Artificial Intelligence (AI) is when a machine or computer can do things that usually require a person or animal to think and make decisions. This type of technology has been around since the 1950s. AI is any program or machine that can learn, think, and make decisions on its own. Scientists have been researching ways to create machines that can think and make decisions since the invention of computers. Artificial Intelligence is used in many fields from medicine to transportation and even entertainment. This type of technology has been helping people in a variety of ways for many years and it continues to become more advanced.