A computer using ideas and methods of computation. Investigators use AI to understand and recreate the principles that make intelligence possible.
Aspects of cognitive processing carried out by a computer.
A term used to describe a type of system in which the computer appears to be “thinking,” and thus exhibits intelligence. Although the system appears to “think,” it really does not; rather, it has been given a number of “rules” to follow. A simple example would be a billing system which follows the rule: if there has been no payment within 30 days, send letter “A”; if there has been no payment within 60 days, send letter “B.” Another example would be a program which looks up “unfamiliar” words (those not in its memory): if the word is a synonym for or similar to a word to which the system should respond and take action, it will either go ahead with the action or ask a human to confirm its “decision.” There is some tendency for computer salespeople to overuse the term “artificial intelligence” to gain a sales advantage; this leads the customer to believe that AI systems are invariably better for every task than other systems.
The design and study of computer systems that have properties resembling human intelligence, such as natural language, problem-solving, and analysis of novel situations.
The ability of a computer to simulate intelligent thought or behavior.