Think tanks are most common in the U.S. and also very widespread in Europe. Still they are an international phenomenon, with at least one or two such institutions in nearly every country of the world.
browse Report: Fact and opinion construction(think tanks)
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is concerned with the simulation of human thinking and emotions in information technology. AI develops "intelligent systems" capable, for example, of learning and logical deduction. AI systems are used for creatively handling large amounts of data (as in data mining), as well as in natural speech processing and image recognition. AI is also used as to support decision taking in highly complex environments. Yahoo AI sites: http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Computer_Science/Artificial_Intelligence/ MIT AI lab: http://www.ai.mit.edu/
