Course Content
C7: Introduction to AI – Understanding How Machines Learn

Term

Definition

Example

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A computer’s ability to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.

Speech recognition, face unlock.

Machine Learning (ML)

A method where computers learn patterns from data to make predictions or decisions.

AI learning to identify cats from cat photos.

Training Data

The examples we give to an AI to help it learn.

100 photos of apples to teach “apple recognition.”

Model

The trained AI system that can recognize new things.

A trained Teachable Machine that can detect hand gestures.

Accuracy

How well the AI identifies or predicts correctly.

90% accuracy means 9 out of 10 correct answers.

Bias

When training data is unfair or unbalanced, leading to incorrect results.

Teaching AI only “red apples” makes it fail with green ones.

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