Artificial intelligence. Computer artwork depicting the evolution of a robot (far right) with artificial intelligence from a human man (Homo sapiens, second from the right). The early primate relatives of the human are also seen, placed along a branching evolutionary path. In the future, realistic human-like robots (androids) may possess artificial intelligence (AI). This is the ability to learn and reason independently of their initial programming. Here the android is represented as being more advanced than humans.