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The future where people can delegate mundane tasks to a machine is not far from happening. From starting the laundry down to cooking dinner after a long day is about to be over. Artificial Intelligence has really helped shape our internet today.

After all, we can already communicate with virtual assistants like Apples Siri and Amazons Alexa for small things around the house, like calling Uber or ordering a pizza. Things that we only see on sci-fi movies may be closer than you think. With the internet making things possible, which is unthinkable decades ago, you will wonder what it is capable of under the influence of AI.

It is no wonder why this fast-technological advancement will get you into thinking; How AI is Helping Shape Up the Internet Today?

Artificial Intelligence or AI is the technology that transforms a computer to think, operate, and act human-like. This process is possible by taking in data and information from its surroundings. After collecting this data, it will then decide on a response based on what it had learned and sensed.

Without a doubt, AI is becoming an integral part of our society. Now with the technology behind it evolving faster than ever, the internet could transform sooner than any of us could have anticipated.

People can utilize Artificial Intelligence to do impressive tasks and jobs faster than any human can. That is why people use AI with almost everything to speed up the manual process. In the present day, you can find AI in all sorts of industries. This development can only prove that the importance of AI in our everyday life is equivalent to efficiency and accuracy.

AI-powered software and equipment can provide fast and accurate X-ray readings and laboratory results. Before lab results could take hours before yielding results. But now, with smart equipment available in hospitals, health care is better than ever.

Not just health institutions, as you can also have access to personal health care assistants. These AI-powered apps can serve as a useful partner in reminding you to take your medicines on time and follow a fit lifestyle. It can also advise you on your everyday diet and coach you in exercise routines.

Virtual shopping that offers shoppers their very own personalized recommendations is made possible through AI. It can also present options with the consumer for a better retail experience. For store owners, stock management is more streamlined than ever.

Better business models and more accurate data is vital to earning more significant profits. With AI automating backend processes it will not just eliminate human errors but will also boost productivity.

AI is equipped to analyze a factorys IoT (Internet of Things). Thanks to the data that streams from all the interconnected equipment, it can make a detailed analysis of the factorys operation. It can predict machine life and its productivity to reduce costs.

Artificial Intelligence improves the speed, accuracy, and effectiveness of everyday human tasks. Now, financial institutions such as banks have started to utilize AI techniques to identify highly suspicious transactions that can result in fraud. AI can adapt fast and calculate a more accurate credit scoring than any manual process can. It can also automate intensive data management tasks. With transactions fully automated, it will lessen human error and the possibility of security leaks.

The internet is a part of a life that is now widely affected by the rise of AI technology. Almost every household has internet, and everybody owns a smartphone. We are always plugged-in, and AI has come in to revolutionize the internet as we know it.

With machines becoming better and more efficient at learning and processing data, it is inching towards human beings faster than ever. However, dont worry as they wont replace workers anytime soon, but the tasks getting delegated to them is growing faster every day.

AI algorithms can now build websites from scratch, and the most popular are Wix ADI, Firedrop, and Grid. The AI assistant can determine the type of site you are making and offers suggestions. Unlike before, where you have to hire a website developer and designer, you can now cut costs and opt for an AI designer.

Virtual customer service agents are a revolutionary approach to how customers are getting served. Automated customer experience is no longer a thing in the future. But chatbots are not limited to the food sector, as social platforms, and other sites use them as well. These intelligent service agents learn from customer interactions to answer questions.

A study suggests that in the year 2020, machines will take over 85% of customer interactions. This research means that humans powering these channels may soon find themselves replaced by AI.

Voice-powered AI assistants like Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and has become a part of most homes in the past few years. So, it is not impossible for online stores to adapt to this technology in the future. Imagine talking to online retail assistant online, how convenient would that be?

With e-commerce on the rise, a fully automated transaction for goods and services online is not unlikely. Having AI recognize voice commands to run stores will not just cut unnecessary costs but can also increase work efficiency compared to manual labor.

