Ch.14 AI Fundamentals, Generative AI and Prompt Literacy AI
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In practical terms, what is an AI system?

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AI system: inference, not just rules

An AI system infers outputs from input data; the EPSO trap is confusing it with a rule-based program that follows fixed logic.

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