Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for years, as machine learning has improved the ability of computers to provide instant answers to questions that previously would have involved lengthy and time-consuming calculations. AI is now widely used by industry for streamlining production, manag­ing inventory and coordinating complex manufacturing processes. It is being used in medicine to speed up the processing of X-rays and CAT scans, among many other uses. It is behind the use of autopilots in aviation, which are able to handle increasingly complex situations that face flight crew, and for the management of incredibly complex flight bookings. It is widely used in the financi…