AI vs Machine Learning: What’s the Difference?

Understanding AI: two closely linked terms that aren’t identical.

Let’s clear this up once and for all — AI and Machine Learning (ML) aren’t interchangeable, but they’re definitely related.

Artificial Intelligence is the big picture — it’s about creating systems that can think or act intelligently. That might mean answering questions, recognising images, making predictions, or even chatting with you (hello 👋).

Machine Learning is one way AI happens. It’s the process where computers learn patterns from data instead of being explicitly programmed. Feed it enough examples, and it can make predictions or decisions on its own.

Think of AI as the goal — getting computers to act smart.And ML as one of the main tools we use to get there.

In short: AI is the dream. Machine Learning is how we make it real.