ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Then, Now, and What to Expect in the Age of IoT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a strong relationship with Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Increasingly integrated with and/or supporting various aspects of computing and networking, AI is also anticipated to become increasingly important in terms of support for digital assets as well as physical infrastructure. The following are excerpts from the article by Gerry Christensen, "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Then, Now, and What to Expect in the Age of IoT", written for the March/April 2019 edition of BICSI's ICT Today periodical: "In the not-so-distant future, if not tomorrow, you will awaken feeling refreshed and alert from a good night's sleep in a smart home with automatically adjusted temperature and lighting. Enjoy breakfast in a smart kitchen with a smart refrigerator that never forgets to order more milk or OJ. Head out for your morning run wearing an IoT-enabled athletic shirt that provides real-time biometric readings. And then drive your smart car to the smart city where you will undoubtedly do smart work in a smart building," predicts Jeff Klaus, general manager of data center software at Intel.