Chapter 2

AI Subfields

2.1 INTRODUCTION

In Chapter 1, we have been introduced to the basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence. In this chapter, we will concentrate on different constituents of AI and a brief outline about each one of them. The grand aim or the ultimate vision of AI has been to simulate human thinking. Before moving forward, it is also essential to differentiate between intelligent thinking and intelligent action. The below table gives a very high-level difference between the two.

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Hence, a more precise goal of AI is to develop systems which can exhibit human-level or superhuman-level performance in a wide range of cognitive ...

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