Artificial Intelligence
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What should you think?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, promising self driving cars, medical breakthroughs and new ways of working.
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But how do you separate the hype from reality, how will it affect people and businesses?
And what should you think?
Some of the hype...
They'll take our jobs...
They'll take over the world!
Some of the reality...
You are already using and benefiting from artificial intelligence....
Source: Tata Consultancy Services
However, by 2020, almost a third
(32 percent) of companies believe AI’s greatest impact will be in sales, marketing or customer service, while one in five
(20 percent) see AI’s impact being largest
in non-customer facing corporate functions, including finance, strategic planning, corporate development, and HR.
The reality
Artificial intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, and decision-making.
It is certainly not Conscious Intelligence, like the fictional Cyberdyne System's Skynet, just yet.
At the moment, most artificial intelligence is based on gathering and reviewing large amounts of usage data to find patterns, for example Netflix, "Customers also watched..." or your credit card company contacting you about an unusual purchase.
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It should make things more efficient and helpful as more data is gathered.
In the longer term, human jobs will change as the mundane and repetitive tasks are taken over
Smart cars will drive themselves and be able to make appropriate decisions, smart homes will heat and light more efficiently, smart services will predict when you need things and you'll have more time to put you feet up!
fuThe reality
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