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What is Artificial Intelligence?

Computers doing tasks that usually need humans

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is when software can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence — like understanding language, recognizing patterns, or making decisions.

AI systems don’t ‘think’ like humans. They learn patterns from data and use those patterns to generate outputs.

Think of AI as a pattern-finding machine: it becomes good at a task by seeing many examples.

EVERYDAY EXAMPLES

Maps apps predicting traffic and suggesting routes.

Shopping apps recommending items you might like.

Camera apps recognizing faces or objects.

COMMON MISCONCEPTION

❌ AI means the computer is ‘smart’ like a human.

✅ Most AI is specialized. It’s good at specific tasks, not general human reasoning.

KEY TAKEAWAY

AI is software that learns from data to assist or automate tasks in a human-like way.