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The
modern-day
genie
Artificial Intelligence is almost
everywhere in our lives, and is set
to amplify the digital world, writes
Sandeep Suri
Digitisation is challenging the way we live, Behaving like a human
and Artificial intelligence (AI) in particular To simplify and understand AI little more
will soon change how we conduct our daily closely – it’s the ability of machines to behave
lives. These changes create conveniences, like a human in terms of thinking, acting
and ways of problem-solving that were never and decision-making! It is about studying
possible before. Artificial Intelligence is one how the human brain acts, and learning its
of the most researched topics currently and pattern while trying to solve a challenge,
adopted by corporates to gain an edge over and then using the outcomes of this study
the competition. So much so that sometimes as a basis of developing intelligent software
I feel the term is being ‘overused’. Let’s begin and systems. Humans can do almost
deciphering the concept of AI… everything, but computers can do the same
AI, for lack of a better term, is a modern- at an exceptional speed and with greater
day ’genie’. It is about ‘building’ machines accuracy. Computers are not only good at
that could ‘think’. It (AI) is being used calculating, storing and sorting through data
almost everywhere today, from your but also mining relevant information among
smartphones to your cars to your home to a lot of data marts is a task these machines
your banking establishments; it seems to can conduct without much difficulty.
have endless opportunities! From Siri to Computers have become ubiquitous and
autonomous vehicles, AI is progressing have transformed our world.
rapidly. Science fictions often portray AI as However, there are quite a few things that
human-like characters; the fact is that AI can computers can’t handle—a lot of issues
help you, from Google search algorithms to that need decisions, complex thinking, or
more sophisticated autonomous weapons. It intelligence that computers struggle. You
is arguably the next digital frontier. do not have to instruct AI about an action.
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