Lesson 328 of 1234
AI Is Not the Same as the Internet
Lots of kids think AI = internet. They are different things. Here is the difference and why it matters.
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- 1The big idea
- 2AI vs internet
- 3training data
- 4live search
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Section 1
The big idea
The internet is a big network of computers and websites. AI is software that learned from a snapshot of the internet (and other writing) at some point in the past. Most AI cannot 'see' new internet content right now.
Some examples
- The internet has news from today. AI might not.
- The internet has the latest scores. AI might not.
- Some AI tools CAN browse the internet (like search engines built into ChatGPT).
- Most AI tools just remember what they learned, like a really smart book.
Try it!
Ask AI 'What happened in the news today?' See what it says. Notice if it admits it does not know.
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