With locations in Stuttgart and Tübingen, it combines interdisciplinary research in the growing field of intelligent systems.

Artificial intelligent systems can be used in a broad range of areas, for instance in autonomous vehicles or to diagnose and fight diseases.

In July 2019, the Max Planck Society and ETH Zurich agreed to extend the program's funding[2] until 2025.

Since December 2016, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems is part of the research network Cyber Valley.

Founded in 2018, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) aims to strengthen Europe's role in global AI research.