Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processed by machines and computers. Often, what they refer to as AI is simply a component of that technology, such as machine learning, like a child, having the ability to reason, be creative, self correct and make decisions out of its own free will and understanding of the world it exists in without being explicitly programmed to do so.
AI programming focuses on cognitive skills that include the following:
- Learning. This aspect of AI programming focuses on acquiring data and creating rules for how to turn it into actionable information. The rules, which are called algorithms, provide computing devices with step-by-step instructions for how to complete a specific task.
- Reasoning. This aspect of AI programming focuses on choosing the right algorithm to reach a desired outcome.
- Self-correction. This aspect of AI programming is designed to continually fine-tune algorithms and ensure they provide the most accurate results possible.
- Creativity. This aspect of AI uses neural networks, rules-based systems, statistical methods and other AI techniques to generate new images, new text, new music and new ideas.