This document provides an introduction to artificial neural networks (ANNs). It defines ANNs as systems inspired by the human brain that are composed of interconnected nodes that can learn relationships from large amounts of data. The document outlines the key components of ANNs, including artificial neurons, weights, biases, and activation functions. It also discusses how ANNs are trained, their advantages like parallel processing and fault tolerance, and applications in areas like pattern recognition, speech recognition, and medical diagnosis. Finally, it acknowledges some disadvantages of ANNs and discusses future areas of development like self-driving cars.