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Programming Languages for AI

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Aug 16 · 3 min read

Artificial intelligence is a huge field. Because there is so much to cover, it is

difficult to refer to a single programming language. Obviously, most
programming languages are used, but not every programming language

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offers the best value for your time and effort. There is no official answer on
which programming language you use for the AI project.
Python

Python is one of the most widely used programming languages in the AI

field of artificial intelligence, thanks to its simplicity. It is used seamlessly
with Data Structures and other frequently used AI algorithms.

The Python option for AI projects also has plenty of useful libraries that can
be used in AI. For example, NumpyForce is a classical computational
capability, Skippy for advanced computing, and Pyrene for machine
learning in Python.

You will have no problems learning Python for AI as there are tons of
resources available online.

Java

Java is also a great option. It is an object-oriented programming language

that focuses on providing all the high-level features needed to work on AI
projects, which is portable and provides a built-in garbage collection. The

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Java community is also a plus point as there will be someone to help you
with your questions and problems.

Java is also a good choice, providing an easy way to code algorithms, and AI
is full of algorithms, whether they search algorithms, natural language
processing algorithms, or neural networks. Not to mention that Java also
provides scalability, a must-have feature for AI projects.

Lisp

LISP charges well in the AI field because of its excellent prototyping

capabilities and support for symbolic expressions. It is a powerful
programming language and is used in major AI projects such as Maxima,
DART and CYC.

Lisp Language is most used in the Machine Learning / ILP subfield because
of its usability and symbolic structure. Peter Norwig, a renowned computer
scientist working in the field of AI and author of the famous AI book
“Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach,” also explains why Lisp is one
of the top programming languages for AI development.
Prolog

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Prologue stands alongside Lisp when it comes to usage and usage.

According to the literature, Prologue Programming for Artificial
Intelligence, Prolog is one of the few programming languages for
programming, which is very useful for AI programming. For example, it
offers model matching, automatic backtracking, and tree-based data
structure mechanisms. Combining these mechanisms provides a flexible
framework for work.

The prologue is widely used in expert systems for AI and is also used to
work on medical projects.

C ++
C ++ is the fastest programming language in the world. Its ability to speak
at the hardware level allows developers to improve their program execution
time. C ++ is very useful for AI projects, which are time-sensitive. Search
engines, for example, can make extensive use of C ++.

In AI, C ++ can be used for statistical AI techniques found in neural

networks. Algorithms for faster implementation can also be written
extensively in C ++, and AI in games is often coded for faster execution and
response time in C ++.
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Final Thoughts

Choosing the programming language for your AI project depends largely on

the sub-field. So before you choose a programming language, make sure
you use it extensively and not partially. Overall of these programming
languages, Python is slowly moving up, as it can be used for most AI
subfields. Lisp and Prologue have always been there and some groups are
using them extensively as they are more productive with them. Java and C
++ are still very useful because of the benefits they provide.

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