What is AI or Artificial Intelligence?
Know AI applications in everyday life,
why there are fears, its advantages
and disadvantages, interactive kids
games 💻💻💻💻
When using social media, didn't you
wonder where your friend suggestions
come from? How do they know that
you know these people in the
suggestions? Or have you heard of
Alexa and Siri, both Digital
Assistants, who can do tasks
like turning your fan on/off (among
many other tasks that they can do)
using your voice to command?
What about the several suggestions
that appear in your screen even
before you have finished typing
what you are looking for in the
Google search box? And cars with
no drivers that stop at traffic lights
and turn corners?
All these is AI.
Maybe many of us don't know yet
that AI or Artificial Intelligence has
become a part of our daily lives
today. Many of its applications
have been felt more in more advanced
countries and in others only a
few of its uses are applied. Let us
get to know a bit of AI and find
out if it's a boon or a bane. Is it
something to be afraid of or is it
a breakthrough in technology?
It all started in 1950 when Alan Turing
published his book, "Computer
Machinery and Intelligence." Today,
Artificial Intelligence is a young
discipline of about more than 60
years.
What is AI?
- It is the ability of a computer or a
robot controlled by a computer to
do tasks that are usually done by
humans because they (robots/
computers) require human
intelligence and discernment.
- Refers to technology that educates
machines to think, analyze, and
learn from data in order to make
intelligent decisions.
- The ability for a computer to
think and learn, in simpler terms
With AI, computers can perform tasks
that are typically done by people,
which includes processing, problem
solving, and learning.
How AI can help
It can do a lot to improve
productivity in the workplace. In
the manufacturing industry, AI-
powered robots work with
humans to perform different tasks,
including but not limited to
assembly and stacking. It can do
routine tasks like assembling. In
healthcare, with the integration
of AI, doctors can predict diseases
quickly and accurately diagnose
them.
It can perform certain tasks with
speed, accuracy and precision. They
complete assigned tasks in minutes
which can take days if a man does.
AI in everyday life
AI in writing
AI-based spelling and grammar-
check tool like Grammarly offers
real benefits for students who are
learning how to write or trying to
write more clearly. For creative
writers, AI tools can help
with story ideas and dialogue.
Interactive Games for Kids
AI can be used to create interactive
games and other teaching tools or
apps. Interactive Games give kids
the experience of voice recognition
and response mechanisms while
at play.
Here are the example games:
- Quick, Draw!
- Talk to Mitsuku
- The Thing Translator
- Freddie Meter
- Kahoots
- Quizziz
Check out:
candideai.com/blog/ai-games-for-kids
- highlight, then click Go to
OR copy then paste in browser
- Scroll down the blog post, then
you'll find the first 4 games in
the list above and play for free.
Just played the first one and
had fun!
ChatGPT
A new technology that has been
used by students as a homework
assistance tool. Can help
teachers, too, including creating
Lesson Plans, grading papers
and homework, even creating
videos from textbooks, so
it says.
Chatbots and Customer Service
If you are a customer and has
queries or complaints, AI-powered
chatbots or chatterbots can
provide customer support, answer
user questions instantly and
process requests with little-to-no
human help. You will be in
conversation through text or
speech instead of calling or
talking to a human agent
through the phone. It is used
in FB, Twitter, other social
media platforms, text messages,
etc. Its main purpose is to maintain
an effective customer-company
relationship through meaningful
interaction.
Virtual/Digital/Voice Assistants
There are situations in which
you don't want to get up and turn
the fan or AC off or on, this is
exactly what digital assistants can
do - you just need to tell them
to switch on the fan or play a
movie or turn off the light and
they will simply follow your
instructions. They will do such
things for you with a voice
command. Amazon's Alexa and
Apple's Siri are the two best
examples of digital assistants or
voice assistants. Call on Alexa
to switch on the light, and it
will be done. They do not only
understand your command but
also do the following:
- respond to your questions
- make appointments
- manage calls
- send emails
- set alarms, etc.
They keep analyzing and learning
from interactions in order to deliver,
improved customer experiences
based on your preferences and
search history.
