Cambridge O Level Computer Science · Syllabus 2210 · Automated and Emerging Technologies
Artificial Intelligence
What is Artificial Intelligence?
A branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behaviours by computers; its characteristics are the collection of data, the rules for using that data, the ability to reason, and it can include the ability to learn and adapt.
This definition is part of the Automated and Emerging Technologies chapter in Cambridge O Level Computer Science.
Artificial Intelligence in context
An automated system is a system in which sensors, a microprocessor and — where the task requires them — actuators work together so that a process is monitored, and often controlled, with limited or no continuous human intervention. Robotics is a branch of computer science that covers the design, construction and operation of robots — machines that have a mechanical structure, electrical components and a program that can be changed. Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science concerned with the simulation of intelligent behaviours by computers, and at this level it means two things only: expert systems and machine learning. The three ideas overlap in real products, but they are three separate tests, and an answer that treats them as one loses marks.
Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behaviours by computers. Its main characteristics are the collection of data, the rules for using that data, the ability to reason, and — in the syllabus's own careful wording — it can include the ability to learn and adapt. At this level the examinable scope is limited to two kinds of system: expert systems and machine learning.