What is Artificial Intelligence

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Definition

Artificial Intelligence is the field of building systems that perform tasks needing human-like intelligence: reasoning, learning, perception and language.

AI is transforming every industry, from healthcare to software development.

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Example: A rule-based AI agent

def thermostat(temp):
    return 'heat on' if temp < 18 else 'cool on' if temp > 26 else 'idle'
print(thermostat(15))

Output: heat on

Key points

Narrow AI vs general AI
Search, logic, learning approaches
Ethics and bias matter

Interview questions

What is the Turing Test?

A test of whether a machine's conversation is indistinguishable from a human's.