WHAT IS IT?
This guide to AI has three main parts, each of which we update regularly and can be read in any order:
First, the most fundamental concepts you need to know and more recently important ones.
Next, an overview of the major players in AI and why they matter.
And last, a curated list of the recent headlines and developments that you should be.
WHY IMPORTANT
One of the wild things about AI is that although the core concepts date back more than 50 years, few of them were familiar to even the tech-savvy before very recently. So if you feel lost, don’t worry — everyone is. This article explains the terminology and separates facts for current opinion