Technology
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial Intelligence: computer systems designed to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, including pattern recognition, language understanding, decision making, and learning from experience.
Biological Context
In the book, AI is discussed as a new environmental factor that changes competitive dynamics, similar to how the introduction of a new apex predator reshapes an ecosystem's food web.
Business Application
AI changes the cost structure of many business activities, automating tasks that previously required human judgment. Organizations must adapt to AI the way organisms adapt to new environmental pressures.