With advances in technology and science in the last century, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved to a whole new level of effectiveness. As a result, AI is being increasingly applied in medicine and healthcare, geospatial technologies, business solutions, and other industries, especially with the advent of cloud computing and high-performance computing capacities.
We are only beginning to understand, what AI can do. Today we will look into the history of its development and the most important areas of impact in our daily lives.
AI is a term applied to the ability of intelligent systems to perform functions usually, typical of humans. It includes applications like self-driving cars, self-piloted planes, personalized search mechanics, cloud servers, and so on. For a long time, AI has been a key player in computer science, but now, it has become a part of most modern technologies.
The first steps in AI development dates back to the 20th century. In 1943, Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts published their work Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity, which gave a start to artificial neural network research.
Alan Turing’s Computing Machinery and Intelligence was released in 1950, where the author suggests an empiric test that analyzes a machine’s ability to match human intelligence. Many variations and improved versions of this test are still used to study AI potential.
In order to understand what is meant by the term Artificial Intelligence, it is also necessary to understand the concept of big data. Basically, big data is an unending amount of data collected from many sources over time. Neural networks use big data as a source of learning material, process it, and show more precise and adequate results. Nowadays, top companies from all over the world like Microsoft, Canon, Samsung, Panasonic use AI in one way or another.
Funding for research in AI is growing rapidly. This is because of advances in machine learning (ML), computer hardware and software. Some of the most exciting areas of research include applications in manufacturing, finance, and healthcare. ML involves teaching computers to recognize patterns and make reliable and sound decisions. AI researchers are also exploring methods of communication, online shopping, and image processing.
AI can be used to perform a wide range of tasks, in a sense any task that a human can do. For example, cars, planes, trucks and even robots are being automated to such a degree that human involvement is no longer required. So let’s take a look at how AI has entered our lives and is rapidly changing them.
One of the emerging applications of artificial intelligence techniques is in the area of spatial, or location intelligence (LI). LI-based software extracts information from geospatial data that is later layered over other pieces of information and is referenced with a map. LI lies in the base of geographical information system (GIS) tools that collect and analyze data. GIS tools are widely used to identify the best conditions and locations for starting a business.
Geospatial technologies also relate to geomatics. This study includes land surveying, global-navigation satellite systems, remote sensing, cartography and more. With the help of multimedia software and artificial intelligence, experts collect, systematize, analyze, and automate cartography.
AI technologies have made photo editing less complicated and more accessible to a wide range of professionals.
