Artificial intelligence cannot be regarded as being an isolated field or confined within well-defined boundaries. On the contrary, it represents an enabling factor that permeates and transforms multiple sectors and aspects of human life, from production and logistics to transportation, from scientific research to education, and even to life sciences, defense, art, and culture. Thanks to its ability to learn, evolve, and often surprise, AI is already profoundly revolutionizing all these areas. Moreover, AI is transforming machines from simple tools to true partners of humans, which will lead to a radical change in our identity and perception of reality, in perhaps an unprecedented transformation since the dawn of the modern era.