You can learn AI just like that !!!!!! AI have many branches : Logical AI, Search, Pattern recognition, Inference, Heuristics, Genetic programming, Neural networks, Expert Systems, .... You have to buy so many books and spend so many time to learn. You choose AI when : 1.You have some problem and you want to find some smart solution. 2.You have to optimize a solution. 3.There is no other way to find a solution. The best start is to study Search algorithms and Heuristics for a problems like Turn based games. Try to implement reversi game for example and then Crossword The best Web sites are http://www.aaai.org/ http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/ai.html The best Books for introduction to AI are : Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Russell, Norvig) Artificial Intelligence (Winston) Artificial Intelligence: Structures and Strategies for Complex Problem Solving (Luger) John Vinis The common sense is not so common...