Artificial Intelligence and its Role

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Artificial Intelligence (AI): is a broad branch of computer science that is focused on a machine’s capability to produce rational behavior from external inputs. The goal of AI is to create systems that can perform tasks that would otherwise require human intelligence. AI manifests itself in everyday life via virtual assistants, search prediction technology, and even ride-hailing services. 

History of Artificial Intelligence: The history of A.I began in antiquity, with myths, stories and rumors of artificial beings endowed with intelligence or consciousness by master craftsmen. The field of AI research was founded during a summer conference at Dartmouth College in the mid-1950s, where John McCarthy, computer and cognitive scientist, coined the term “Artificial Intelligence.”, He created the computer programming language LISP in 1958. LISP was initially used primarily by the AI community owing to its great flexibility due to its expressive power.  Though its use declined in the 1990s, in the 21st century there was renewed interest in LISP, especially in the open-source community. 

*(The first patent for the invention of the telephone happened in 1876 and AI was introduced at a much later stage.)

John McCarthy: was an American Mathematician and Computer Scientist who was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence (AI); his main research in the field involved the formalization of common-sense knowledge. Born: September 4, 1927, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Died: October 24, 2011, Stanford, California, United States. 

McCarthy received (1951) a doctorate in mathematics from Princeton University, where he briefly taught.  McCarthy also was involved with developing Elephant 2000, a programming language with semantic features based on speech acts. Though its name suggested that it might be implemented in the year 2000, McCarthy revised the deployment date twice—to 2005 and then to 2015. He also developed ideas about the processing characteristics of trees (as used in computing), as distinct from nets. McCarthy’s numerous honours include the A.M. Turing Award (1971), the Kyoto Prize (1988), the National Medal of Science (1990), and the Benjamin Franklin Medal (2003).

Artificial Intelligenceand its Role:  There are so many amazing ways artificial intelligence and machine learning are used behind the scenes to impact our everyday lives. In this article, I’ll show you examples how artificial intelligence is used in day-to-day activities such as: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, in business , in Education, in Autonomous Vehicles, Cyborg Technology etc etc...let's discuss fewer of these amazing interfaces.

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Companies are applying machine learning to make better and faster diagnoses than humans. One of the best-known technologies is IBM’s Watson. It understands natural language and can respond to questions asked of it. The system mines patient data and other available data sources to form a hypothesis, which it then presents with a confidence scoring schema. AI is a study realized to emulate human intelligence into computer technology that could assist both, the doctor and the patients in the following ways: 

By providing a laboratory for the examination, representation and cataloguing medical information By devising novel tool to support decision making and research By integrating activities in medical, software and cognitive sciences By offering a content rich discipline for the future scientific medical communities.

IBM’s Watson SuperComputer: (It helps clients facilitate medical research, clinical research, and healthcare solutions, through the use of artificial intelligence, data, analytics, cloud computing, and other advanced information technology, Watson is an IBM supercomputer that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated analytical software for optimal performance as a "Question Answering" machine. The supercomputer is named for IBM's founder, Thomas J. Watson)

A.I in Fitness: AI-powered applications can tailor individual fitness plans according to your current fitness level, eating habits, goals, data obtained from wearable devices, and a lot more. In addition, these applications possess the ability to check your workout form and correct you, just like a trainer would do. AI is making use of sports data to create readable information on different sports events. For instance, software like Wordsmith is capable of processing sporting events to provide summaries of the major events of the day. ... AI in Match Predictions — Machine Learning can be used to predict the result of matches.

AI in Business: Robotic process automation is being applied to highly repetitive tasks normally performed by humans. Machine learning algorithms are being integrated into analytics and CRM (Customer relationship management) platforms to uncover information on how to better serve customers. Chatbots have already been incorporated into websites and e companies to provide immediate service to customers. Automation of job positions has also become a talking point among academics and IT consultancies.

