AI is a branch of Computer Science that has many definitions. For example, it can be defined as “the study and design of intelligent clients”. John McCarthy defined it in 1956 as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines." It can also be defined as “the ability of a machine to imitate the human mind and its method of work such as its ability to think, discover and benefit from past experiences”.

“intelligence shown by machines and software that imitate the mental capacities and work methods of humans such as the ability to learn, conclude and react to situations that were not programmed inside them”.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

AI is a branch of Computer Science that has many definitions. For example, it can be defined as “the study and design of intelligent clients”. John McCarthy defined it in 1956 as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines." It can also be defined as “the ability of a machine to imitate the human mind and its method of work such as its ability to think, discover and benefit from past experiences”.

The comprehensive definition is that it is “intelligence shown by machines and software that imitate the mental capacities and work methods of humans such as the ability to learn, conclude and react to situations that were not programmed inside them”. It is also the name of a branch of science concerned with the method of creating machines and software capable of intelligent behavior.

Since the development made to computers during the mid-20^th century, it was discovered that computers have the ability to carry out more complex tasks such as proving complicated mathematical theories. However, despite their many advantages, no software until now has been able to keep up with the flexibility of the human mind, especially concerning its performance of tasks that require automatic daily conclusions to situations it faces. Among the limited applications AI has been able to perform are medical diagnoses, computer search engines, voice recognition and handwriting recognition.

Characteristics of AI

AI has many features that have made it an effective investment in many fields. Such features include the following:

1. 1. It uses a method similar to that of humans to solve complicated problems.
2. 2. It deals with hypotheses simultaneously accurately and with large speed.
3. 3. It has a special solution to each problem and to each homogeneous set of problems.
4. 4. It works through a constant nonfluctuating scientific and advisory level.
5. 5. Its building requires a massive amount of knowledge of a specific field.
6. 6. It processes symbolic nondigital data through logical analytical and comparative processes.
7. 7. It aims at imitating human thought and methods.
8. 8. It suggests new ideas leading to innovation.
9. 9. It preserves human experience.
10. 10. It provides several copies of a system, therefore, compensating for the use of experts.
11. 11. There are no feelings of tiredness or boredom.
12. 12. It reduces reliance on human experts.