AI has always been used to describe plain algorithmical things as well. See video games for example. But ultimately everything in life can be thought of as alg

AI has always been used to describe plain algorithmical things as well. See video games for example. But ultimately everything in life can be thought of as algorithm so it really doesn't matter. If it's artificial and it can solve problems beyond simple computations, it is AI. Humans are algorithms as well, just very complex and nuanced ones that we have a lot of trouble reverse engineering. I would say that a complex hardcoded algorithm that is used for a racing game is a stronger AI than a simple, small neural network for one specific narrow task. Intelligence = ability to solve problems, AI = something that is artificial and can solve problems beyond being a simple tool.