Artificial intelligence (AI) is the study of intelligent machines and computer systems that can exhibit human-like intelligence. Some key applications of AI include planning, pattern recognition, robotics, and artificial neural networks. While today's AI systems can perform tasks like face recognition and machine translation, they still cannot understand language as robustly as humans or interpret arbitrary visual scenes. Future advances in AI may allow greater use of expert systems, AI research assistants, and machines that can pass the Turing Test.