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Artificial Intelligence All-in-One For Dummies
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Artificial Intelligence All-in-One For Dummies

by Chris Minnick, John Paul Mueller, Luca Massaron, Stephanie Diamond, Pam Baker, Daniel Stanton, Shiv Singh, Paul Mladjenovic, Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts, Jeffrey Allan
July 2025
Beginner
752 pages
19h
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 3

Considering the Use of Algorithms

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Examining the role of algorithms in AI

Bullet Winning games with state-space search and min-max

Bullet Analyzing how expert systems work

Bullet Recognizing that machine learning and deep learning are part of AI

Data is a game changer in AI. Advances in AI hint that, for certain problems, choosing the right amount of data is more important than choosing the right algorithm. However, no matter how much data you have, you still need an algorithm to make it useful. In addition, you must perform data analysis (a series of definable steps) to make data work correctly with the chosen algorithms — no shortcuts allowed. Even though AI is intelligent automation, sometimes automation must take a back seat to analysis. You won’t now find machines that know what’s appropriate and can completely cut out any human intervention, but self-learning machines, also known as self-improving or autonomous learning systems, are already a significant area of research and development in the field of AI.

In this chapter, you explore the relationship between algorithms ...

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