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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a subdiscipline of computer science that aims to produce programs that simulate human intelligence.

There are many branches of AI, including robotics, computer vision, machine learning, game playing, and expert systems. AI has also supported research in other related areas, including cognitive science and computational linguistics.

Adapted from the APA Dictionary of Psychology

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