How AI Mastered Language: From Grammar Rules to Deep Learning

AI has improved in language understanding through pattern learning from vast amounts of human language data, rather than relying on explicit grammar rules. This started with simple programs like Eliza in 1966, which used pattern matching to give the illusion of understanding. Modern AI models learn language by processing raw text and predicting the next word, similar to how humans learn a language. In the future, AI may incorporate more human feedback to improve its understanding.

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