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In a curriculum in mechanical engineering, there is a set of standard topics: statics, dynamics, vibrations, fluid mechanics, thermondynamics, etc.
What is Artificial Intelligence, and what does it entail?
(at the moment, it seems like a buzz phrase that does not conjure to me the rigor of a discipline like mechanical engineering.)
Forgive me for appearing disrespectful to those in the field, but to me it seems like a world of glorified it-then logical tests in a massive computer program. I want to understand where I am off the mark.
I hear people are coding in A.I. using various languages. But I coded in the area of mechanical engineering and used a lot of if-then tests.
What makes A.I. so special, so distinct? Is it just a buzz word for "big computer program that can monitor financial transactions?"
Yes, I know it contains "computer vision" but to me, that is sort of like "edge detection and analysis."
And that becomes if-tests and logic.
Or does the term encompass special types of computer languages more suited to include "thinking"
But then, what is "thinking?"
Do AI codes include fuzzy logic, or attempts to include "learning?"
But what is "learning" other than to "code a database of mistakes to avoid?"
I am serious... what is A.I.?
In a curriculum in mechanical engineering, there is a set of standard topics: statics, dynamics, vibrations, fluid mechanics, thermondynamics, etc.
What is Artificial Intelligence, and what does it entail?
(at the moment, it seems like a buzz phrase that does not conjure to me the rigor of a discipline like mechanical engineering.)
Forgive me for appearing disrespectful to those in the field, but to me it seems like a world of glorified it-then logical tests in a massive computer program. I want to understand where I am off the mark.
I hear people are coding in A.I. using various languages. But I coded in the area of mechanical engineering and used a lot of if-then tests.
What makes A.I. so special, so distinct? Is it just a buzz word for "big computer program that can monitor financial transactions?"
Yes, I know it contains "computer vision" but to me, that is sort of like "edge detection and analysis."
And that becomes if-tests and logic.
Or does the term encompass special types of computer languages more suited to include "thinking"
But then, what is "thinking?"
Do AI codes include fuzzy logic, or attempts to include "learning?"
But what is "learning" other than to "code a database of mistakes to avoid?"
I am serious... what is A.I.?
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