. AI leverages algorithms and vast amounts of data to "train" machines, enabling them to improve their performance over time and adapt to new information.

AI is broadly divided into two categories: narrow AI, which is designed to perform a specific task (such as facial recognition or recommendation engines), and general AI, a theoretical level where machines would have human-like cognitive abilities across various domains.