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Chapter Outline

• What is Artificial Intelligence? • AI in various fields
• Goals of AI • Types of AI

Artificial Intelligence is a technology that is transforming every walk of life in today's
world. Whether to get driving directions or to get music or movie recommendations,

AI has improved and changed the way we live. All this has become possible only due
to the development and advancement in the field of AI.

Many big organizations like Google, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, etc. are
trying to unleash the full potential of Artificial Intelligence to create better products

and services for their customers.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial Intelligence is the branch of computer
science that deals with the creation of systems

or machines capable of performing tasks that The word “Artificial
normally require human intelligence. These tasks Intelligence” was first used
in 1956 at a conference at
include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, Dartmouth College in the USA.

understanding language, and perception.

AI enables machines to think, learn, and act like humans to some extent.

Goals of Artificial Intelligence

The main goals of AI are to:

• Copy human intelligence
• Carry out knowledge-intensive tasks

• Learn new things by itself

• Build machines that can perform tasks requiring

human intelligence, such as:

u Playing chess
u Planning and carrying out surgical operations

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