IoT and artificial intelligence are two of the major disruptive technologies that have penetrated into the health and fitness industry in recent years. People are now more concerned with their health and fitness to keep their bodies fit from many potential diseases such as diabetes, thyroid, and many more. To keep up with the huge demand, the fitness industry has started transforming traditional gyms into smart gyms by implementing AI models in gyms. People are getting attracted to smart gyms to become more fit and healthy to raise the standard of living. The fitness industry is booming in the 21st century with the help of these user-friendly disruptive technologies.

In today's tech-savvy world, it is really fascinating to see millions of devices talking, exchanging data and transforming valuable insights into vital courses of action. Thanks to the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Artificial intelligence (AI) which has transformed the business world by storm. Indeed, they have made businesses less dependent on humans and more dependent on machines. The result is ultimately auspicious! Now, it is easier for companies to aggregate a tremendous amount of data, analyze and make fearless decisions to take a big leap in business using smart technologies.

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When you consider artificial intelligence playing a role in our most intimate moments, it can put your mind into a bit of a tailspin. From smart sex toys to bots that offer companionship and sex, artificial intelligence is changing the future of intimacy. This reality is boosting business for companies rushing to develop products. At the same time, the very idea makes some people excited about the possibilities and leaves others consumed with concern.

Arrests have been made thanks to the evidence collected from connected digital devices such as the Amazon dot and a Fitbit. This is just the tip of the transformation that law enforcement will experience because of the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and robots. There are certainly benefits to applying this new technology to help fight crime, but it also raises some challenging questions regarding our right to privacy and security breaches.

Arrests have been made thanks to the evidence collected from connected digital devices such as the Amazon dot and a Fitbit. This is just the tip of the transformation that law enforcement will experience because of the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and robots. There are certainly benefits to applying this new technology to help fight crime, but it also raises some challenging questions regarding our right to privacy and security breaches. Law enforcement agencies across the world are getting trained on what to look for at crime scenes and how to handle digital evidence. Gaming consoles, Echo devices and even Fitbits have provided valuable information to help solve crimes.

Anant Bajaj, Joint Managing Director of Bajaj Electricals believes his organization has always been light years ahead of the competition. Way back in 2003, the company created the CIDCO Kharagar electric circle when the concept of smart lighting was but a whisper. The FMEG company, as Bajaj likes to call it has been lighting up iconic city buildings and landmarks like the CST station, Worli sea face, Rajabai clock tower and Wankhede cricket stadium. Bajaj Electricals was also the lighting partners of the Indian leg of Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour. Six years into his role as the Joint Managing Director of BEL, Anant Bajaj is all set to drive the company into the next orbit of growth. In an interview with ETCIO, Anant Bajaj talks about the digital transformation of the company, the recently launched digital center and the technology led product innovations at Bajaj Electricals.

The second edition of DES Digital Business World Congress (DES2017), the world's largest international forum on digital transformation, will take place in Madrid (IFEMA) over the 23, 24 and 25 May. International experts in Cyber-security, the Internet of Things (IoT), AI, Cloud, Blockchain, Big data and analytics and leadership, diversity and talent in the new age of digitalisation will be present at the event. Companies including Accenture, Fujitsu, IBM, Wipro, LinkedIn, Mediacloud, Microsoft, EMC, Everis, Google, HP Enterprise, Huawei, Intel, T-Systems, Vmware, Berepublic, Altran, CA Technologies, Dynatrace, Ericsson, FHios, Improove, Konica Minolta, Lenovo, SAS, Schneider Electric, Seidor, Siemens and UST Global have already placed their trust in DES Digital Business World Congress as a meeting point for digital transformation. The world's largest digital transformation congress will once again bring together the knowledge of more than 450 international speakers on subjects such as Digital Leadership, Cloud, IoT, Cyber-security, Big Data and Analytics, as well as up-and-coming technologies such as Blockchain, AI and Robotics, in an international congress with a total of more than 120 hours of conferences. Alex Tapscott, co-author of'Blockchain Revolution: How the technology behind Bitcoin is changing money, business and the world' will set forth the theory of how Blockchain will lead to a new landscape of development in areas as diverse as health, education, government and public administration, finance and business.

The development of Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies raises the issue on whether they should also act ethically. On 26 October 2016, I attended the IoT Solutions World Congress, one of the largest events in the world on the Internet of Things, and I had the pleasure of being part of a panel on "Ethical Uses of Data", together with Edy Liongosari from Accenture, Prith Banerjee from Schneider Electric, Derek O'Halloran from the World Economic Forum, Sven Schrecker from Intel and David Blaszkowsky from the Financial Semantics Collaborative. In a few years, we will not own almost anything. Our car, our house and whatever we use during the course of the day will become "as a service". In this context, the sole asset that will belong to individuals is their "digital identity".

The development of Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies raises the issue on whether they should also act ethically. I attended the IoT Solutions World Congress, one of the largest events in the world on the Internet of Things, and I had the pleasure of being part of a panel on "Ethical Uses of Data", together with Edy Liongosari from Accenture, Prith Banerjee from Schneider Electric, Derek O'Halloran from the World Economic Forum, Sven Schrecker from Intel and David Blaszkowsky from the Financial Semantics Collaborative. In a few years, we will not own almost anything. Our car, our house and whatever we use during the course of the day will become "as a service". In this context, the sole asset that will belong to individuals is their "digital identity".