AI is not a single technology but a spectrum of capabilities. Narrow AI powers the recommendation engines, voice assistants, and diagnostic tools we use every day. General AI, where we are aiming, aims to match human adaptability by transferring knowledge across domains and reasoning in complex, unfamiliar situations. Looking further ahead, the idea of super AI (systems surpassing human intelligence) remains speculative but fuels both excitement and debate about the future of intelligence.

In only a few decades, AI has moved from theory to widespread real-world application, reshaping industries such as healthcare, finance, mobility, and education. Its acceleration is driving investment and innovation worldwide, but also pressing questions about ethics, transparency, and human oversight.

AI is steadily becoming a general-purpose technology transforming creativity, productivity, and decision-making while challenging societies to design frameworks that ensure its responsible and beneficial use.

Our Technology at a Glance report brings together the essential concepts of artificial intelligence. It explores what AI is, where it stands today, and where it may lead in the future.