What Is AI? What Is An LLM And Generative AI, And How Do They Work?

WHAT IS AI? SOME KEY DEFINITIONS

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an umbrella term for computer software which mimics human intelligence in order to perform tasks and learn from them.

Machine Learning (ML) is a subset of AI. Whereas computer programmes were traditionally programmed via detailed code and instructions, ML enables such programmes to take in a set of data, derive principles from that set of data, and subsequently apply those principles.

Deep learning is a type of ML which utilises neural networks. A neural network is a series of algorithms which "learn" from large amounts of data to recognise relationships within data. In a deep learning model, multiple layers of such networks are used, and are structured to mimic the connections between neurons in a human brain.