immune system

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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The human immune system is protects the body from diseases. It is complex with many mechanisms. The immune system has been used as an inspiration for AI both for general machine learning and intrusion detection in cybersecurity, which is the digital equivalent of the job the immune system does in our body.

Used on Chap. 16: page 386