Unit 1: What is Ai?

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Phones that automatically complete new texts based on previously written texts are an example of AI.

Back

TRUE

Answer explanation

Phones that can automatically complete new texts based on previously written 
 texts are an example of AI.

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Which of the following best describes “Narrow AI”?

Back

AI that is designed for a specific task.

Answer explanation

This is how most AI is designed today. The complete opposite General AI, which can do anything doesn’t yet exist.

Front

AI that can identify plants or animals based on a photo exists today.

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True

Answer explanation

True

Correct! AI that can identify plants or animals based on images exists today.

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What value does the AI algorithm that YouTube uses to recommend videos most likely optimize for?

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The amount of time a user spends watching videos.

Answer explanation

a. The amount of time a user spends watching videos.

Correct! The recommender system is designed to keep people watching for as long as possible.

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AI is likely to take over and run the world in the near future. True or False?

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False

Answer explanation

False

While what AI can do today is impressive, it’s not like the movies where it 
 can do everything a human can.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three things that are needed for a system to be an AI?
Collecting and perceiving data.
Using an algorithm to reason with data.
Autonomously making predictions or decisions.
Excellent grammar and knowledge of many languages.

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Excellent grammar and knowledge of many languages.

Answer explanation

While some voice AI assistants may have excellent grammar and can interpret different languages, this is not one of the essential things that makes something an AI.

Front

A GPS or smart navigation system is most likely optimized for which of the following values? (Select one best answer.)
The route that takes the least amount of time to reach a destination
The route with the lowest estimated air pollution.
The route that offers the most restaurant stops
The route that crosses the most railroad tracks.

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The route that takes the least amount of time to reach a destination

Answer explanation

hWith the right data, AI algorithms can find a route that takes the shortest amount of time possible.

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What is an algorithm?

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A set of instructions like a recipe that are followed by a computer.

Answer explanation

Correct!

The recipe analogy tells us what following a traditional computer algorithm is like.

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Stakeholders are the different people impacted by an AI.

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True

Answer explanation

Stakeholders are the different people impacted by an AI. Different stakeholders 
 are affected in different ways by different values.

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An email spam filter that interprets the content of emails and predicts whether an email is spam or not based on previous emails is an example of an AI system.

Back

TRUE

Answer explanation

This system is perceiving data and using an algorithm to make a prediction; 
 therefore, it’s an example of AI.