Understand AI

A short route through the ideas before the terminology.

Your outcome

Explain the relationship between AI, machine learning and neural networks in your own words.

Start path

Read the linked section, reflect on the question, then mark the stop complete. Section times estimate 200 words per minute, excluding exercises. This is a guided reading list, not a test or certificate. Progress stays in this browser.

  1. Start with a plain-language explanation

    Read the short introductory explanation of artificial intelligence.

    About 1 min for the linked section and its subsections

    Check your understanding: What is one example of an AI task?

  2. Separate AI from machine learning

    Focus on how the two terms relate, without reading the full history.

    About 1 min for the linked section and its subsections

    Check your understanding: Does every AI system have to learn from examples?

  3. Look inside a neural network

    Follow the basic explanation of inputs, layers and outputs.

    About 1 min for the linked section and its subsections

    Check your understanding: What changes when a neural network is trained?