What on earth is AI?

Einstein once said, “if you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself”. Explaining what AI is, in the complex algorithmic universe in which we live today, it is not an easy task, however, making my own one of the best advertising slogans in history –Just Do it– I will try it below.

According to MIT Professional Education “Artificial intelligence is the ability for computers to imitate cognitive human functions such as learning and problem‑solving”.

To make it simple, today we will just be focus on the definition of three basic types of AI according to MIT, Stanford, and other top institutions. Think of these concepts as if they were introduced to you as three new friends ANI, AGI and ASI, and remember -each one is smarter than the last-:

ANI (Artificial Narrow Intelligence): –is LIMITED-programmed to perform one specific task, but it cannot reason outside it (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant).

AGI (Artificial General Intelligence): –is ADVANCED- it doesn’t exist yet, but it would have the same ability to learn, understand, and solve problems as a human.

ASI(Artificial Super Intelligence): –is SUPER INTELLIGENT- it doesn’t exist either, but hypothetical in the future it would be far more intelligent than a human.

For today is enough, don’t forget your three new friends ANI, AGI and ASI, repeat this concepts like a mantra until you have integrated them into your brain and your life. Keep in mind that being clear about them will make you look very cool, up to date with new technologies, an even -for some- a true expert in artificial intelligence.

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I Will be back.