Artificial intelligence has several applications in anaesthesia including decision support systems, automated assist devices, and virtual reality training. Closed loop anaesthesia systems can precisely maintain drug levels and patient vitals within target ranges using feedback control of drug infusion pumps. While AI has benefits like reduced costs and time, and more consistent care, limitations include potential errors during learning, lack of emotional intelligence, and safety issues. Future areas of research include large datasets to improve AI and automated difficult airway assessment using facial recognition.