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LESSON 4 · AI Explained: From Buzz to Basics

AI is embedded in more places than most people realize:

  • Social media feeds — algorithms decide what you see, optimizing for engagement over your wellbeing
  • Online shopping — recommendation engines predict purchases based on behavioral patterns
  • Voice assistants — Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant use natural language processing for your requests
  • Autocomplete — your keyboard learns writing patterns and predicts what you want to type

These systems become invisible. You stop noticing that Netflix curates your experience or that your news feed is algorithmically filtered.