The Complete Guide to AI Algorithms

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Artificial intelligence is appearing in every industry and every process, whether you’re in manufacturing, marketing, storage, or logistics. There are scores of examples of AI in the real world.

That includes technical use cases, like automation of the human workforce and robotic processes, to basic applications. You’ll see AI in search engines, maps and navigation, text editors, and more.

But have you ever given a thought to how these machines work?

 AI systems run on algorithms, but not every AI algorithm is the same. If you understand how AI algorithms work, you can ease your business processes, saving hours of manual work.

What are AI algorithms?

AI algorithms are instructions that enable machines to analyze data, perform tasks, and make decisions. It’s a subset of machine learning that tells computers to learn and operate independently.

All the tasks that AI performs work on specific algorithms. From when you turn on your system to when you browse the internet, AI algorithms work with other machine learning algorithms to perform and complete each task.

AI and machine learning algorithms enable computers to predict patterns, evaluate trends, calculate accuracy, and optimize processes.

How do AI algorithms work?

AI algorithms work this way — they identify the patterns, recognize the behaviors, and empower the machines to make decisions.

Let’s say you tell your voice assistant like Alexa or Google Home to stream your favorite music.

The AI algorithm on which it is based will first recognize and remember your voice, get familiar with your choice of music, and then remember and play your most streamed music just by acknowledging it.

Similarly, AI content editor tools work on algorithms like natural language generation (NLG) and natural language processing (NLP) models that follow certain rules and patterns to achieve desired results.

This isn’t rocket science but a simple formula: “The more you learn, the more you grow.” As you serve the computer systems with rich data, the algorithms use it to gain knowledge and perform tasks more efficiently.

At the most basic level, an AI algorithm collects the data for training and then uses it to modify its knowledge. Next, it uses this knowledge to complete the tasks and improve accuracy.

Types of AI Algorithms

Just as a mathematical calculation has various formulas with the same result, AI algorithms do.

Different business use cases have different algorithms and categories. For example, the algorithm used in various Chatbots differs from those used in designing self-driving cars.

Resources: The Complete Guide to AI Algorithms