AI or not?

A spreadsheet that calculates sums and other pre-defined functions on given data

• AI

• Some AI

• No AI

Answer explanation

Fitting a simple curve is not really AI, but there are so many different curves to choose from, even if there's a lot of data to constrain them, that one needs machine learning/AI to get useful results.

A GPS navigation system for finding the fastest route

• AI

• Some AI

• No AI

Answer explanation

The signal processing and geometry used to determine the coordinates isn't AI, but providing good suggestions for navigation (shortest/fastest routes) is AI, especially if variables such as traffic conditions are taken into account.

A music recommendation system such as Spotify that suggests music based on the users' listening behavior

• AI

• Some AI

• No AI

Answer explanation

The system learns from the users' (not only your) listening behavior.

data storage solutions that can store data (such as images or video) and stream it to a user

• AI

• Some AI

• No AI

Answer explanation

Storing and retrieving specific items from a data collection is neither adaptive or autonomous.

Basic hoto editing features such as brightness and contrast in applications such as Photoshop

• AI

• Some AI

• No AI

Answer explanation

Adjustments such as color balance, contrast, and so on, are neither adaptive nor autonomous, but the developers of the application may use some AI to automatically tune the filters.

Style transfer filters in applications such as Prisma that take a photo and transform it into different art styles (impressionist, cubist, ...)

• AI

• Some AI

• No AI

Answer explanation

Such methods typically learn image statistics (read: what small patches of the image in a certain style look like up close) and transform the input photo so that its statistics match the style, so the system is adaptive.

Audio filters that remove high pitch noice, add echo, change volume etc.

• AI

• Some AI

• No AI

Answer explanation

These audio filters can even be done without a computer using simple electronic components. They don' need AI but some AI is being added in specific applications with human voice such as making a transcript where different speakers are labeled.