The Intriguing World of AI: More Than Just Machines

Mukund Krishnan
3 min readFeb 19, 2024
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once remarked, “You would never grow unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered.” In the realm of artificial intelligence, this sentiment rings particularly true. The field of AI is not just growing; it’s redefining the boundaries of what machines can emulate from human behavior. But let’s be clear, this is no simple feat.

You’ve probably encountered AI in one form or another – be it through a chatbot on a website or a voice assistant on your phone. Yet, the scope of AI’s ability to mimic human actions and interactions goes far beyond these familiar experiences. It’s a complex, multi-faceted domain that’s as much about the nuances of human nature as it is about technological advancement.

Take, for example, the wonders of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Generation (NLG). Technologies like GPT-4 have not only learned our language but how to use it – write stories, answer questions, even pen essays that could easily be mistaken for a human’s work. But it’s not just about stringing words together. These AI systems understand context, humor, and can even simulate empathy to a degree.

Then there’s the world of deepfakes – a term that’s become synonymous with the ethical dilemmas of AI. These are videos or audio recordings that look and sound eerily like real…

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