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Demystifying Artificial Intelligence: A Beginner’s Guide to How it Works

Alexandre Lores
4 min readApr 8, 2023

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Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the ability of machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation.

AI has gained tremendous attention and investment in recent years due to its potential to revolutionize various industries and enhance our daily lives. From self-driving cars and personalized recommendations on e-commerce platforms to medical diagnosis and fraud detection, AI is already being used in numerous real-world applications.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

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Artificial Intelligence refers to the development of computer systems that can perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as perception, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. AI is typically classified into two categories: narrow or weak AI and general or strong AI. Narrow AI is designed to perform a specific task, such as facial recognition or language translation, while general AI is intended to have human-like intelligence and the ability to perform any…

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Alexandre Lores
Alexandre Lores

Written by Alexandre Lores

Founder of thelatestblock.com. Director of Blockchain Markets Research for Quantum Economics. Writing about all things Bitcoin, crypto, NFTs and fintech

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