Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to actions that mimic human intelligence displayed by machines and to the field of study focused on this type of intelligence. AI consists of computer programs that are typically built to adaptively update and enhance their own performance over time. They are used to process, analyze, and recognize patterns in large datasets, and they use those patterns to get better at completing tasks or solving problems. AI programs are used for a variety of purposes, including recommending new television shows based on viewers’ preferences, guiding self-driving cars through cities, and learning how to defeat players in games like chess.

Subsets of AI include machine learning and generative artificial intelligence. Note that in most instances the type of AI being discussed is not specified. Although generative AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude are a very particular type of AI, they are often commonly referred to as simply "AI" systems.