Lasse Rouhiainen - Artificial Intelligence: 101 Things You Must Know Today About Our Future

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

101 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW TODAY ABOUT OUR FUTURE

By Lasse Rouhiainen

Copyright 2018 by Lasse Rouhiainen

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Did you know that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our world faster than we can imagine?

Try to envision all the mind-boggling benefits of a world where AI can help us to enjoy almost every area of our lives. This world will be a reality in the very near future, but along with the benefits will come new challenges as well.

AI will impact every area of our lives, in some ways that we cant even predict, whether we like it or not.

Would you like to know more about this fascinating technology?

In this non-technical guidebook, you will discover the many ways in which AI is already changing our world, and how you can adjust to these changes. You will also learn practical methods you can use to apply AI in your own personal and professional life.

Artificial intelligence will help us to do almost everything better, faster and cheaper, but it will also bring about some considerable challenges that we need to start preparing for now.

One common misconception is that only big technology companies can work with and benefit from AI. In this book you will discover several creative ways in which you can do the same.

Chapter I: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Chapter II: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Many Industries

Chapter III: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Business Processes

Chapter IV: Chatbots and How They Will Change Communication

Chapter V: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Job Market

Chapter VI: Self-Driving Cars and How They Will Change Traffic as We Know It

Chapter VII: Robots and How They Will Change Our Lives

Chapter VIII: Artificial Intelligence Activities of Big Technology Companies

Chapter IX: Frequently Asked Questions About Artificial Intelligence Part I

Chapter X: Frequently Asked Questions About Artificial Intelligence Part II

While all the chapters include valuable insights and important information, I personally consider the topic of job loss (covered in Chapter 5) to be the most critical, as there will be social unrest and other dire consequences if this issue is not addressed by leaders, politicians and legislators.

To enhance your learning experience and help make the concepts easier to understand, I have included more than 30 visual presentations throughout the book.

My main purpose in writing this book was simply to share important ideas and insights about AI and its impact on the world, as I believe everyone should be informed about this topic. I also feel strongly that there needs to be more discussion and education about how everyone in society could benefit from AI.

I hope the information in this book will inspire you to learn more about artificial intelligence, and provide you with a framework for better understanding this new AI-era world we are living in.

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Figure 1.1. Topics in Chapter I.

I n this chapter, youll find an overview of artificial intelligence from a non-technical point of view. Well cover some basic definitions of AI, reasons why it is so important right now, its role in our lives, and several other related topics. Ill also share some of the reasons why Ive become so fascinated with AI, in addition to some of the most useful applications for AI that Ive found in digital marketing.

Ill also discuss some of the methods that you can use to introduce AI into your own personal and professional life, and provide basic guidelines for creating AI-based products and services. More in-depth information on ways to apply AI will be covered in Chapter 8, which talks about some of the companies that are currently involved in AI development.

This chapter was designed to ignite your curiosity and share some ideas for implementation. While it is not meant to be an all-encompassing source of information on artificial intelligence, I hope that the valuable resources you find here will inspire you to delve deeper into the world of artificial intelligence and its applications.

At the end of this chapter, you will also find a comprehensive list of current leaders and experts in the field of artificial intelligence. These innovators and futurists were a large source of my inspiration for the writing of this book and I highly recommend learning more about their views and accomplishments.

If someone asked you what your definition of AI or artificial intelligence was, what would you say?

Artificial intelligence is a complex topic. For that reason, there are several definitions that you might encounter. Here is one of the most accurate ones by Google:

The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision making, and translation between languages.

Figure 1.2. Examples of Where Artificial Intelligence Could be Used.

In my own seminars, I try to keep things simple, defining AI as using computers to do things that normally require human intelligence. For a more detailed and complete definition, however, I personally like this one from the online publication Quartz :

Artificial intelligence is software or a computer program with a mechanism to learn. It then uses that knowledge to make a decision in a new situation, as humans do. The researchers building this software try to write code that can read images, text, video, or audio, and learn something from it. Once a machine has learned, that knowledge can be put to use elsewhere.

In other words, we might say that AI is the ability of machines to use algorithms to learn from data, and use what has been learned to make decisions like a human would. Unlike humans, though, AI-powered machines dont need to take breaks or rest and they can analyze massive volumes of information all at once. The ratio of errors is also significantly lower for machines that perform the same tasks as their human counterparts.

This book aims to provide examples of the ways that the development and adaptation of artificial intelligence will open up new opportunities and challenges to both the business world and society as a whole. For this reason, you wont find a lot of detailed explanations of the technical aspects of AI here. However, at the end of this section, you can find a list of resources that you can consult if youd like to dive deeper into the technical world of artificial intelligence.