AI is helping businesses to have a better understanding of day to day operations. Not to mention how good it is in predicting risks that are attached to the information traveling via the internet. It can also help with deploying a rapid response during unforeseen accidents such as financial losses and cyber threats.

AI-powered applications are being utilized in detecting fraudulent transactions at bank ATMs and driver insurance that is based on the clients driving patterns. They can also identify potential hazards workers to prevent accidents. It is also used for law enforcement surveillance data that can help in recognizing developing crime scenes ahead of time.

As a writer, one of first, you need to do before you can start crafting a piece is research. You need to compile and consolidate data from all sources so you will only have the best information; this process can be time-consuming, not to mention labor-intensive. Fortunately, with how fast the advancement of Artificial Intelligence is, we might be able to delegate this task to them in the future. When I say in the future, it is not in the far one, but in an immediate one.

After all, salesforce is already equipped with an algorithm that can summarize longer texts. Understanding the market is much easier compared to crunching numbers before. More and more people are reaping the benefits of having data delivered to them more quickly and much more precise than manual research with AI processing information faster.

Though it is true that spell check is not a new tech anymore, AI is learning to do much more than that. AI is becoming more better at comprehending the context and purpose behind written words. Hence, it can soon learn to correct style and grammar more efficiently and accurately. Grammarly and Atomic Reach are already into this, so who knows how this tech will revolutionize writing?

AI and content creation are made possible and currently being improved thanks to algorithms that are continuously getting updated. With Googles religious updates in recent years, online content has shifted from the one ruled by keyword stuffing to real digestible content directed at human readers. But of course, the SEO elements are still mixed in.

As a matter of fact, AI journalism has been around for a while as machines can now automatically generate content like business reports, hotel descriptions, stock insights, and sport event recaps.

However, is it possible for them to start writing novels anytime soon? The reasonable assumption will be a no. Creative tasks still need complex thinking and rationality that is still impossible for AI. But for less original content and data-driven writings, then it is more than possible for AI to rise to the task.

AI is revolutionizing the internet as we know it. With tons of automation available, not to mention the rise of virtual assistants, we can say that the future is upon us. The constant evolution of technology that is furthered fueled by humanitys desire for progress has propelled the rise of AI.

Making our lives better and performing tasks more efficiently is the main reason for the inception of AI. They are designed to aid humans in leading to a better quality of life. That is why it is not surprising if AIs growth will leap bounds in the upcoming years. Because after all, if there is one thing humans are consistent with, it is progress.

Hayk Saakian is an entrepreneur who has a keen interest in everything tech related. He can usually be found writing informative articles at hayksaakian.com, in which he shares valuable insights in today's modern trends.

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SEOUL (Reuters) - In cram school-obsessed South Korea, students fork out for classes in everything from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are rolling out artificial intelligence in hiring - and jobseekers want to learn how to beat the bots.

Kim Seok-wu, a university senior majoring in management, demonstrates an AI interview program in Sungnam, South Korea, November 20, 2019. Picture taken November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

From his basement office in downtown Gangnam, careers consultant Park Seong-jung is among those in a growing business of offering lessons in handling recruitment screening by computers, not people. Video interviews using facial recognition technology to analyze character are key, according to Park.

Dont force a smile with your lips, he told students looking for work in a recent session, one of many he said he has conducted for hundreds of people. Smile with your eyes.

Classes in dealing with AI in hiring, now being used by major South Korean conglomerates like SK Innovation (096770.KS) and Hyundai Engineering & Construction (000720.KS), are still a tiny niche in the countrys multi-billion dollar cram school industry. But classes are growing fast, operators like Parks People & People consultancy claim, offering a three-hour package for up to 100,000 won ($86.26).

Theres good reason to see potential. As many as eight out of every 10 South Korean students are estimated to have used cram schools, and rampant youth unemployment in the country - nearly one in four young people are not in the workforce by certain measures, according to Statistics Korea - offers a motive not present in other countries where cram schools are popular, like Japan.

