Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning – these ideas now frequently appear in the news, are part of important debates in government, and a growing discussion in wider society. We all need to know what they mean so we too can be part of the conversation.
To find out more we spoke to Chris Budd and Yury Korolev from the University of Bath, and Kweku Abraham from the University of Cambridge. They are all researchers in this area and are members of the Maths4DL (mathematics for deep learning) research project. Here is what we learned.
What is artificial intelligence? – Artificial intelligence (AI) is an umbrella term for a large set of ideas revolving around reasoning by non-living objects, such as computers.