Artificial intelligence is deeply rooted in our everyday lives. Most of us make use of it without even realizing what it is. From computer functions to seeing videos, and shopping online every technology nowadays is incorporated with artificial intelligence. In the process of navigating through the website, you are using AI solutions. Most consumer technology is an application of smart trends.

By now, almost everyone knows a little bit about artificial intelligence, but most people aren't tech experts, and many may not be aware of just how big an impact AI has. The truth is most consumers interact with technology incorporating AI every day. From the searches we perform in Google to the advertisements we see on social media, AI is an ever-present feature of our lives. To help nonspecialists grasp the degree to which AI has been woven into the fabric of modern society, 12 experts from Forbes Technology Council detail some applications of AI that many may not be aware of. Calling customer service used to be as exciting as seeing a dentist.

You may not realise it, but we all rely on artificial intelligence (AI) as we go about our normal daily lives. Let's take just one example: Keeping 1.7 billion journeys safeAI is used to protect the UK's rail passengers as they take 1.7 billion journeys (that's more than 66 billion passenger kilometres) every year. But before we even think about taking a train journey, AI is keeping us safe. Thales's Predict and Prevent technology uses a variety of sensors to monitor the real-time performance of more than 42,000 assets on thousands of kilometres of track, and at stations, platforms, signals, bridges, tunnels, crossings, cuttings, embankments and viaducts. Each component that is being monitored has a known profile – how much current it draws in normal use, for example, and the typical length of its operating life.