The AI wont be naturally asking personal questions, said Yoo Wan-jae, a 26-year-old looking for work in the hospitality industry. That will make it a bit uncomfortable ... Ill need to sign up for cram schools for the AI interview, said Yoo, speaking in Seouls Noryangjin district, known as Exam Village, packed with cram schools and study rooms.

Businesses around the world are experimenting with increasingly advanced AI techniques for whittling down applicant lists.

But Lee Soo-young, a director of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Institute for Artificial Intelligence, told Reuters by telephone the new technology is being more widely embraced in South Korea, where large employers wield much influence in a tightening job market.

According to Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), nearly a quarter of the top 131 corporations in the country currently use or plan to use AI in hiring.

One AI video system reviewed by Reuters asks candidates to introduce themselves, during which it spots and counts facial expressions including fear and joy and analyses word choices. It then asks questions that can be tough: You are on a business trip with your boss and you spot him using the company (credit) card to buy himself a gift. What will you say?

AI hiring also uses gamification to gauge a candidates personality and adaptability by putting them through a sequence of tests.

Through gamification, employers can check 37 different capabilities of an applicant and how well the person fits into a position, said Chris Jung, a chief manager of software firm Midas IT in Pangyo, a tech hub dubbed South Koreas Silicon Valley.

Preparing for such tests doesnt necessarily involve simply memorizing answers. Some games dont even have a right answer, as they are aimed to spot the problem-solving attitude of the applicant, Jung said.

At People & People, consultant Park said he gave AI hiring talks to over 700 university students, graduates and lecturers in 2019.

Students are struggling from the emergence of AI interviews. My goal is to help them be fully prepared for what they will be dealing with, said Park.

In an online chat room monitored by Park, with more than 600 participants, numerous messages indicate thanks for the classes and success in AI interview quests.

But elsewhere, some who havent yet taken lessons have already given up.

Kim Seok-wu, a 22-year-old senior at a top university, recently failed to get beyond an AI interview for a management position at a retail company, and decided to pursue graduate school instead of trying to find a job.

I think I will feel hopeless if all companies go AI for hiring, Kim said. The AI interview is too new, so job applicants dont know what to prepare for and any preparations seem meaningless since the AI will read our faces if we make something up.

Reporting by Sangmi Cha; Editing by Jack Kim, Josh Smith and Kenneth Maxwell

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Delta Air Lines plans an initial launch of a new artificial intelligence machine learning tool for spring 2020. Photo: Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian used his keynote speech at the annual Consumer Electronics Show to discuss a new 2020s operational structure for the international carrier that will be driven by the use of a new artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning tool.

Under development at Deltas operations and customer center, Bastian did not provide a specific product name for the technology, but instead called it a proprietary tool that will mainly be focused on helping passengers and flight crews overcome weather occurrences that impact the routes they fly on a daily basis. The keynote speech is a familiar strategy across all of the divisions of Delta, including their maintenance team whose predictive maintenance leadership gave a speech on how the airline is shifting towards the adoption of AI at the 2019 AEEC/AMC annual conference.

Weve cancelled cancellations, but we still have to deal with weather variables like hurricanes or a nasty Noreaster, and thats why the team in our operations and customer center is developing the industrys first machine learning platform to help ensure a smooth operation even in extreme conditions. The system uses operational data to run scenarios and project future outcomes while simulating all the variables of running a global airline with more than 1,000 planes in the sky, Bastian said.

Initial launch of Deltas use of the new tool is scheduled for the spring, with the airline describing it as being capable of creating hypothetical outcomes for decision-making that occurs in anticipation of large-scale disruptions caused by weather or other environmental factors beyond their control. A key aspect of the tool is its ability to use machine learning, and learn from the impact of weather disruption so that airline personnel can make better decisions when the same situation occurs in the future.

