Advances in artificial intelligence require progress across all of computer science

Over the last decade, the constellation of computing technologies referred to as artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged into the public view as an important frontier of technological innovation with potential influences in many realms. Advances in many disciplines related to AI, including machine learning, robotics, computer vision, natural language processing, inference, decision-making, and planning, are contributing to new-fielded products, services, and experiences. Offerings such as navigation systems, web search, speech recognition, machine translation, face recognition, and recommender engines have become part of the daily life of millions of people. Other applications coming to the fore include semi-autonomous and autonomous ground and air vehicles, systems that harness planning and scheduling, intelligent tutoring, robotics. More broadly, cyber-physical and robotic systems, incorporating varying degrees of AI technology, are poised to be fielded in a variety of real-world settings.