What is Artificial Intelligence?

Lesson 1.1: What is Artificial Intelligence?

In this lesson, you'll be introduced to the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its goals, and how it powers modern solutions across industries.


🧠 Definition of AI

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI): The simulation of human intelligence by machines, especially computer systems, enabling them to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
  • Goals of AI: Understanding, reasoning, learning, and self-correction.

🌍 Real-World Applications

  • Healthcare: Diagnosing diseases, analyzing medical images, personalized treatment recommendations.
  • Finance: Fraud detection, credit scoring, algorithmic trading.
  • Retail: Personalized recommendations, inventory forecasting, customer support bots.
  • Transportation: Autonomous vehicles, traffic prediction, route optimization.
  • Manufacturing: Predictive maintenance, quality control with computer vision.

🔧 Categories of AI Capabilities

  • Narrow AI: Focused on a specific task (e.g., voice assistants, spam filters).
  • General AI: Hypothetical AI with human-level cognition across all tasks.
  • Strong AI vs Weak AI: Strong AI can fully mimic human intelligence (not yet realized), while Weak AI is task-specific.

📚 Related Technologies

  • Machine Learning (ML): Enables systems to learn from data and improve over time without being explicitly programmed.
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP): Enables machines to understand and generate human language.
  • Computer Vision: Allows machines to interpret and process visual information from the world.
  • Robotics: Combines AI with mechanical components to perform physical tasks.

🧠 Summary

  • AI simulates human intelligence to perform tasks such as decision-making, visual perception, and language understanding.
  • It's transforming industries by automating processes and enabling smarter solutions.
  • AI capabilities range from narrow task-specific models to the theoretical concept of human-like general intelligence.

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Lesson 1.2: Types of AI Workloads

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