Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that focuses on designing machines that can think and act like humans. AI is developing rapidly and today, it is being used in many different applications such as healthcare, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. AI technology is helping to automate many processes and reduce human effort, which can lead to more efficient and accurate results. AI is also being used to make machines more intelligent and allow them to interact with humans in more natural ways. AI is an exciting field that is growing rapidly and has many potential applications.

The above quote was generated by the AI ChatGPT on 15 February 2023 in response to the direction: Write a brief summary of the current status of AI for a high school student audience.

Artificial intelligence refers to the development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.

Many tools are used in AI including versions of search and mathematical optimisation, neural networks and methods based on statistics, probability and economics. The AI field draws on computer science, mathematics, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy and ethics.

The main purpose of AI is to enhance what human beings do to enable them to do them better. AI can identify patterns in data more efficiently and consistently than humans.

Machine learning is about teaching computers to learn in the same way humans do, by interpreting data from the world around us, and is the leading edge of artificial intelligence development.

Artificial neural networks, like real brains, are formed from connected “neurons”, all capable of carrying out a data-related task – such as recognising something, failing to recognise it, matching a piece of information to another piece and answering a question about the relationship between them.