Week 2 - MKTG 3349 - Artificial Intelligence

 Artificial Intelligence, or popularly known simply as AI, has been continually getting smarter, more efficient, and used in our lives every day. This article post would not be possible without the help and assistance of AI. Instead of humans being behind everything you do, machines have the ability to adapt to circumstances and situations to complete tasks. Most people, when they hear of artificial intelligence, think of robots and how they will eventually take over the world. Although the goal of artificial intelligence is to closely mimic human-like levels of intelligence, it is still in its early stages of its life and there is much to be done before AI can replicate true human intelligence. 

There are different types of AI and the most popular and well known are physical robots and software bots. When I use the term "robot" I am referring to the physical machine in use top complete automated tasks. These can be found in factories to build automobiles, fill up soda cans, or print the graphics on the shirt you are currently wearing. Automation is possible through the use of robots and companies take advantage of this for many reasons. Although these machines cost a steep fixed cost at first, over time the company saves money from not paying direct labor wages as well as being able to increase product output exponentially. 

Robots involved in vehicle automation process

Software AI is just as important as physical AI in today's world and you use it every single day without realizing its importance. Social Media, online shopping, and even calculators are all examples of software AI that we take for granted and do not realize the complexity behind such commonly used platforms and tools. Software AI completes given tasks with ease where the average human would take much longer to complete the same duty. For the time being, software and physical robots are not autonomous and are designed and coded to complete the task that it is given and that's all. The day AI becomes autonomous, is the same day humanity is at risk.