This document provides an overview of artificial intelligence (AI) including its history, subsets, scope, applications, and recent advances. It discusses early concepts of AI from ancient Greece. Key events in AI history include Alan Turing's 1950 paper speculating about machine intelligence and the creation of machine learning and deep learning subsets. The document outlines current applications of AI in various fields like education, healthcare, finance, and industry. Recent AI advances presented include predictive systems, robot journalists, self-flying helicopters, art-creating systems, and question answering computers. Potential threats from AI developing unintended behaviors or being programmed for destructive goals are also examined.