Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems capable of performing complex tasks that historically only a human could do, such as reasoning, making decisions, or solving problems.
Today, the term “AI” describes a wide range of technologies that power many of the services and goods we use every day – from apps that recommend tv shows to chatbots that provide customer support in real time. But do all of these really constitute artificial intelligence as most of us envision it? And if not, then why do we use the term so often?
In this article, you’ll learn more about artificial intelligence, what it actually does, and different types of it. In the end, you’ll also learn about some of its benefits and dangers and explore flexible courses that can help you expand your knowledge of AI even further.
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What Is Artificial Intelligence? Definition, Uses, and Types
What Is Artificial Intelligence? Definition, Uses, and Types
Written by Coursera Staff • Updated on Apr 4, 2024
Learn what artificial intelligence actually is, how it’s used today, and what it may do in the future.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems capable of performing complex tasks that historically only a human could do, such as reasoning, making decisions, or solving problems.
Today, the term “AI” describes a wide range of technologies that power many of the services and goods we use every day – from apps that recommend tv shows to chatbots that provide customer support in real time. But do all of these really constitute artificial intelligence as most of us envision it? And if not, then why do we use the term so often?
In this article, you’ll learn more about artificial intelligence, what it actually does, and different types of it. In the end, you’ll also learn about some of its benefits and dangers and explore flexible courses that can help you expand your knowledge of AI even further.
Want to try out your AI skills? Enroll in AI for Everyone, an online program offered by DeepLearning.AI. In just 6 hours, you'll gain foundational knowledge about AI terminology, strategy, and the workflow of machine learning projects. Your first week is free.
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What is artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the theory and development of computer systems capable of performing tasks that historically required human intelligence, such as recognizing speech, making decisions, and identifying patterns. AI is an u
6. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence: “The capacity to learn and solve problems”
Artificial Intelligence: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human
intelligence by machines.
• The ability to solve problems
• The ability to act rationally
• The ability to act like humans
8. EARLY HISTORY OF A.I.
1950 : “CAN MACHINES
THINK??????”
1956 : THE TERM
“ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”
WAS FIRST INTRODUCED.
9. CURRENT STATUS OF A.I.
A.I. FOR GOOD
• Analyse Satellite
Images to identify
which areas have the
highest poverty level
AVIATION
• Gate allocation for
plane while landing
• Ticket price
determination
EDUCATION
• Companies are
creating robots
to teach subjects
10. CURRENT STATUS OF A.I.
HEALTHCARE
• Solving a variety of
problems of patients,
hospitals & healthcare
industry overall.
• Using Avatars in place of
patients.
HEAVY INDUSTRY
• Robots have become very
common in many industries
• Can do repetitive
laborious tasks
FINANCE
• Algorithmic Trading
• Market analysis & data
mining
• Personal Finance
• Portfolio management
12. • To develop algorithms that human use.
• Algorithms can require enormous computational
resources and problem goes beyond a certain
size
• KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION :
To build machine with the capability of making
working assumption and common sense.
13. • Planning :
In classical planning problems, the agent can assume that it
is the only system acting on the world
Multi-agent planning uses the cooperation and competition
of many agents to achieve the given goal.
• Learning :
Machine learning is the fundamental concept of AI search.
Unsupervised learning is the ability to find patterns in s
stream of input
Supervised learning includes both classification and
numerical regression
21. The chances of error are almost nil
It can be used to explore space, depths of
ocean
Smartphones are greatest example of A.I.
It can be used in time consuming tasks efficiently
Algorithms can help the doctors asses patients
and their health risks
Machines do not require sleep or break and are
able to function without stopping
22.
23. High cost
Decrease in demand for human labour
AI may be programmed to do something devastating
Machine Ethics
The storage and access are
not as effective as human
brains
No improvement with
experience
24.
25. Improved speech, voice, image ,video recognition will change the way interact with our
devices
Personal assistants will become more personal and context aware
More and more systems will run autonomously to a point
The positive impact AI research can have on humanity will start to be across many walks
of life - much of it behind the scenes
WHAT WILL THE NEXT DECADE BRING ??
27. • A.I. Is a common topic in both
Science Fiction & Projection.
• The future of Technology &
society.
• Rivals Human Intelligence.
• Raises difficult Ethical Issues.
THINKING
HUMANLY
THINKING
RATIONALLY
ACTING
HUMANLY
ACTING
RATIONALLY
28. OBJECTIVES :
AM I GOOD
OR BAD??
IT DEPENDS
ON WHO
CREATED…
A.I. IS LIKE TWO EDGED SWORD , AT ONE END THEY
CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS INTELLIGENTLY , AT ANOTHER
END THEY POSE A PROBLEM THEMSELVES……SO WE
HAVE TO HANDLE IT PROPERLY.
