What are the different programming languages for AI? And why the Python?

Rushikesh Lavate
5 min readMar 12, 2021

In Today’s words, Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is used in every sector such as Healthcare and medicine, Education, Marketing, Small business, Retail and e-commerce, etc. It is one of the trendings technology and there are many students and working professionals are enthusiastic to start there career in this technology. Here I mention some points such as:

What is AI?
Why AI?
Which programming languages are good for AI?

What is AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science involved with building smart machines capable of performing responsibilities that typically require human intelligence. AI is an interdisciplinary science with various methods, but heights in machine learning and deep learning are building a paradigm shift in virtually every sector of the technical industries.

Why AI?

AI is important because AI can be applied to every sector to enable new possibilities and efficiencies. AI can be used widely in the healthcare industry. It is relevant in automated operations, preventive interventions, predictive diagnostics, and a host of other clinical operations. Some people predict that AI will reshape the healthcare landscape for the better. AI is also used in the agriculture industry broadly. Robots can be used to plant seeds, fertilized crops and a lot of other uses. Farmers can use a drone to observe the cultivation of crops and also gather data for analysis. These are only a few examples but AI can be implemented in every sector.

Which programming languages are good for AI?

There are many programming languages are used for Artificial intelligence. The first language which is used for Artificial intelligence is LISP after that prolog, java, C++, Python, etc are also used for Artificial intelligence. Let’s take a look at some programming languages which is used for Artificial intelligence and decide which better for use.

LISP :

LISP or list processing was created in 1958 by John McCarthy that is suitable for AI development. LISP is flexible and adapts to the solution and can be effectively used for machine learning. LISP is known for rapid prototyping and the dynamic production of new objects. Although LISP is not regularly used now since the codes are more difficult to learn and it does not have excellent libraries.

Prolog:

Prolog is one of the oldest programming languages, Prolog or logical programming is a robust framework that works with three elements- facts, rules, and goals. A developer should establish all three elements and then Prolog builds relations between them to reach a certain conclusion by analyzing facts and rules. Here, the implementation of algorithms happens through logical inferences and searches and this language is excellent for developing AI systems since the solutions are logical and not just based on pre-existing statements. Prolog is best for creating chatbots, voice assistants, and graphical user interfaces (GUI).

Java :

Java is one of the popular programming languages which has an abundance of open-source libraries. Java is user-friendly and gives an independent platform and hence is granted good for developing AI. This is a standard and manageable programming language that offers easier debugging of codes, scalability, the ability to support large-scale enterprises, and graphical representation of data. Java is easy to learn, versatile, and its Virtual Machine Technology allows the development of AI language on various platforms.

C++ :

C++ is an extension of the C programming language and can be used to build neural networks. The speed of C++ is the most famous benefit since AI development has complex computations and this language can make the calculations faster. It has a low-level memory control characteristic and provides asset compelled applications, performance-critical applications, etc. C++ has a complex syntax but is cost-efficient compared to other languages like Java. C++ can be used in AI programming for search engine optimization and ranking.

Python :

Python is the ideal coding language used for Data Science, Machine Learning, NLP, and neural network connections. Python can be used even if you are new to AI development since it is flexible and comes with pre-existing libraries like Pandas, NumPy, and Sklearn, etc. Python language is famous for its simple syntax and minimal codes. According to some Authors, “Although, Python has demonstrated to be effective for a myriad of other areas, such as web development and creating scripts for DevOps, yet it is with AI/ML where the language has shined.”

Python uses simple keywords, gives object-oriented-programming, and can be integrated with other languages like Java, C, etc. The development speed of Python is relatively faster and allows algorithm testing without actually running them. The python libraries Numpy can be used for scientific computation and TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch for machine learning.

Conclusion :

Artificial intelligence is the most important technology for the future world, knowledge about these programming languages might help people who are enthusiastic about AI. These are some programming languages and there are plenty out there. Where and how you want to implement AI depends on your problem statement and requirements.

Thank you!

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Rushikesh Lavate

Working as a Data Engineer. Bringing experience in Python, SQL. I have developed applications using Python, MySQL, MongoDB, Data Science, and Machine Learning.