What is Artificial Intelligence?
Defence understands Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a family of general-purpose technologies, any of which
may enable machines to perform tasks normally requiring human or biological intelligence, especially when
the machines learn from data how to do those tasks.
Overlapping Technologies:
AI: Machines that perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, especially when the machines learn from data how to do those tasks. – UK National AI Strategy
Machine Learning: Computer algorithms that can ‘learn’ by finding patterns in sample data and then apply this to new data to produce useful outputs, often using neural networks. – Alan Turing Institute
Data science: Research that involves the processing of large amounts of data in order to provide insights into real-world problems. – Alan Turing Institute
Levels of Oversight & Control
The appropriate level of human oversight, verification and control will vary depending on the system design, mission objectives and operational context