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Understanding AI

How does the AI know so much?

You will understand where the AI's knowledge really comes from.

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It does seem amazing, doesn't it. The AI read a huge amount of text. Books, websites, and more.

From all that reading, it learned patterns in how we use words. It did not memorize a giant fact list.

So it is not looking facts up like a library. It is guessing answers from patterns. That is why it can be wrong sometimes.

Buddy, your friendly guide
Buddy says

It learned word patterns from lots of text, so it can still slip up.

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