AI in Education: Smart Content. Another way AI changes the education industry is by adding new methods for students to achieve success. It automates grading, giving educators more time. It can also assess students and adapt to their needs, helping them work at their own pace. A.I can help break down silos between schools and between traditional grade levels. An educator spends a tremendous amount of time grading homework and tests. AI can step in and make quick work out of these tasks while at the same time offering recommendations for how to close the gaps in learning.

AI in Autonomous Vehicles: Just like humans, self-driving cars need to have sensors to understand the world around them and a brain to collect, processes and choose specific actions based on information gathered. Autonomous vehicles are with advanced tool to gather information, including long range radar, cameras, and LIDAR. Each of the technologies are used in different capacities and each collects different information. This information is useless, unless it is processed and some form of information is taken based on the gathered information. This is where artificial intelligence comes into play and can be compared to human brain. AI has several applications for these vehicles and among them the more immediate ones are as follows: 

Directing the car to gas station or recharge station when it is running low on fuel. Adjust the trips directions based on known traffic conditions to find the quickest route. Incorporate speech recognition for advanced communication with passengers. Natural language interfaces and virtual assistance technologies.

Artificial Intelligence for Robotics will allow us to address the challenges in taking care of an aging population and allow much longer independence. It will drastically reduce, may be even bring down traffic accidents and deaths, as well as enable disaster response for dangerous situations for example the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Power Plant. 

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The event was caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. It was the most severe nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

AI in Cyborg Technology: One of the main limitations of being human is simply our own bodies and brains. Researcher Shimon Whiteson thinks that in the future, we will be able to augment ourselves with computers and enhance many of our own natural abilities. Though many of these possible cyborg enhancements would be added for convenience, others may  serve a more practical purpose. Yoky Matsuka of Nest believes that AI will become useful for people with amputated limbs, as the brain will be able to communicate with a robotic limb to give the patient more control. This kind of cyborg technology would significantly reduce the limitations that amputees deal with daily.

Dr Shimon Whiteson: Associate Professor of Computer Science; Fellow of St Catherine's College, Professor Whiteson's research focuses on artificial intelligence. His goal is to design, analyse, and evaluate the algorithms that enable computational systems to acquire and execute intelligent behaviour. He is particularly interested in machine learning, with which computers can learn from experience, and decision-theoretic planning, with which they can reason about their goals and deduce behavioural strategies that maximise their utility. In addition to theoretical work on these topics, he has in recent years also focused on applying them to practical problems in robotics and Search Engine Optimisation. He is an adviser to industry and government agencies on matters related to artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Artificial Intelligence assists in every area of our lives, whether we’re trying to read our emails, get driving directions, get music or movie recommendations. I’ll show you examples how artificial intelligence is used in day-to-day activities such as: Social media, Digital Assistants, Self-Driving And Parking Vehicles, Email communications, Web searching, Stores and services, Offline experiences.

In the future, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence could play an even more fundamental role in content creation and also in the software fields. Open source information and artificial intelligence collection will provide opportunities for global technological parity and the technology of artificial can become the future in all the domains of health, environment, public safety and security.

Artificial Intelligence Holds in Our Daily lives....... 

We all might be aware of the present situation, and what value does AI holds in our lives. AI collects and organizes large amounts of information to make insights and guesses that are beyond the human capabilities of manual processing. Amazing! Isn’t it?. With its increasing organizational efficiencies, the likelihood of a mistake and detected irregular patterns is reduced. So, if we talk about spam or fraud, or the warning it provides to business in real-time about suspicious activity, a lot has been safeguarded already.  Cost reduction has helped the business to increase their share of profits. For example – “training” the machines to handle customer support calls and replacing many jobs in that way.

Summary.....................

AI is making lots of progress in the scientific sector. Artificial Intelligence can handle large quantities of data and processes it quicker than human minds. This makes it perfect for research where the sources contain high data volumes. AI is already making breakthroughs in this field.

Manifests.

show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate

Ride-hailing services. 

A ridesharing company (also known as a transportation network company, ride-hailing service, app-taxi or e-taxi) is a company that, via websites and mobile apps, matches passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire that, unlike taxicabs, cannot legally be hailed from the street.