Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial Intelligence (AI) was coined by John McCarthy, an American computer scientist, in 1956 at The Dartmouth Conference where the discipline was born. AI is a term for simulated intelligence in machines, especially computer systems. These machines are programmed to " think " like a human and mimic the way a person acts. The ideal characteristic of artificial intelligence is its ability to rationalize and take actions that have the best chance of achieving a specific goal, although the term can be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human mind, such as learning and solving problems. AI is a way of making a computer, a computer-controlled robot, or a software think intelligently, in the similar manner the intelligent humans think. It is a science and technology based on disciplines such as Computer Science, Biology, Psychology, Linguistics, Mathematics, Sociology and Engineering. The AI Landscape ...