Class 8
Chapter 2: Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications
AI systems usually do four things: analyse data, recognise patterns, learn from experience, and make predictions or decisions. We meet AI in maps, search, photos, voice assistants and many other apps.
Learning outcomes
- Describe how AI analyses data, recognises patterns, learns and predicts
- Map AI applications to daily-life examples
Activities
- Daily-life AI inventory worksheet
Worked examples
Read through these first, then try the practice below.
Example 1 — What is AI doing?
When a music app suggests a new song you might like, which AI step is it doing?
Solution: It is making a prediction based on patterns in what you (and similar users) have listened to.
Example 2 — Daily-life AI
Name two AI features in a smartphone.
Solution: Examples: face unlock, voice assistant, autocorrect, photo search, predictive text, smart camera modes.
Self-do practice
Question 1 of 3 · Score 0/0An AI app translates spoken words from English to Hindi. Which AI step is most prominent?
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