Why is AI important?

Example applications of AI include the following; there are many more.

1. Reasoning: Legal assessment; financial application processing; games; autonomous weapons systems.
2. Knowledge: Medical diagnosis; media recommendation; purchase prediction; financial market trading; fraud prevention.
3. Planning: Logistics; scheduling; navigation; physical and digital network optimization.
4. Communication: Voice control; assistants, and customer support; real-time translation of written and spoken languages; real-time transcription.
5. Perception: Autonomous vehicles; medical diagnosis; surveillance.