AI set to shake up big data in 2017 - RCR Wireless News

AI is largely seen as the full realization of what big data, analytics and automation have been moving towards -- a fuller implementation of machine learning. It is being explored in a variety of verticals. Ford announced last week that it is investing $1 billion in startup Argo AI aimed at developing a brain for connected, autonomous vehicles. Consumers are getting comfortable with the concept of AI in their homes. Amazon has said that it sold millions of its Echo devices, which rely on Amazon's Alexa AI for user interactions.