Mathematicians explain AI’s intelligence: It’s all about patterns, not thinking

2026-02-27 - 09:13

Experts say three core mathematical ideas drive AI systems - Linear algebra enables the manipulation of enormous collections of numbers, much like coordinates help us navigate a city using maps. Probability theory helps the system deal with uncertainty by estimating what is likely rather than what is certain. Optimisation provides a structured method to improve performance by learning from errors.