AI and robotics offering a helping hand - raconteur.net

Just mention artificial intelligence or AI and the imaginative mind conjures up images of Terminator machines taking over the world. Thankfully, today's picture is much more positive. Businesses are beginning to harness the power of AI and robotics to grow profit. Many use the technology to collaborate with their staff. Artificial intelligence, meaning the ability of computers to make judgments, suddenly appeared real in the 1990s when computers began to beat chess world champions. Its sophistication has improved dramatically and this year Google's DeepMind won the immensely complicated Go board game.