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What Is Artificial Intelligence? A Simple Explanation .
A Beginner's Guide To Artificial Intelligence
Introduction

By now you have probably heard about CHARTGPT. If not, well, how can we help you? Anyway CHARTGPT is this AI that has been termed as the Google Killer. So what is it and what really is AI?
AI is everywhere. It's in your phone, it's in your car and now it's even in your coffee. But what exactly is AI? And why should you be worried about it? In this article we'll explore the different types of artificial intelligence (AI) and how they work. We'll also look at how these technologies are being used today—and what could happen tomorrow! So sit back and get ready to learn more about this exciting new technology!
Quick tip: 5 ai tools that you can start using immediately at the bottom of this article.
Artificial Intelligence:
AI is a computer system that can think and learn. It's also a branch of computer science, which is the study of how computers work. There are many different types of AI, but some examples include:
Natural Language Processing (NLP) – the ability to understand language;
Reinforcement Learning – training an agent so that it can perform tasks in real time;
Planning/Searching Algorithms – planning out complex tasks like scheduling meetings or finding flights on web sites; and
Deep Learning
Deep Learning is a subset of machine learning. It uses neural networks, which are essentially computers with lots of layers of computational units (neurons) connected together. The output of any given layer is fed back into the next layer to be processed again, resulting in an AI system that learns from its mistakes and becomes more effective at solving problems as it goes along.[1]
Deep learning can be used for image recognition and speech recognition[2] as well as robotics[3], self-driving cars [4], medical diagnostics[5]and more!
Evolutionary Algorithms
Evolutionary Algorithms (EA) are a type of algorithm that make use of evolutionary processes. The basic idea behind an EA is to simulate how an animal or plant would evolve if it were living in a natural environment. An EA begins with some initial population members, which it then uses to make decisions about which member should be promoted or demoted based on how well they do at something like finding food or avoiding predators. This process repeats itself until all members have been promoted or demoted at least once and then stops when there are no more promotions available for any one individual within the population
In genetic programming (GP), each individual has its own "genome" consisting of variables and rules governing how these variables affect each other over time; these rules define what actions each variable can take when certain conditions occur (e.g., "if object X has value Y", then do A). In order to create new GP algorithms, we must first identify candidate solutions by running them through our testing framework until we find one that meets our criteria
AI can do a lot
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that deals with making machines think, reason and learn like humans do. AI can be used in many ways. It can help people by making their lives better, or it could make things worse for everyone if we're not careful!
It's important to know what your AI is capable of doing before you use it for something important—like taking over the world!
5 AI TOOLS YOU CAN USE TODAY
COMPOSE.AI - This is a chrome extension that will help you write things a lot quicker
Descript - Voice cloning AI
Rewind.ai - This is a next level ai. Records anything you do on your computer so you don't have to worry about forgetting anything.
Tome ai - story generating ai tool. If you are asked to do an impromptu speech/presentation, Tome has your back.
Browse.ai - If you are a business person, this tool is definitely a must have.

Conclusion
The future of AI is very exciting. We hope you enjoyed this article as much as we did writing it.