Artificial Intelligence
What are Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer or a robot controlled by a computer to do tasks that are usually done by humans because they require human intelligence and discernment.
The seeds of modern AI were planted by philosophers who attempted to describe the process of human thinking as the mechanical manipulation of symbols. This work culminated in the invention of the programmable digital computer in the 1940s, a machine based on the abstract essence of mathematical reasoning. This device and the ideas behind it inspired a handful of scientists to begin seriously discussing the possibility of building an electronic brain.
Virtual assistants like Siri, Cortana, Google Assistant, etc. have made our lives easy. A lot of social media applications make use of artificial intelligence for multiple uses. For example, Snapchat uses face detection to detect facial features and put on the filters accordingly, Twitter uses natural language processing to identify hate speech, Facebook/Instagram makes use of machine learning and deep learning to find the user’s field of interest, etc.
