That's the year in which artificial intelligence will be able to perform any intellectual task a human can perform, according to one survey of experts at a recent AI conference. Anything and everything any person has ever done in all of history -- all of it doable, by 2050, by intelligent machines. But what can AI do today? How close are we to that all-powerful machine intelligence? I wanted to know, but couldn't find a list of AI's achievements to date.

That's the year in which artificial intelligence will be able to perform any intellectual task a human can perform, according to one survey of experts at a recent AI conference. Anything and everything any person has ever done in all of history -- all of it doable, by 2050, by intelligent machines. But what can AI do today? How close are we to that all-powerful machine intelligence? I wanted to know, but couldn't find a list of AI's achievements to date.

Think that artificial intelligence isn't intelligent yet? Quick: What do you think of when you hear the words "artificial intelligence?" You might think of Siri or Alexa. Maybe you picture robots that are coming to steal your job. Or perhaps you think of technology that turns against its inventors and spells the end of the human race. Whatever your personal stance may be, according to recent headlines, the population is split when it comes to their belief in AI.