Artificial intelligence is the branch of computer science dealing with intelligent machines. There are two main methods of AI: symbolic AI which focuses on knowledge-based systems, and computational intelligence which includes neural networks, fuzzy systems, and evolutionary computing. Important early pioneers of AI included John McCarthy, Alan Turing, and researchers at Stanford. AI is being applied in many areas including cars, banking, phones, the internet, medicine, games, military, and more. While predicting the future is difficult, gradual advances will continue and AI may match human level intelligence in the coming decades, though jobs and work will continue to be impacted by intelligent technologies.