Artificial Intelligence and decision support - OpenText Blogs

With seven billion people on the planet, every one of them making choices and having opinions, it may seem odd to say there aren't enough people to make decisions, and that's why we need help from artificial intelligence. The increasing reach, power, and affordability of digital technology means more and more processes can be automated and theoretically made more efficient, producing more of the goods and services we want. But we don't live in a clockwork world where everything, once wound up, happens according to a plan etched on some master cylinder. In the real world, all these technological "servants" need to respond to a changing environment by learning from context and requesting instructions. They need examples and input so they can answer questions like: Should the store order more toothpaste?