The first two decades of the 21st century have seen exponential advancements in technologies that were once considered elements solely belonging to a sci-fi movie script. The information age saw the genesis of many such technologies, some of which never saw the light of the day. But two technologies that stood in their time and have now become staples today are Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing. In this article, we'll take a look at what these two technologies are and how their amalgamation is proving to be a landscape-changing force in the world of modern technology. Simply stated, Artificial Intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence by machines.

What are some of the key trends in financial services that will further evolve in 2021? If the first two months of this year are any indication, 2021 will be an exceptional year for fintech development, especially in regard to new funding and partnership opportunities. We wrote about some of this earlier this year: from vertical integration to embedded finance, we see new opportunities and emerging business models for both incumbents and fintech startups, propelled by technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, ushered in by a centralized workforce and customer appetite for all things digital. But digital transformation is not just about tech disruptions, and technology isn't just about bits and bytes, just as Margaret Hamilton described the Apollo project as "a system of software, peopleware, hardware". Behind the push for digital transformation is a renewed focus on the unique characteristics that make us human.

I like to say that I was born in Information Technology (IT) from my career perspective. I had my adolescence when Cloud Computing (Cloud) was the hot word and emerging technology. Now, I am entering my adult life with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Hopefully, I will live my third age and my retirement with art and philosophy, but we still have a lot of time for that. And across these years, I saw how AI and Cloud Computing had transformed humanity, both in consumer relations and social and professional habits.

The buzz surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is hard to ignore. Huge data sets and large amounts of compute are the perfect match for deep learning, wowing us with algorithms that have beaten grandmasters at games of chess and Go. Today, with access to no more than a web browser, the benefits enabled by breakthroughs in image and speech recognition – not to mention machine translation and more – are just a few clicks away. There's the growth of the cloud to consider too. We're depositing more and more of our data on virtual drives that make it easier to share, back-up and transfer information – providing us with new opportunities both in the office and at home.

Over the last decade, cloud computing has stopped being a concept and has gradually turned into something that has completely "overrun" our digital lives. From mail services to storing intricate workflows, we rely on the cloud to access our personal and professional data. Albeit it is a rather new and radical way of looking at data storage/access, cloud computing is becoming better by the day. And now, with the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the evolution is becoming even more visible. In this article, we shall discuss, at length, whether the'wedlock' between cloud computing and AI is something that can push the boundaries of knowledge even further or not.

Advances in deep learning and artificial intelligence are accelerating because massive computing power is finally accessible to companies of all sizes. Cloud computing is proving itself a true game-changer in this "futuristic" sector because it affords a variety of critical resources to, arguably, the most creative people in the world--entrepreneurs. One of these entrepreneurs who thinks differently is Jason Toy. He is the founder and CEO of Somatic, a platform for anyone to easily build deep learning applications. He has been building software companies and products from the ground up for 10 years.