Everything You Need To Know About The Artificial Intelligence Boom

If you've used Google Maps, you've experienced artificial intelligence ( AI) firsthand. It's a prime example of how AI technology today enables computers to take on tasks formerly reserved solely for humans -- such as reading a map. In this case, Google uses historical and real-time data to visualize current traffic patterns and then applies AI to predict future traffic flow, with the objective to plot the quickest route to a destination. Three important trends have made recent advancements in AI possible: big data collection, reduced computing costs, and improvements in algorithms. Data these days are easy to collect and cheap to store, while the advent of cloud computing has made it much more affordable to crunch all that data.