There are interesting variations of the definition of AI, but the one I like is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. Most of my Mercedes command system seems to meet that criteria, with the exception of translation between languages, having said that it can operate in various languages once selected. It certainly intervenes (decision-making) in a given set of circumstances to take control of the car eg detects the driver asleep at the wheel. Whilst it can recognise my individual driving style, and adjusts/anticipates my style of driving from acceleration response, gear changing I'm not sure if it learns and adapts its prime programming beyond it's original programming parameters and operating envelope. Its that element of AI that is the most of concern to me that is the ability to write its own software and therefore determine its own operating envelope..
