AI Foundations · Level 1 · Free

What is AI, in plain English?

AI is software that learns patterns from large amounts of data, then uses those patterns to make predictions, generate text or images, or make decisions. It is not thinking or conscious. Modern AI is very good at guessing the likely next word or answer, based on examples it has seen before.

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