Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new thing on the street. Everyone is talking about it, and everyone wants to be part of it in one way or another. From chatbots that can hold conversations to self-driving cars and systems that can help detect diseases, AI is becoming increasingly integrated into our everyday lives.

But have you ever stopped to ask yourself: What actually makes Artificial Intelligence intelligent?

I like to think that the answer to this question lies in its subfields.

Artificial Intelligence is a broad field of computer science focused on building systems that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. Like deciding whether or not that apple is still safe to eat or if it has gone bad. These tasks include reasoning, problem-solving, learning, and understanding language. Yep, it's really cool.

Within this broad field, we have several related areas, including Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, Robotics, and Expert Systems, among others.…