You've seen the ways AI has been leveraged in recent years: Tesla has self-driving cars, chatbots answer customer service queries, and Siri can send a text for you or set a reminder. In 2018 we're likely to see AI permeate our daily lives in much more real ways. Everything from the way we make purchases to the way we create content is likely to see a significant transformation. Here are five artificial intelligence advancements that will work their way further into your life in 2018. Sure, you can already unlock the latest iPhones and confirm some payments with your face.

The days of just a piece of paper and a promise are long gone for the insurance industry. Policy holders, still skeptical of traditional insurance policies and hidden terms and conditions, increasingly expect transparency and efficiency from their insurance providers. That is exactly what they deserve. The technology behind Insurtech is making these changes possible and enabling mass transformation. Changing markets and customer demands have led the insurance industry to move away from an out-dated, policy-led framework to an industry that places the customer first. InsurTech has been at the heart of this transformation, noticeably in home insurance.

Inc. Echo Show 8 Alexa-enabled smart display sits on a table during an unveiling event ... [ ] at the company's headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Inc. defended the privacy features of its Alexa digital assistant -- and introduced some new tools to reassure users -- following months of debate about the practices of the technology giant and its largest competitors. Alexa might sound a little more natural when it responds to you from now on. Amazon is allowing developers to have the voice assistant respond to US users in "a happy/excited or a disappointed/empathetic tone" at various levels of intensity. The company suggested the tones might be especially effective for gaming and sports Alexa skills.

Can you imagine living in a world with no internet connection? Can you let go of your smartphone for even a few hours? And can you run a successful business without making use of the latest technologies? The answer is a resonant "No" in most cases. This is due to the great advancements made in technology over the years.

Amazon is helping to ramp-up the Christmas excitement this year by playing a daily message from Father Christmas to little ones who talk to Amazon Alexa. People who ask the device'how many days until Christmas?' will be told the answer and then asked by Alexa: 'Would you like to hear an update from my good friend Santa?' A message from the big man himself then plays with a jolly tone that is sure to build festive spirit over the next four weeks. In today's message Santa shared that he had been making mince pies with Mr Claus in the North Pole In the message he promises future updates and explains how he is preparing for his busiest day of the year. He was heard yesterday saying: 'Ho ho ho, I'm so looking forward to Christmas. I will be starting my daily Christmas update very soon so make sure you come back if you love Christmas, come back tomorrow for another Christmas update.'

Since the recent past years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a buzzword in the market. Global industries are eying at Artificial intelligence to grab profitability. This is leading to increased attention towards AI and its applications. The companies are investing in emerging technologies like machine learning (ML), deep learning, predictive analytics, speech and image recognition, natural language processing (NLP) technologies to fuel their business. In particular, machine learning and deep learning are emerging as the most fastest-growing technologies of artificial intelligence.

Embedded AI can transform a tabletop speaker into a personal assistant; give a robot brains and dexterity; and turn a smartphone into a smart camera, music player, or game console. Traditional processors, however, lack the computational power to support many of these intelligent features. Chipmakers, startups, and capital are taking this opportunity to the market. According to a Gartner report, the chip market's total revenue hit US$400 billion in 2017, and the figure is expected to exceed US$459 billion in 2018. Traditional chip makers are putting an increasing focus on AI chip development, venture capital is pumping significant investments into the market, and AI chip startups are emerging.

AI and broadband are eating retail for breakfast. In the first half of 2019, we've seen 19 retailer bankruptcies. And the retail apocalypse is only accelerating. What's coming next is astounding. Why drive when you can speak?

This is an original work submission presented for completion of Udacity's Data Scientist Nanodegree capstone project. This blog shows how to build a Book Recommendation Engine using machine learning techniques, Python and its libraries. The code is structured so it can later be deployed as a web app. The goal of this project is to develop a Book Recommendation engine based on information entered by the user. The project uses a dataset containing six million ratings for the ten thousand most popular books and classified with tags.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are buzzwords that nearly everyone has heard these days. But, even those who aren't familiar with them encounter these technologies almost every day. Research shows that 77% of the devices that we currently use have AI built into them. From a bevy of "smart" devices to Netflix recommendations to products like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home, AI is the force behind many modern technological comforts that are now part of our day-to-day lives. Besides, there are tons of innovative uses for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.