Context:
A Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) model called DeepSeek has shot to the top of Apple Store’s downloads, stunning investors and sinking some tech stocks.
Company Background
- Established
- 2023, in Hangzhou Zhejiang
- Founder
- Liang Wenfeng
What is AI?
- Definition
- AI is a set of technologies that enable computers to perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence. These tasks include learning from data, making decisions and improving performance over time.
How AI Works?
- Mathematics and Logic
- AI uses mathematical algorithms and logic to simulate human reasoning processes.
- Data Analysis
- AI systems analyze large datasets to identify patterns and make predictions.
- Learning from Mistakes
- AI systems can learn and improve by making mistakes in the past which will enhance their accuracy over time.
Capabilities of AI
- Data Analysis
- AI can process vast amounts of data to extract valuable insights and provide recommendations.
- Language Understanding
- AI can understand both spoken and written language enabling tasks like translation and interpretation.
- Decision Making
- By recognizing patterns in data AI can make informed decisions.
- Learning from Experience
- AI continuously learns from datasets, improving its performance as it encounters new information.
Applications of AI
- Healthcare
- AI improves the accuracy of diagnosis, personalizes treatment, patient outcomes, and accelerates research. India’s ICMR also came up with ethical guidelines for AI in healthcare.
- Business
- AI optimizes operations, improves customer service, detects fraud, analyses big data and enhances innovation.
- Education
- AI supports customized learning. Examples include the IIT Kharagpur and Amazon Web Services collaboration to create AI-based teaching tools.
- Judiciary
- AI assists in legal research, case management, and offers virtual legal aid, such as SUVAS and SUPACE.
- Cybersecurity
- AI assists in the detection of cyber threats, analyzing data for vulnerabilities, and automated responses to threats.
IndiaAI Mission
UPSC Civil Services Examination, Previous Year Questions (PYQs)
Q. With the present state of development, Artificial Intelligence can effectively do which of the following? (2020)
- Bring down electricity consumption in industrial units
- Create meaningful short stories and songs
- Disease diagnosis
- Text-to-Speech Conversion
- Wireless transmission of electrical energy
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Ans: (b)
