2018 will see tech focus on making our devices not just smart, but AI smart

In the coming year, artificial intelligence will make its way from centralized servers to our handheld devices and home gadgets, and will become a dominant force in all areas in which huge amounts of data are used, Israeli experts say. AI, once a matter of data and algorithms fed to machines to make them think like a human, is used today for a wide range of applications, from facial recognition to detection of diseases in medical images to global competitions in games such as chess and Go. Get The Start-Up Israel's Daily Start-Up by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up And as the use of AI and machine learning grows, attention turns to making it cheaper, faster, more ubiquitous and available.