Putting it simply, Artificial Intelligence or AI, is intelligence demonstrated by machines or computers as opposed to intelligence displayed by humans. The concept of AI revolves around the theory or principle that computer systems will be able to perform the tasks that exclusively require human intelligence – jobs involving visual perception, decision making, speech recognition, translation etc.
AI is a game-changing technology! In our day-to-day lives we witness numerous instances of the same. Be it Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri or simply Google’s own voice recognition mechanism, we have in some way or the other experienced AI. Putting it loosely, even the present day can be referred to as the ‘Age of Artificial Intelligence’.
Though the concept of AI or machine intelligence has been there since the time of World Word II, it is only in the last couple of decades that we have seen a massive increase in the research and business investment associated with it. Experts and researchers say that the concept and the algorithms prevalent or the maths behind machine intelligence has been there for many years. But as it is a risky field when it comes to commercialization or application, just like electricity, in all probability it will take years for every industry to be wholly affected by AI. It will take many more years for industries to fully implement AI in all aspects of life.
While application of AI is a welcome thought, the question is that arises is – will there be an Age of Artificial Intelligence when machines will take over the world? Will computers and robots slowly diminish the need of human labour as well as intelligence? Though unlikely, the thought is scary!
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