Week 2 - MBA 6101 - Surfing the Tsunami

In today's world, artificial intelligence (AI) is used in almost anything you can imagine. It helps make things easier and faster. Think of all the automatic features of many of the cars that are already on the market and streets. Some cars have sensors that tell you when you are getting too close to the car in front of you or when you are off the road. Some other models tell you when you should take a rest because the car can "see" when you are yawning or blinking too many times. Now, the most significant technological advance we will attain in the near future is the popular use of self-driving cars. Of course, all of this is possible with AI.

Just about anything can be automated with AI. The most visible forms of automation have occurred with things we can see - just as the self-driving cars mentioned in the paragraph above. However, AI may have its greatest impact on virtual processes and analysis. These are sophisticated forms of AI that allow all the physical processes to happen. In the example of self-driving cars, the computers within the machine have to analyze the information from the environment, process this information virtually, analyze it effectively, and produce an adequate result that consists of a physical process that will make the car move forward, not backward! 

The above are specific examples that help us visualize the impact of AI. However, AI is and will be everywhere more and more. For this reason, you should learn as much as you can about it. The future is nearer because of AI and you do not want to stay outdated. Be part of this evolving process and learn as much as you can about AI.

References

Kelsey, T. (2018). Surfing the Tsunami: An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Options for Responding [Kindle version]. RGB Press. Kindle Edition.