AI - Technology of the year

As 2017 comes to a close, I have been noodling about what deserves the title of "Technology of the year." Clearly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the winner! Quite a few terms are used interchangeably when discussing the subject of AI, including Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Graph Theory, Random Forests, and the list goes on. AI is the broad subject, describing how intelligence is gained through machine learning using various algorithmic options like graph theory, neural networks, random forests, etc. Deep learning is a specialized form of machine learning which expands the sample data sets to multi-layer learning. I first worked on Artificial Intelligence during my final semester of engineering school.