What Is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning?

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have grown in popularity recently, fueled by recent successes in several domains, including image recognition, decision making, and robotics. But what actually constitutes "artificial intelligence"? How is "machine learning" related? What are the open challenges, limitations, and ongoing research in these areas? How did it all begin, and where are we heading? This talk will cover an introduction to AI and ML, including a historical perspective, and will offer some ways to think about these questions.