What a Visit to an AI-Enabled Hospital Might Look Like

The combination of machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and cognitive computing will soon change the ways that we interact with our environments. AI-driven smart services will sense what we're doing, know what our preferences are from our past behavior, and subtly guide us through our daily lives in ways that will feel truly seamless. Perhaps the best way to explore how such systems might work is by looking at an example: a visit to a hospital. You walk into the hospital and its AI-driven smart service searches to see the patient you may be there to see. The system uses facial recognition and matches you with the photos and the family's list of approved visitors. At the reception kiosk, the system notices you came empty-handed and that you are out of breath.