Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative and talked-about technologies of our time, and for good reason. In just a few decades, AI has moved from the pages of science fiction novels into our smartphones, hospitals, classrooms, and workplaces. It powers the recommendations that appear when you open Netflix, helps doctors detect diseases earlier than ever before, and enables cars to navigate roads with minimal human input. What makes AI remarkable is not just what it can do today, but how rapidly it continues to evolve. New breakthroughs in language understanding, image generation, and autonomous reasoning are being announced almost every month. Industries that once seemed immune…