AI glossary / The basics
Algorithm
A set of step-by-step instructions a computer follows to get something done.
Think of it as: A recipe. Same steps, same cake.
More words in The basics
- Artificial intelligenceComputer systems that do things we'd normally say need human thinking: understanding language, spotting patterns, making decisions.
- ChatbotA program you talk to in everyday language by typing or speaking, and it replies.
- Computer visionAI that understands images and video, such as recognising faces, reading number plates or spotting problems on a scan.
- Deep learningA powerful kind of machine learning that uses many-layered neural networks. It's behind most of today's impressive AI.
- Foundation modelA big general-purpose AI model that lots of different products are built on top of.