{"id":54500,"date":"2020-06-05T08:53:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T07:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clickworker.com\/?page_id=54500"},"modified":"2022-11-23T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:03:02","slug":"algorithm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clickworker.com\/ai-glossary\/algorithm\/","title":{"rendered":"Algorithm"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"white section-space top_grey_separation_sm\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\r\n\r\n<span class=\"gl_letter_offcanvas gl_single\">A<\/span>\r\n<h1 class=\"section-headline pt-4 mt-1 mb-4\"><span class=\"gl_single_headline\">Algorithm<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#explanation\">Algorithm \u2013 Short Explanation<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#world\">Understanding Algorithms in the Real World<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#computers\">Algorithms and Computers<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#AI\">How Algorithms work in the world of AI<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#machine\">Machine Learning and Algorithms<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#artificial\">Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clickworker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Algorithm.jpg\" alt=\"Algorithm\" class=\"gl_image max-width-100\"\/><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"gray section-space\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"section-headline mb-4\"id=\"explanation\">Algorithm \u2013 Short Explanation<\/h2>\r\n<p>An <strong>algorithm<\/strong> simply put is a series of instructions. These instructions provide clear, step-by-step guidance on the performance of a specific task, and most importantly, they have a beginning, middle, and end. <br\/>\r\nAn excellent example of an algorithm is a recipe. In a recipe, you are provided with a list of ingredients (inputs) and specific information on how these ingredients need to be combined to get your meal (output).<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"white section-space bottom_grey_separation_sm\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\r\n<h2 class=\"section-headline mb-4\" id=\"world\">Understanding Algorithms in the Real World<\/h2>\r\n<p>Algorithms are often discussed in the world of math, computers, and computer science. However, as mentioned in the earlier example above, an algorithm does not have to be complicated and can be something straightforward.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"section-headline mb-4\" id=\"computers\">Algorithms and Computers<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you consider that an algorithm is a simple series of instructions, understand that with computers, they are just as simple and straightforward. With computers, algorithms are simply instructions telling the computer what to do. <br\/>\r\nIn this realm, algorithms can be reduced to a sequence of operations made up of AND, OR, and NOT. These three different operators can be combined in a variety of different means to resolve some complex questions, but at their heart, they are each quite easy to understand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote>Train the algorithms of your AI system with multi-faceted and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickworker.com\/ai-datasets-for-machine-learning\/\">high-quality training data<\/a> by clickworker.<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"section-headline mb-4\" id=\"AI\">How Algorithms work in the world of AI<\/h2>\r\n<p>When talking about algorithms, individuals and companies like to couch it in a complex and mysterious fashion, making it appear more complicated than it really is. Computers work straightforwardly. Computer programmers write a program that works through a sequence of actions in a step-by-step manner. Think about it like a simple decision tree with each decision being a choice, and based on that choice, the system proceeds to the next step.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"section-headline mb-4\" id=\"machine\">Machine Learning and Algorithms<\/h2>\r\n<p>With Machine Learning (ML), you have a set of different algorithms that feed into each other so that a specific task can be completed without human intervention. In this case, you&#8217;re looking for structured data with particular variables, so the system understands what it needs to do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"section-headline mb-4\" id=\"artificial\">Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms<\/h2>\r\n<p>Algorithms in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are somewhat different, however. Instead of each step being programmed, the AI is composed of a set of algorithms that can deal with situations that were not programmed or accounted for. AI systems can deal with unstructured data as well as structured data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Algorithm Algorithm \u2013 Short Explanation Understanding Algorithms in the Real World Algorithms and Computers How Algorithms work in the world of AI Machine Learning and Algorithms Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms Algorithm \u2013 Short Explanation An algorithm simply put is a series of instructions. 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