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Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to machines designed to simulate human intelligence, a term coined by John McCarthy in 1956. AI has diverse applications across various sectors, including healthcare, education, and transport, providing benefits such as automation and improved decision-making. Ethical considerations in AI include bias, fairness, and accountability, highlighted by real-world examples like the biased AI hiring tool scrapped by Amazon.

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Introduction to AI Notes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to machines designed to simulate human intelligence, a term coined by John McCarthy in 1956. AI has diverse applications across various sectors, including healthcare, education, and transport, providing benefits such as automation and improved decision-making. Ethical considerations in AI include bias, fairness, and accountability, highlighted by real-world examples like the biased AI hiring tool scrapped by Amazon.

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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

(AI)
1. Meaning and Brief History
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are
designed to think and act like humans. The term 'Artificial Intelligence' was coined by John
McCarthy in 1956 at the Dartmouth Conference. Alan Turing proposed the idea of intelligent
machines and developed the Turing Test in 1950.

Turing Test: A machine passes the Turing Test if a human cannot reliably tell whether
they're communicating with a human or a machine.

2. Applications and Benefits of AI


Applications of AI:

- Healthcare: AI helps diagnose diseases, monitor patients remotely.

- Education: Personalized learning apps, virtual tutors.

- Defense: Autonomous drones and surveillance systems.

- Banking: Fraud detection, automated customer service.

- Agriculture: Crop monitoring, automated irrigation.

- Transport: Self-driving cars, route optimization.

- Daily Life: Search engines, online shopping suggestions, chatbots, smart assistants like
Alexa, Siri.

Benefits of AI:

- Automation of routine tasks

- Smart decision making

- 24/7 availability

- Improved accuracy

- Faster disaster response

- Data-driven insights
- Assistance in high-risk jobs

Real-World Example:
Google Maps uses AI to suggest the fastest routes based on traffic conditions and user data.

3. Ethical Considerations in AI
- Bias & Prejudice

- Fairness

- Transparency

- Accountability

- Explainability

Interesting Fact: Amazon had to scrap an AI hiring tool because it was biased against
women due to historical data.

4. Real-World Use Case: AI in Education


Smart Classrooms: AI enables automated attendance, personalized content delivery, and
intelligent assessments.

Example: An AI system can identify students who may need extra help and recommend
tailored resources.

5. Fascinating AI Facts
- IBM’s AI, Deep Blue, defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997.

- AI models like DALL·E and Midjourney can generate paintings and illustrations.

- Sci-fi films like *Ex Machina* and *Iron Man* explore human-like AI assistants.
Mind Map

Quiz Time!
1. Who coined the term 'Artificial Intelligence'?

2. What is the Turing Test used for?

3. Mention any two applications of AI in daily life.

4. What is one benefit and one ethical concern of using AI?

5. What real-world example shows AI helping in transport?

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