Core AI ideas

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Definition

When computers are designed to learn, decide, create, or solve problems that normally require human intelligence.

AI Word Bank · Illustrated definition

Visual example

Artificial intelligence (AI): a whole restaurant connects kitchen stations to help people complete tasks.

Whole restaurant = AI

A kitchen example of artificial intelligence (ai): the entire restaurant system.

The kitchen connection

Think of the entire restaurant system.

The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.

01 · Who or what
Whole restaurant = AI
02 · What happens
Connects every kitchen station
03 · The result
Helps people solve problems

Why it matters

It provides the big-picture framework for the rest of the AI vocabulary.