Introduction

  • 2 minutes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an integral part of our lives whether we realize it or not. When we book a ticket online, scroll through a newsfeed on social media, or go look at the recommendations from an e-commerce or video streaming site, we're dealing with an AI component in the background. Most chat assistants we encounter on websites or on our smartphones are driven by AI.

Make a computer, robot, or app think and act like a human:

  • Self-driving cars

  • Automation

  • Playing against computers

  • Virtual assistants

Graphic of areas of A I: Self driving cars, automation, playing against computers and virtual assistants.

Learning objectives

  • Explain the need for artificial intelligence
  • Describe cloud computing services and cloud storage service
  • Describe privacy and security implications when considering cloud services