# The Combination of Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality: A Systematic Review ## Overview **Authors:** Dirk Reiners, Mohammad Reza Davahli, Waldemar Karwowsk, Carolina Cruz-Neira **Publication Date:** 7 September 2021 **Link:** [https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virtual-reality/articles/10.3389/frvir.2021.721933/full]() **Keywords:** Artificial intelligence, extended reality, learning environment, autonomous cars, robotics **Type:** Peer-Reviewed Journals/White Papers ## Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) differ in their origin and primary objectives. However, their combination is emerging as a powerful tool for addressing prominent AI and XR challenges and opportunities for cross-development. To investigate the AI-XR combination, we mapped and analyzed published articles through a multi-stage screening strategy. We identified the main applications of the AI-XR combination, including autonomous cars, robotics, military, medical training, cancer diagnosis, entertainment, and gaming applications, advanced visualization methods, smart homes, affective computing, and driver education and training. In addition, we found that the primary motivation for developing the AI-XR applications include 1) training AI, 2) conferring intelligence on XR, and 3) interpreting XR- generated data. Finally, our results highlight the advancements and future perspectives of the AI-XR combination. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.xrguild.org/current-peer-reviewed-immersive-technologies/the-combination-of-artificial-intelligence-and-extended-reality-a-systematic-review.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.