Lesson 1216 of 1234
What Is AI, Anyway?
AI is software that learns patterns from lots of examples.
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- 1The big idea
- 2AI
- 3patterns
- 4software
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Section 1
The big idea
AI stands for 'artificial intelligence.' It's a kind of computer program that learned by looking at TONS of examples — like millions of pictures or books. After learning, it can guess what should come next, like the next word in a sentence or the next blob in a drawing.
Some examples
- AI learned what cats look like by seeing millions of cat pictures.
- AI learned how words go together by reading the whole internet.
- AI guesses the next word, like 'peanut butter and ___'.
- AI is software running on big, busy computers.
Try it!
Play 'fill in the blank' with a friend. 'Roses are red, violets are ___.' That's like what AI does — guess the best next word!
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