An important first step towards understanding the potential utility and applicability of AI throughout the IC is providing a useful definition and explanation of AI and its related technologies. AI is a field of computer science dedicated to the creation of intelligent programs and machines—usually computer systems—that operate according to human-like principles. These machines are created to conduct operations at greater speeds and utilize more complicated thought processes than naturally available to humans.[1] To develop common sense reasoning and problem-solving power in machines, researchers embed knowledge engineering programs within the machine to allow for objects, categories, properties and their complex data relationships to be understood in real-time.[2] These concepts can extend to machine learning, a key sub-field of AI that is particularly important in the discussion of intelligence analysis and information dissemination. Read More