Module 1.2: How Does AI Work?

Think of AI as a student learning to solve problems. It works in these steps:

1. Learning with Examples
   

AI learns by studying a lot of examples.

1. Example: To teach AI to recognize apples, you show it thousands of apple photos.
2. Finding Patterns
   AI notices patterns in the examples.
3. Example: Apples are round, have stems, and are often red or green.

• Making Decisions

AI uses these patterns to make guesses or decisions.

3. Example: When AI sees a new fruit that’s round and green (or other apple colours), it might say, “That’s an apple!”
4. Getting Smarter Over Time
   If AI makes a mistake (e.g., calling a pear an apple), it updates its learning and improves for the future.
5. Example: After being corrected, the AI learns that pears are more elongated.

Analogy:
AI is like teaching a toddler. At first, they might confuse a dog with a cat, but the more examples you show, the better they get at recognizing the difference.