Welcome To Intelligence Matters

Editor's note: this post was co-authored by Ben Lorica and Roger Magoulas IM offers a thoughtful take on recent developments, including a critical, and sometimes skeptical, view when necessary. True AI has been "just around the corner" for 60 years, so why should O'Reilly start covering AI in a big way now? As computing power catches up to scientific and engineering ambitions, and as our ability to learn directly from sensory signals -- i.e., big data -- increases, intelligent systems are having a real and widespread impact. Every Internet user benefits from these systems today -- they sort our email, plan our journeys, answer our questions, and protect us from fraudsters. And, with the Internet of Things, these system have already started to keep our houses and offices comfortable and well-lit, our data centers running more efficiently, our industrial processes humming, and even are driving our cars.