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October/November/December 2019 I 27 FIGURE 1: Although there are significant differences in terminology, machine learning, deep learning and AI are closely related. BACK TO THE BASICS... WHAT IS AI? Definitions of AI, machine learning, and deep learning from Merriam Webster include: Artificial Intelligence • A branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers. • The capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. Machine Learning • The process by which a computer can improve its own performance (as in analyzing image files) by continuously incorporating new data into a statistical model. Deep Learning • A subset of machine learning in AI that has networks capable of learning ICT professionals will need to focus on quite a few areas of design when incorporating the AV infrastructure to support AI. unsupervised from data that is unstructured or unlabeled. The term, machine learning, is sometimes used interchangeably with AI; it should not be (Figure 1). Machine learning is one of the com- ponents that makes up AI when ma- chines (computers) carry out tasks based on algorithms in an intelligent manner; that is AI. Deep learning is even a further subset of AI (below machine learning). With the under- standing that machine learning and deep learning are subsets of AI, a common use case involves traffic information and specifically the routing of transportation. Whether commuters know it or not, smart- phones are constantly collecting data on location and movement of traffic mostly through apps, such as Google Maps, Waze, Apple Maps or any appli- cation that is tracking location. The ability for a smartphone to direct drivers to the most efficient routes from origination to destination re- quires AI. The amount of data that is constantly collected and quickly analyzed by servers is unimaginable, and it is occurring all the time. This is one example of why there has been a massive surge in data center con- struction and the steady need for ICT professionals to design and install them.