Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the field of computer science that studies how to create machines and software that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. AI can be divided into two main branches: narrow AI and general AI.

Narrow AI refers to systems that can perform specific tasks, such as face recognition, speech recognition, or chess playing. General AI refers to systems that can exhibit human-like intelligence across a wide range of domains, such as reasoning, learning, planning, and creativity. General AI is still a distant goal for researchers, while narrow AI is already widely used in many applications and industries.