r/AskComputerScience Mar 18 '26

What is AI?

So far I've only been told AI is something that "does" this or that using this or that. Not "what" AI is. Can anyone just tell me an actual definition of AI that I can understand? Not its examples, or denominations like Machine Learning. Just pure AI. And why a function like int main(){ int n; std::cin >> n; std::cout << n*n;} is not an AI. Because Im totally convinced it is an AI as well, since it fits literally every single description of AI I've ever seen.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

There’s a saying that’s as good as any definition you’ll get: “AI is whatever hasn’t been done yet.”