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Narrow AI
Narrow AI is AI built for a specific job, such as translating text or recognising faces. All AI that exists today is narrow AI.
Also called weak AI, artificial narrow intelligence, ANI
In more detail
A narrow AI system can be extremely good at its task, sometimes better than people, but it can’t transfer that skill to unrelated problems the way a person can.
Even very capable chatbots are usually described as narrow AI, because they still lack reliable common sense and real-world understanding. The opposite idea is artificial general intelligence.
Example
A chess program that beats world champions can’t drive a car or book a flight.
Related terms
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a hypothetical AI that could learn and reason across almost any task as well as a person can.Artificial intelligence (AI)Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that lets computers do tasks that normally need human thinking, like understanding language or spotting patterns.Artificial superintelligence (ASI)Artificial superintelligence (ASI) is a hypothetical future AI that would be far more capable than humans at almost everything.
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