Artificial Intelligence is a term everyone is talking about - but no one understands.
Take it from me - it's an umbrella term that encompasses many loosely related, but separate disciplines - all implemented in the latest, powerful combination of computer hardware and software.
This combination (in the Computer Cloud) is so powerful, some people are certain it will take over - and control us.
What we should be doing, is trying to understand what this thing is. Wikipedia does a good job of introducing this subject - but most people will just stare at it, and decide it's too much for them to deal with. A reasonable, but unfortunate conclusion.
If they looked into it, it wouldn't take long. before they could understand its broad outlines - and have a broad understanding of it. And they could see that the King's new clothing, is not so impressive.
Here, I am merely separating the hype from the reality - something so many people are doing, it's hard to distinguish one voice from another. But we have to roll up our pant legs - and wade in anyway.
What we will be wading into, sometimes has substance - and very useful substance, at that. Such as the Laptop I am typing with, and the Internet it is connected to. And, I have to admit - some AI also.
This is Intelligence we can use - and should use.
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