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Artificial Intelligence
A term used to describe the use of a system to emulate human decision making and learning abilities. The founding father of artificial intelligence is Alan Mathison Turing, through his writings that include Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950). Turing OBE, an English mathematician, Second World War code-breaker and computer scientist and inventor, also described the ‘Turing machine’, and how it could theoretically implement logical processes. Expert systems, or knowledge based systems (KBS), and neural networks are perceived as part of AI. It is believed that massively parallel processing (MPP) systems will unleash and emulate many human-like thought processes.
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Video based generative tools are also emerging. Meta's Make-A-Video and Stable Diffusion Video can generate short animations based on text prompts in a similar way to the tools above.
There are also a wide range of AI-enhanced video platforms for the generation of explainer or marketing videos, These platforms allow for the creation of videos based on text prompts, using a basis of templates, AI avatars and stock footage. Examples include Synthesia and InVideo: these are typically subscription based tools though free plans may be available.