Technology is a huge part of our lives. We use it to learn, communicate, and entertain ourselves. But over the past few years, technology has changed in a way that is impacting every aspect of our lives. We now have access to technology that allows us to do things we never thought possible. Technological innovation is the process of developing and implementing new technology.

AI, or artificial intelligence, is making our lives easier in a variety of ways. For example, it can automate mundane tasks and make decisions for us, freeing up our time to do more important things. It's also changing how we interact with technology, allowing us to use devices more efficiently and better use of information. In the future, we may even be able to rely on AI to help us with complex tasks like driving and flying cars. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), businesses are beginning to explore new ways to automate and optimize their operations.

Ever since Ada Lovelace, a polymath often considered the first computer programmer, proposed in 1843 using holes punched into cards to solve mathematical equations on a never-built mechanical computer, software developers have been translating their solutions to problems into step-by-step instructions that computers can understand. Today, AI-powered software development tools are allowing people to build software solutions using the same language that they use when they talk to other people. These AI-powered tools translate natural language into the programming languages that computers understand. "That allows you, as a developer, to have an intent to accomplish something in your head that you can express in natural language and this technology translates it into code that achieves the intent you have," Scott said. "That's a fundamentally different way of thinking about development than we've had since the beginning of software."

When we think about the future of our world and what exactly that looks like, it's easy to focus on the shiny objects and technology that make our lives easier: flying cars, 3D printers, digital currencies and automated everything. In the opening scene of the animated film WALL-E – which takes place in the year 2805 – a song from "Hello, Dolly!" happily plays in the background, starkly contrasting the glimpse we get of our future planet Earth: an abandoned wasteland with heaping piles of trash around every corner. Humans had all evacuated Earth by this point and were living in a spaceship, where futuristic technology and automation left them overweight, lazy and completely oblivious to their surroundings. Machines do everything for them, from the hoverchairs that carry them around, to the robots that prepare their food. Glued to their screens all day, which have taken control of their lives and decisions, humans exhibit lazy behaviors like video chatting the person physically next to them.

There are two key considerations when it comes to coding, Greg Brockman, the chief technology officer and co-founder of AI research company OpenAI, told The Verge. Part one is thinking about the problem, Brockman said, and really understanding it. The second part is figuring out how to solve that problem, using code. It's this second aspect that OpenAI's new system, called Codex, hopes to make easier, faster, and more accessible. Codex can go from text to code, taking commands written in plain English and bringing them to life.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is "really jazzed" about artificial intelligence. In a new interview with TIME, he said that AI, or a machine's ability to simulate human intelligence like logic and reasoning, is the most promising innovation of today for two simple reasons. It's "everywhere" and it has the potential to "make people's lives easier." AI is already present in "a number of products that you don't really think about," he said. He gave examples you can see if you just look down at your iPhone, from the way it recognizes your face and fingerprint, to "the way that Siri works," and even how photos are grouped together. "I see that we're at the very early stages of what it can do for people and how it can make people's lives easier," he said.

When we think about the future of our world and what exactly that looks like, it's easy to focus on the shiny objects and technology that make our lives easier: flying cars, 3D printers, digital currencies and automated everything. In the opening scene of the animated film WALL-E – which takes place in the year 2805 – a song from "Hello, Dolly!" happily plays in the background, starkly contrasting the glimpse we get of our future planet Earth: an abandoned wasteland with heaping piles of trash around every corner. Humans had all evacuated Earth by this point and were living in a spaceship, where futuristic technology and automation left them overweight, lazy and completely oblivious to their surroundings. Machines do everything for them, from the hoverchairs that carry them around, to the robots that prepare their food. Glued to their screens all day, which have taken control of their lives and decisions, humans exhibit lazy behaviors like video chatting the person physically next to them.

Dr Venkat Reddy, consultant neurodevelopmental paediatrician, senior clinical adviser and AI lead at Future Perfect, discusses how AI-enabled analysis of healthcare data can both help clinicians, and encourage patients to be more engaged in their own care. In general, and as a clinician myself, I believe there is a lack of trust between clinicians and the use of AI. Aside from the few clinicians with an interest in clinical informatics and digital health, views are still largely shaped by newspaper headlines about killer robots. Unfortunately, there has been concern over the use of algorithms due to recent events. Not to mention the negative press about the use, or misuse, of AI by social media giants to gather information and'snoop on people'.

For many people, the term "artificial intelligence" (AI) conjures up mental images of futuristic-looking robots making our lives easier through realistic emotions and behaviors. Sadly, as much as we'd all love to have an animatronic housekeeper, Rosie the Robot isn't rolling through that door any time soon. The reality is that AI is making our lives easier in a variety of ways through a delicately balanced collaboration of human judgment and data-driven science. With the help of AI, our online experiences are more personalized and targeted to our interests than ever before. We no longer have to call a customer service phone line and wait on hold for 15 minutes, since companies are programming chatbots to answer the most frequently asked questions.

Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and advances in sensor technology, a whole host of everyday products are getting smarter. We have smart TVs and smartwatches. We have smart running shoes – or rather, smart insoles – that gather data on your running performance. You can even get smart nappies that send an alert to your phone when your baby's nappy needs changing. For product manufacturers, there's no doubt we've reached a tipping point in the smart product trend, meaning it's no longer possible (or wise) to ignore consumer demand for smart, AI-loaded products.