Artificial intelligence driven by Softbank's treasure chest - The Malta Independent

Regardless of how artificial intelligence (AI) is defined, there is little doubt that this resource can be of great value, especially in big data applications. Undoubtedly, AI is fast becoming a major technological tool for prescriptive analytics, the step beyond predictive analytics that helps us determine how to implement and/or optimize optimal decisions. In business applications, it can assess future risks, quantify probabilities and in so doing, give us insights how to improve market penetration, customer satisfaction, security analysis, trade execution, fraud detection and prevention, while proving indispensable in land and air traffic control, national security and defence. There are also a host of healthcare applications such as patient-specific treatments for diseases and illnesses. Recently, the popular concept of "Singularity" was perceived by computer scientists.