In this section, we will talk about Artificial Intelligence, its history, applications, the different types of AI, and the programming languages that are used for AI. Note that I will not be talking about how to code AI but mainly focus on the various languages which support AI. No, don't close this tab!!! Ok fine, I'll start doing my job of explaining properly. "The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages." In simple words, AI is the science of making machines that can think. It's a technique of getting machines to work and behave like humans which accomplishes this task by creating machines and robots.

Originally published in 1968 by Hart, Nilsson, and Raphael,2 the well-known A* search algorithm is a foundational pathfinding algorithm in computer science and artificial intelligence (AI) for traversing trees and graphs. The method provides the optimal path from the initial state to the target goal state, given the use of an admissible heuristic (must not overestimate the remaining distance to the goal). The A* algorithm is included in nearly all AI textbooks and courses worldwide. Given its widespread fame, however, there is no reliably documented evidence as to the origin of the name "A*": What does it really stand for and what does it mean? This Communications Viewpoint answers the question.

China has recently published its first artificial intelligence (AI) textbook for high school students, following a plan by central government last year to include AI courses in primary and secondary school. Under the joint efforts by the research center for MOOC at East China Normal University and AI startup SenseTime Group, the nine-chapter textbook, named Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, was written by eminent scholars from well-known schools nationwide, Xinhua reported on Sunday. It includes the history of AI and how the technology can be applied in areas such as facial recognition, auto driving and public security. "The textbook focuses not only on basics of AI, also on practical use of AI in daily life," said Chen Yukun, a professor at East China Normal University, who is also a contributor to the book. At present, about 40 high schools across the country have joined the first batch of AI high education pilot program, by introducing the textbook in curriculum.

This book review examines Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1995, 932 pp., $62.90, ISBN 0-13-103805-2.