The American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is a nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. This is a special web site provided by the AAAI for students, teachers, journalists, and everyone who would like to learn about what artificial intelligence is, and what AI scientists do. http://www.aaai.org/Pathfinder/ Assistive Technologies subtopic: http://www.aaai.org/Pathfinder/html/assist.html