8. Smart recommendations
Here’s another “breed” of applications of artificial intelligence. Though much simpler when compared to other forms of AI things like Spotify, Pandora and Netflix provide a useful service to its users. They can recommend music, movies or anything really, based on the customer’s interests.
Though somewhat similar to predictive purchasing, your historical “tastes” in stuff could leave you exposed to future spending. ‘How could you resist that new album or series? We know you like this stuff, go on!’
These AI systems monitor your choices and put them in a learning algorithm. From this, they can recommend similar things you might like.
Most of their usefulness is predicated on your input. This is as true for this one as it is for other targeted advertising in any industry. As intrusive as this might sound, it can help you discover something that might become your new favorite thing.
9. Smart Homes
Our homes are becoming smarter every day. Not just you or the people you live with, but the actual devices within your living space. Many smart devices can now learn your behavior patterns and help you save money.
Thermostats and building management systems can help automate building heating and cooling, for instance. In effect, they learn and can predict when to turn your boiler on or off for optimal comfort, whilst factoring in outside weather conditions. Amazing really.
Future ovens, needless to say, actual chefs, could have your food ready for you when you get home from work. Lighting is another example of a home appliance getting the AI makeover.
They could be used to set defaults and preferences for lights around your home. If tandomed with occupancy sensors, they could turn lights on or off as you move around the house or what you are doing.
They might be able to dim lights when you’re watching TV for instance. The future is indeed bright with AI, or dim, or just plain dystopian. We don’t know anymore.
10. Virtual Assistants
Virtual assistants work pretty much in a similar way to other AI applications we’ve already covered. They do, however, conduct a some very particular tasks unique to them. The likes of Siri, Google Now and Cortana are all examples of this technology.
If you aren’t aware, though we’d be surprised, you can actually speak to them to help you find something. It could be location, general information, help schedule your day or set reminders, etc. These clever assistants then provide you with the requested info or send commands to other apps, depending on the request.
The core of virtual assistants is their reliance on AI. Cortana, Microsoft claim, can actually continually learn information about you. Eventually, the company said Cortana could predict your needs and get accustomed to the way you speak.
11. Preventing heart attacks
Artificial intelligence can now be used to potentially save your life. They are being used to scan medical data and help predict if a patient is susceptible to heart attacks and strokes.</…….