This document discusses artificial intelligence (AI), including its history, key components, applications, and future. It defines intelligence and AI, noting that AI is the ability to create machines that exhibit intelligent behavior. The history of AI is traced back to ancient myths and has progressed significantly since the 1950s. The main components of AI discussed are deduction, reasoning, problem solving, knowledge representation, planning, learning, natural language processing, perception, motion/manipulation, creativity, and general intelligence. Current applications of AI include weather forecasting, language translation, 3D printing, robotics, games, and medical diagnosis. The future of AI is predicted to significantly impact society through intelligent machines that mimic and even exceed human abilities.