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INTRODUCTION TO AI
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Your Aim
to learn about:
l What is Intelligence l Types of Intelligence
l Difference between Human and Machine Intelligence
l What is AI? l Uses of AI
In previous class, you have learnt that artificial intelligence refers to the software technologies that
make a robot or computer act and think like humans. It is the simulation of human intelligence
processes through machines, especially computer systems. Artificial intelligence imparts cognitive
ability to machines, meaning it can make machines perform tasks in ways that are intelligent.
WHAT IS INTELLIGENCE?
Intelligence refers to the ability to think, to learn from previous experience, to solve complex
problems and to adapt new things and environment.
TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE
Humans possess cognitive abilities to learn, form
concepts, understand, apply logic and reason,
including the capability of recognising patterns, Spatial Intelligence Naturalist Intelligence
comprehend ideas, solve problems, make
Intelligence
decisions, retain information and use language to Intelligence Musical
Intra-personal
communicate.
According to the Harvard psychologist Howard
Linguistic Types of Logical-
Gardner's theories, humans do not just have Intelligence Intelligence mathematical
Intelligence
an intellectual capacity but also many kinds of
intelligence. A person can be strong in a specific Bodily-kinesthetic Existential
area, such as logical intelligence or musical Intelligence Intelligence
intelligence but simultaneously can also possess a Intelligence Interpersonal
range of abilities.
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