What is artificial intelligence or AI?

What is artificial intelligence or AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technologies that enable computers to perform a variety of advanced functions, including the ability to see, understand and translate spoken and written language, analyze data, make recommendations and much more.

AI is the backbone of innovation in modern computing, creating value for people and businesses. For example, optical character recognition (OCR) uses AI to extract text and data from images and documents, converting unstructured content into structured data ready for businesses, as well as providing valuable statistics.

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