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M00.1 COMMON GROUND

What is AI? Start with an everyday task

Your phone finds "dog" in your photos, and your inbox hides junk mail. What do these helpers have in common, and what is really going on inside them?

LESSON OVERVIEW11 min lesson

Lesson overview

Your phone finds "dog" in your photos, and your inbox hides junk mail. What do these helpers have in common, and what is really going on inside them?

What you’ll explore

  • AI is a family of methods for making systems perceive, predict, reason, or act. A useful result doesn't mean the system understands the way a person does.
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