Asian Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2321 – 0893) Volume 9 – Issue 2, April 2021 Asian Online Journals (www.ajouronline.com) 87 Artificial Intelligence: A Survey on Evolution and Future Trends Maad M. Mijwil 1 , and Rana A. Abttan 2 1 Computer Techniques Engineering Department, Baghdad College of Economic Sciences University Baghdad, Iraq Email: mr.maad.alnaimiy [AT] baghdadcollege.edu.iq 2 Computer Techniques Engineering Department, Baghdad College of Economic Sciences University Baghdad, Iraq Email: rana.ali.abttan [AT] baghdadcollege.edu.iq _________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT— Today, the world has heard a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) and its influence in accomplishing responsibilities, and it has become famous through films, series TV and social networking sites. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a combination of algorithms and techniques developed by developers and programmers to build metal bodies that can work for centuries with individuals. Despite the interest of everyone in this topic and its spread significantly, most people do not have adequate knowledge and understanding of this science. This science is considered as one of the essential topics in computer sciences and engineering. In this article, it has been decided to write an overview on the topic of artificial intelligence and understand how its ideas started and spread universally. In addition, there is a review of Expert Systems, Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, and AI applications in the medical field and power systems, especially in investigating lung images of people with COVID-19. The idea presented in this article is that the future will soon come when humans and machines will merge into cyborgs or cybernetic creatures, and they will work together when completing tasks. This idea is described as transhumanism. Keywords—Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Expert System, Fuzzy Logic, COVID-19, Power Systems. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. INTRODUCTION First of all, the definition of artificial intelligence must be mentioned [1] [2]. In fact, there are many websites, articles and books that fully describe artificial intelligence, but in this article, another description of this science is given, that is, artificial intelligence refers to computers or computer-supported machines that have the ability to understand difficult algorithms. These abilities can build practices to implement higher-level processes, such as human personality, understanding, finding solutions, inferring meaning, and learning from past experience. Actually, the idea of building non-life machines is an old idea and not modern as some think, as the age of this idea is approximately 4000 years. The world did not know the term artificial intelligence until the first references to artificial intelligence belong to the theory of computing of the British mathematician Alan Turing, who contributes to laying the foundations of the modern theory of computing and how to build and develop intelligent machines capable of processing data intelligently. In 1956 a workshop is held at Datmouth College, where the term artificial intelligence is used for the first time by the American computer scientist John McCarthy (Father of Artificial Intelligence), since that time and humanity has become day after day looking forward to knowing this science. In addition, the idea of creating and realising artificial intelligence has not been easy. The idea of its spread begins between 1974-1980, and this period is called "AI Winter," as many reports and newspapers have published criticism about the process of creating this science. Other scientists such as Allen Newell, Herbert Simon, and Claude Shannon are the first generation and founding fathers of the field of artificial intelligence as we know it today. Initial researches have focused on how to give machines the attribute of intelligence, the ability to analyse and reason in a similar way to humans. (a) (b) Figure 1: (a) The Enigma machine in original, (b) The Enigma machine in the film (downloaded from Goggle)