alien intelligence

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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AI often appears 'intelligent', but in ways thata re very differet to the way a human would tackle the same problem. One can think of this as 'alien intelligence', misquoting Start Trek, "intelligence, but not as we know it". Although light-hearted, this can be a useful way to consider AI in practical applications.

Used on Chap. 1: page 3; Chap. 22: page 533