State of the Art of Artificial Intelligence Research

From its initial inception at the Dartmouth workshop in 1956 to current proclamations that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is „the new electricity“ which will transform countless business sectors around the world, the field of AI research has come a long way. In this short overview, I will retrace its eventful history, highlight some of the biggest successes in the field, sketch the current state of research, preview developments that can be anticipated, and mention some of the many opportunities where AI technologies may be brought to bear on extremely difficult problems, as well as challenges that lie ahead.