“Everything we love about civilization is a product of intelligence, so amplifying our human intelligence with artificial intelligence has the potential
of helping civilization flourish like never before – as long as we manage to keep the technology beneficial.“
Max Tegmark, President of the Future of Life Institute
In general terms, AI refers to a broad field of science encompassing not only computer science but also psychology, philosophy, linguistics and other areas. AI is concerned with getting computers to do tasks that would normally require human intelligence. Having said that, there are many points of view on AI and many definitions exist. Below, some definitions highlight its key characteristics.
Capable of processing massive amounts of structured and unstructured data which can change constantly.
Ability to reason (deductive or inductive) and to draw interfaces based on situation. Context driven awareness os system.
Ability to learn based on historical patterns, expert input and feedback loop.
Capable of analyzing and solving complex problems in special-purpose and general-purpose domain.
