AI, machine learning and deep learning explained

Does your head sometimes spin when a bunch of technical terms are tossed around that you can't interpret using simple, everyday common sense? The terms surrounding the notion of artificial intelligence are certainly one thorny example. People talk about deep learning, machine learning, neural networks and natural language processing. We want to give you a clear sense of the meanings of these different terms, without getting too scientific on you. All technologies involved in generating thinking that only humans could previously achieve, are included under the umbrella of AI. These days AI is simply an overall term we can use when we don't want to go into too much detail.