The term AI generally refers to the use of computers to perform tasks that require the processing of data. An AI application, often referred to as an "intelligent agent" or simply an "agent," can be viewed as an entity that has a goal and uses knowledge to achieve its goal. An agent can be considered a computer program, but it does not have to be.
The field includes research on computational theories of cognition, perception, motor control, natural language processing, artificial life, robotics, expert systems, game AI, evolutionary computation, symbolic processing, knowledge representation and reasoning, neural networks, database systems, mixed methods, evolutionary programming, parallel distributed processing, software engineering, and machine learning.
The term AI is often confused with machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence that deals with how to teach computers how to do something based on patterns observed from examples. Examples of AI include self-driving cars, AI assistants, automated financial investments, chatbots, etc.
Artificial Intelligence
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