Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) networks equipped with Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) may redefine the next generation of wireless unlicensed communications systems. On one hand, next-generation Wi-Fi networks are required to address critical design limitations to meet the requirements of future Internet-based applications like eXtended Reality (XR) or multisense communications. AIML has largely shown outstanding results in countless applications (e.g., image recognition, chatbots), thus becoming a cornerstone technology in many areas. Now, the use of AIML as a key technology for driving the evolution of Wi-Fi is under study. The benefits that AIML can bring to Wi-Fi go from providing the desired reliability and extremely high performance to addressing the technical innovations in new standards. In this talk, we begin with an overview of the state of the art on how researchers have foreseen the integration of ML and Wi-Fi through relevant use cases. We also describe ongoing standardization activities in IEEE 802.11. Finally, we outline future research areas.