The recent times have witnessed progression of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology into mainstream business and general public usage due to its potential usage, manifold applications, and limitless opportunities. Businesses have realized the potential power and impact that AI could provide in scaling up businesses, improving user experience and driving up customer satisfaction.

However, AI as a concept has been around for decades. The underlying models that define and build AI have been researched since the early 50s. But factors such as:

• The evolution of advanced techniques in machine learning, neural networks and deep learning,

• The availability of significant data sets to enable robust training,

• Advances in high performance computing enabling rapid training and development

Have led to increased interest and investment in AI, leading to development of practical AI applications that is leaving an impact on the general user.