Suppose the steps for the teeth-cleaning algorithm were in this sequence: use toothbrush to clean teeth put toothpaste on toothbrush rinse toothbrush A toothbrush would still be used to clean the ...

An algorithm is a clear sequence of instructions with a start, a finish, and usually some decisions in the middle. They can be expressed in a flow chart. The computer only makes mistakes if there ...

“An algorithm is,” Domingos writes, “a sequence of instructions telling a computer what to do.” As Domingos goes on to explain, algorithms are reducible to three logical ...

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.