This book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications, ICAI 2024, held as part of the 2024 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing, in Las Vegas, USA, during July 22 to July 25, 2024. The 38 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 376 submissions. They have been organized in topical sections as follows: Deep convolutional neural networks, ANNs, and applications; machine learning and novel applications; large language models and applications; data science, recognition and authentication methods and applications; artificial intelligence and applications; XXIV Technical Session on Applications of Advanced AI Techniques to information management for solving company-related problems. .