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ICSE · Class 9 · Robotics & Artificial Intelligence

What Meaning and Brief History covers in ICSE Class 9 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · ICSE Class 9 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence · 2026-27

Topics in Meaning and Brief History

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1. Meaning of Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence

  • Intelligence is the ability to learn, understand, solve problems, and make decisions.
  • Intelligence helps in dealing with new situations, using experience, and acting purposefully.
  • Human intelligence includes learning from experience, adapting to new situations, and handling abstract ideas.
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2. Types of Intelligence

  • Howard Gardner proposed that people have many kinds of intelligence.
  • Visual-Spatial Intelligence helps in visualising things and working with maps, charts, videos, and pictures.
  • Linguistic-Verbal Intelligence helps in using words well in speaking and writing.
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3. Types of Artificial Intelligence

  • Narrow AI is designed to perform specific tasks and is also called Weak AI.
  • General Artificial Intelligence is also called Strong AI.
  • Reactive Machines have no memory power and react only to present input.
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4. What is Not AI

  • A machine trained with data and able to make decisions or predictions is Artificially Intelligent.
  • A machine that only performs a predefined task is automated, not AI.
  • An automatic toy car is not AI because it is controlled by humans using remote control.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Artificial Intelligence as systems that act intelligently and the early history that shaped AI

IntelligenceArtificial IntelligenceHuman and animal intelligenceTypes of AI based on capabilityTypes of AI based on functionalityWhat is not AIDomains of AIData

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Key topics in Meaning and Brief History include Meaning of Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence, Types of Intelligence, Types of Artificial Intelligence, What is Not AI. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 9 exams.
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