Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It’s Important

Artificial intelligence has become a huge buzzword in recent years, surrounded by hype and misconceptions. But current AI is also a truly impressive new technology, capable of doing things that have never been done before, and which humans with previous technologies could never hope to do. This presentation will explain the basics of AI — what it is and what it is not — then get into what is significant about AI, and what we should think about when we or others use it.