We typically think of intelligence as a human ability to:
- Learn from experience
- Recognize patterns
- Understand language
- Solve problems
- Make decisions
- Adapt to new situations
When a machine performs tasks that appear to require some of those abilities, we call it artificial intelligence, or AI.
The word artificial is important. AI is not human intelligence inside a computer. It's software designed to perform specific tasks that we associate with intelligence.
What powers AI?
AI is powered by:
- Data, which provides examples for the system to learn from, giving AI the raw material it needs to identify patterns and make informed predictions.
- Algorithms, which define how the system processes information, translating raw data into structured insights, decisions, and actionable outcomes.
- Computing power, which allows the system to analyze large volumes of data quickly, enabling AI to operate at the speed and scale modern businesses demand.
