What is AI?

If you've seen Sci-Fi movies, you very well "know" what AI is! Machines and computers hell-bent on taking over the world and wiping out the human race! Well, they're just fictional movies, so no need to take them that seriously! On a more serious note, AI simply stands for Artificial Intelligence. It's the ability of a computer system, or a machine, to carry out functions that would usually have required human intelligence. To help you better understand the world of AI, we discuss how AI is being used today to help make our day-to-day lives that much easier and simpler.