The report focuses on the current state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in North America, including trends in financing and M&A activity in the industry. The report covers major players in the space as well as innovative, disruptive companies. AI software has the ability to learn and perform tasks in quick and sophisticated ways, with many possibilities for businesses. The current instances of these technologies are task-specific and brittle, but AI is already being applied across many industries such as healthcare, transportation, retail, and energy. The report concludes with predictions for the future of AI and the industry.