Three Key Types of AI
In terms of capabilities (versus functionalities), there are generally three types of AI. Narrow AI: Narrow AI, also known as Weak AI, can focus on one narrow task at a time. It has no emotions or conscience and is the only type of AI that currently exists. Voice assistants and ChatGPT are examples of Narrow AI. Google Translate and image recognition software are other examples, but there are many other types used in nearly every industry around the world. Think of it like a highly skilled specialist. Examples include: Voice assistants like Siri Conversational AI like ChatGPT Tools like Google Translate Image recognition systems used in security and healthcare General AI: General AI, or Strong AI, can do almost anything humans can do. It doesn't yet exist, but there have been massive investments by tech companies to create it. Supercomputers, which can process huge amounts of data in seconds, are the closest thing we have to General AI. However, even the fastest supercompute...