Entertainment and Social Apps
Social media platforms are using
AI for a customized experience to
its users. One of the best examples
is the friend suggestions you
receive in FB, Instagram,
Twitter and other platforms. The
apps show a list of people you
might know or those who are
in your contact list. How do the
apps get such information?
How do they know that you
know the people in the
suggestions? AI and ML
evaluate your usage patterns and
recognize your friends from
photos and news feeds.
Google Predictive Search Algorithm
For example you want to search
something in Google, haven't
you noticed that even before
finishing to type what you are
looking for in the Google
Search Box, you might
have noticed several suggestions
automatically appearing on the
screen? This is because of the
autocomplete feature of Google
that predicts the search term by
the characters you enter one by
one. Google uses artificial
intelligence, machine learning,
deep learning to run prediction
algorithms in order to make the
searches effective.
E-commerce/Online selling
and buying
People nowadays prefer to buy
from online sites or apps, why?
This is because you can filter
out exactly what you want
to buy using certain keywords
and filters. For example you
want to buy white shoes,
the site/app will show a collection
of white shoes of different ranges.
You can still filter using a price
or a pattern you prefer. It takes
seconds or minutes only to get
your desired item. But how is it
possible? This is made possible by
the basic algorithm that routinely
classify product searches for
efficient cataloging.
Smart Cars
These are self-driving cars
where the driver can put his
hands off the steering wheel
and let the car drive on its own.
Tesla of Elon Musk in the US
programs and produce these
cars which are fully-automated
and can stop at traffic lights, take
turns, control speed and slows
down or stop whenever an obstacle
is detected.
Banking
The banking system has sought
the help of AI chatbots to offer
improved customer experience by
enabling seamless and 24/7
transaction. From opening an
account to making e-payments,
also you don't have to stand in a
long line to withdraw money
or transfer it to another account.
Image and Facial Recognition in
Security Systems
Medical Diagnosis and Healthcare
Systems
Automation in the Workplace
Last Words
AI is not a replacement for humans -
it won't be anytime soon, (and never
will be).
Though it makes our daily lives
easier and more convenient, including
the exciting possibility of AI aiding
in the fight against climate
change, poverty, and hunger,
doing it through quantitative
analysis, optimization and
processing, problem solving,
learning, etc.
--- humans however provide the
creativity, strategy and the
passion.
The most devastating impact
of AI is in the workplace. AI -
powered machines like robots
are replacing human workers
of routine and low-skilled
jobs. Many would lose their
jobs affecting incomes and
quality of life.
Then there is the potential
misuse of AI technologies like
the intrusion on data privacy and
algorithm bias. These will bring
about negative consequences.
Then the possible overreliance
on technology and increasing
laziness in humans. More so,
skill loss.
I chuckle everytime I hear of
algorithm bias. I tried and tried
again to have an online transcription
job same as I had before. But
everytime I applied, I was
repeatedly denied. Was it because
I declined an offer previously?
Or the mistakes I made when my
internet bogged down while
working on a task resulting to a
low quality work? I've had good
reviews, too, including
five stars. That's why I couldn't
fathom what's in the computer
mind or the data it processed in
there. There might be algorithm bias?
I just don't know.
I might be wrong. Not techy.
Other AI Disadvantages
- A lack of creativity - original ideas
don't come from machines, they are
dependent on human input
- Absence of empathy - limited ability
to understand emotions, they do not
empathize what workers feel losing
their jobs and replaced by robots
Machines don't eat, humans do.
Machines don't feel hunger,
humans do.
Prioritize humans.
My Take
We all exist together in this world.
If we are to exist together with
robots, machines and computers,
so be it, but we should never
put in our mind that they are
superior to humans, they are there
as tools to make human lives
easier, better, convenient , and to
serve humankind for the common
good. A timely call for the ethical
and responsible use of AI is now.
References:
Google - from various sources
across the web
How AI is used in Education
- Jeremy Bowman
candideai.com/blog/ai-games-for-kids
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-OR copy then paste on browser
claysys.com/blog/examples-of-artificial-
intelligence-in-everyday-life/
To God be the glory!
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