Artificial Intelligence is the New Business as Usual

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all around us. Of course, plots involving some form of AI-driven machine run-amuck are center stage in every other sci-fi movie and that's what may come to mind for some of us. Indeed, a significant percentage of the population is unaware that AI plays a central role in the everyday functions of most tech giants and many utilities. For example: AI algorithms drive the search capabilities of Google Assistant; Alexa, Amazon's intelligent voice assistant, uses neural networks to power natural language processing to analyze the human voice and respond logically. Microsoft uses AI for Bing, to power chatbots in Skype and analyze data in Office 365; and the list goes on with Apple, IBM, Facebook, Uber and many others using AI to run their businesses and offer services to customers.