Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a computer science field dealing with the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans.
Natural language generation, speech recognition, virtual agents, machine learning platforms, AI optimized hardware, decision management, deep learning platforms, bio metrics, robotics automation, text analysis, cyber defense, compliance, knowledge worker aid, content creation, emotion recognition, image recognition and marketing.
Google Duplex can make phone calls to make restaurant and hair appointments. Google Deep Mind won a global Starcraft game challenge against gaming pros. Amazon uses AI for book and product recommendations. Websites are using Chat-bots to answer basic customer queries. Airports are using image recognition for staff security. Rolls Royce is using AI for predictive maintenance and servicing of airplane engines. Informatica is using AI for compliance and data gathering and analysis purposes. Fintech is using AI to combine and analyse more diverse datasets.
“People will always be faster to adjust than computers, because that’s what humans are optimized to do.”
Dangers include having control of critical infrastructure like the power grid and going out of control or being hacked.
Automated transport, taking over dangerous jobs, robots working with humans, improved elderly care, cyborg (organic/bio-mechanic) organisms, environment monitoring and response for climate change goals.
Finding the best move in chess. Finding the best sequence of stock trades. Finding the best candidate for a job in less time. Analyzing post surgery patients to prevent relapse and re-hospitalization. Using continuous patient monitoring to gain baselines and early detection of problems. Analyzing CCTV video for anomalous behavior and security threat. IBM Watson can find insights quicker than humans. AI is being used to review and suggest corrections in contracts. AI is being used for 1000’s of customer questions per month with 95% accuracy provided in seconds.
