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Aksh Thakkar
Aksh Thakkar

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So, I Got Interested in AI…

I've always been curious about how things work. Lately, that curiosity has led me to explore Artificial Intelligence.

So, AI is this crazy smart tech that’s trying to do things humans do—like thinking and learning. But inside AI, there’s this thing called Machine Learning, which is basically teaching computers how to learn stuff without giving them a full instruction manual.

It's amazing how AI can chat with us, generate art, write code, and even drive cars. At first, it felt like magic. But the more I read about it, the more I realized—it’s not magic, it’s smart use of data, logic, and learning.

What really fascinates me is how AI learns from examples. You give it data, it finds patterns, and then it starts making decisions or answering questions, kind of like how we learn, just at a much bigger scale.

Machine Learning is all about feeding computers tons of examples so they can spot trends or make predictions. Then there’s Deep Learning, which is like Machine Learning’s cooler, more advanced sibling. It uses something called neural networks — basically, computer models inspired by how our brain works — to learn even more complex stuff.

Flowchart showing the relationship between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

The more I explore AI, the more I realize—it’s not just about tech. It’s about how we, as humans, are learning to teach machines to think, adapt, and even create. That’s wild. It’s not just coding or algorithms—it’s psychology, logic, data, and imagination coming together. Lately, I’ve been thinking of making a project to dive deeper into AI stuff. If you’ve got any project ideas or stuff you’ve built with AI, drop them in the comments. I’d love to check them out and maybe we can collab! 👀

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Mohammed Husain

Me too. Read this short post on something we’ve all been noticing — why AI feels so new lately even though it’s been around for ages.
👉 Why Everyone’s Talking About AI Now (Even Though It’s Been Around for 100 Years) What Changed?

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Aksh Thakkar

yeah explain how generative ai changes the game which has been around ages!

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Dotallio

Love how you highlight the psychology side of AI, it’s way more than just code for me too. What kind of AI project are you thinking of diving into first?

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Aksh Thakkar

currently i'm looking for something simple, cause i've not made any previous projects on ML.
Let me know if you have any ideas!