TechX365 - 68% of Consumers Use Machine Learning Without Realizing It - Deloitte

Sixty-eight percent of consumers use some form of machine learning on their smartphones, despite not being aware of the technology's capabilities or even presence in many cases, says professional services company Deloitte in the US edition of its 2017 Global Mobile Consumer survey. Machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, is seeing increasing use amongst many companies, because of the added benefit analyzed data can bring to a business. This increasing use means more and more consumers are exposed to AI, such as in email apps like Google Inbox, or in Facebook's news feed. This doesn't mean, however, that many realize they're using AI -- it has crept in under the radar and is now everywhere. Also revealed in the report is the Internet of Things' continued relevance, especially in the car and on wearables. In the report, consumers were asked, "Technology is rapidly allowing consumers to connect their cars/homes to the Internet.