Vol. 68AI と言う言葉をよく耳にします。でも AI とは何なのか、手にとって見えるものなのか、普通のプログラミングと AI の違いは何なのか、など多くの疑問が生まれてきます。AI も実際はコンピュータで実行されるプログラムです。プログラムである以上、人間が作り上げたもので、その面では一般的なプログラムと違いはありません。また、AI でも一般的なプログラムでも、情報をインプットして、処理して結果を出すという一連の流れにも違いはありません。では、どの時点で一般のプログラムは AI になるのでしょうか。それとも AI は普通のプログラムとは全く違うプロセスで生まれるのでしょうか。AI と聞く...

Vol. 68We often hear the word AI, but what is it? AI is a program that runs on a computer. Since it is a program, it was created by a human being, and in that aspect, it is no different from ordinary programs. There is also no difference in the sequence of inputting information, processing it, and p...

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