Digital Fluency: Understanding the Basics of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, Quantum Computing, and Their Applications for Digital Transformation

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4. Artificial Intelligence

Volker Lang¹  

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Pfaffenhofen, Germany

 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most versatile digital technology introduced in this book and among the most frequently used buzzwords in media today. It is often used in conjunction with the related terms machine learning, neural networks, big data, and deep learning, which we will discuss in this chapter, too. We will see that artificial intelligence offers a wide range of applications across all sectors of modern business and society.

In contrast to quantum computing and blockchain technology, artificial intelligence does ...