AI could soon be all around us -- here's how that could upend 8 different industries

Some major industries could soon be shaken up by a new development in artificial intelligence-- the technology's increasing portability. Chip manufacturers are making processors specifically for machine learning and related AI features, noted Deloitte analysts David Schatsky, Jonathan Camhi, and Aniket Dongre in a new report. In many cases, those chips are being designed to consume minimal power, making it possible for them to be used in small, portable devices. Meanwhile, AI software developers are designing new algorithms that can be run directly on such chips without ever needing to connect to computers in the cloud. The result is that we are about to enter an era that the analysts dubbed "pervasive intelligence," filled with devices and sensors that have AI technologies embedded within them.