This document provides an overview of artificial intelligence (AI), including its history, goals, applications, and future prospects. It discusses how AI works using artificial neural networks and logic. Some key applications mentioned are expert systems, natural language processing, computer vision, speech recognition, and robotics. Both advantages like fast response time and ability to process large data and disadvantages like lack of common sense and potential dangerous self-modification are outlined. The future of AI having both benefits of assistance and risks of robot rebellion if given full cognition is explored.