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What is a Artificial intelligence?

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What is a Artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is the ability of machines to perform certain tasks, which need the intelligence showcased by humans and animals. This definition is often ascribed to Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy from the 1950s, who were also known as the fathers of the field.
 
Artificial intelligence allows machines to understand and achieve specific goals. AI includes machine learning via deep learning. The former refers to machines automatically learning from existing data without being assisted by human beings. Deep learning allows the machine to absorb huge amounts of unstructured data such as text, images, and audio.
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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 11:10 PM IST

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 10:38 PM IST

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 8:03 PM IST

India AI Summit: Sarvam AI, 11 other startups building indigenous LLMs

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 12:33 PM IST

AI Summit: Apps to models, India's AI stack for population-scale impact

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 11:00 AM IST

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 12:17 AM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 11:57 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 10:50 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 9:10 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 8:09 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 4:15 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 12:47 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 11:23 AM IST

India previews AI stack progress ahead of AI Impact Summit 2026: Details

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2026 | 9:32 AM IST

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 9:58 PM IST

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 9:33 PM IST

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 9:25 PM IST

India AI Mission warns no fees needed for AI Impact Summit registration

The India AI Mission has issued an alert warning participants that no fee is charged for registration, participation or speaking at the AI Impact Summit starting February 16 in New Delhi

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 9:13 PM IST

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 4:57 PM IST

Apple could bring third-party AI voice apps to CarPlay beyond Siri: Report

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 12:32 PM IST