Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Definition
Computer technology that performs tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognising images, and making decisions — usually by learning patterns from data.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad field of computer science focused on building systems that can perform tasks we associate with human intelligence. Rather than following only fixed instructions, most modern AI learns from large amounts of data and applies what it learns to new situations.
Today’s AI is narrow — extremely capable at specific jobs (translation, recommendations, image recognition) but not generally intelligent like a person. For a full beginner’s overview, see our guide on what AI is.