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Branches of AI

Though generative AI programs like ChatGPT and DALL-E receive lots of media coverage, there are many other subfields of AI including:

Cognitive computing
- Cognitive computing is a type of AI that simulates human thought processes (see this article from Google)
Computer vision
- Computer vision is a field of AI in which computers derive meaningful information from digital images, videos and other visual inputs (see this article from IBM)
Machine learning
- Machine learning is the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior (see this article from MIT)
Neural networks
- A neural network is a series of algorithms that teach computers to recognize underlying relationships in data sets and process the data in a way that imitates the human brain (see this article from Caltech)
Deep learning
- A subfield of machine learning in which computers learn to recognize complex patterns and produce accurate insights and predictions (see this article from Amazon AWS)
Natural language processing
- Natural language processing (NLP) is a branch of AI that enables computers to comprehend, generate, and manipulate human language (see this article from Oracle)