Neither Bastian or the airlines media team provided major specific details about what types of specific algorithms their new tool will employ or what types of onboard aircraft systems will help fuel them, however Bastians keynote and Deltas development activity in recent years helps explain how theyre using artificial intelligence. The chief executives reference to cancelling cancellations can be traced back to Deltas improvement in avoiding maintenance cancellations, with the airline noting in an October 2019 press release that in 2010 it had more than 5,600 cancellations versus just 55 in 2018 through an internal shift to predictive maintenance.

In 2018 a multi-year agreement was signed between Delta and Airbus for the use of the Skywise Core Platform and Predictive Maintenance Application. Skywise is the data analytics platform Airbus uses to improve flight operational efficiency for airlines, enabled by the Collins Aerospace flight operations and maintenance exchanger (FOMAX) secure server router and compact connectivity unit that gathers aircraft maintenance and performance data and automatically sends it to an airlines maintenance control center engineers and technicians.

When an aircraft lands, FOMAX uses 4G antennas to transmit all of the performance data about every system on the aircraft to the Skywise analytics platform where it is analyzed and used to develop modeling to predict upcoming system failures. That process can help Delta understand when to replace certain parts before they fail and cause an aircraft on ground situation. In 2019, through November, Delta reported a completion factor of 99.8 percent, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data, including the lowest rate of aircraft maintenance-related cancels in its history.

Deltas pilots have also developed a flight weather viewer tablet application that gives them a three-dimensional view of their flight path with a prediction of where turbulence will occur. Initial use of turbulence avoidance first emerged for Delta in 2016, when their fiscal year annual report noted pilots were beta testing the use of algorithms developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Bastian said the airline is still improving on its use of turbulence avoidance and that it will be a major focus of their overall AI and machine learning driven operational structure moving forward.

Another focus we have is turbulence, were seeing more and more instances of it, and it has a very real impact on our customers and on our employees. We have been able to reduce the impact of turbulence with a flight weather viewer, which is an app developed by our very own Delta pilots. It visualizes turbulence and other weather hazards along the flight path. Using it, pilots can adjust their course more precisely, Bastian said. It also helps our pilots give real time updates to travelers while theyre in the air in advance of encountering turbulence and can also let them know how long we expect it to last.

A key aspect of the new AI tool is that it is proprietary, using Deltas internally held historical operational data to simulate the outcomes of certain environmental impacts on flight operations in real time.Erik Snell, senior vice president of Deltas operations and customer center, said in a statement that the carrier is adding a machine learning platform to our array of behind-the-scenes tools so that the more than 80,000 people of Delta can even more quickly and effectively solve problems even in the most challenging situations.

Among the variables considered by the machine learning algorithm of the new tool range from aircraft placement and crew restrictions to geopolitical constraints. Their smartphone mobile application will also play a major role in their adoption of AI, according to Snell.

As the Fly Delta app transforms into a day-of-travel digital concierge, we expect our quicker game-time decisions to play an even greater role in providing a more stress-free travel experience for our customers, Snell said.

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BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Artificial intelligence (AI) within the consumer, enterprise, government, and defense sectors is migrating from a conceptual nice to have to an essential technology driving improvements in quality, efficiency, and speed. According to a new report from Tractica, the top industry sectors where AI is likely to bring major transformation remain those in which there is a clear business case for incorporating AI, rather than pie-in-the-sky use cases that may not generate return on investment for many years.

The global AI market is entering a new phase in 2020 where the narrative is shifting from asking whether AI is viable to declaring that AI is now a requirement for most enterprises that are trying to compete on a global level, says principal analyst Keith Kirkpatrick. According to the market intelligence company, AI is likely to thrive in consumer (Internet services), automotive, financial services, telecommunications, and retail industries. Not surprisingly, the consumer sector has demonstrated its ability to capture AI, thanks to the combination of three key factors large data sets, high-performance hardware and state-of-the-art algorithms. Tractica estimates that many of the top enterprise AI verticals will follow and replicate a strategy similar to the consumer Internet companies. Annual global AI software revenue is forecast to grow from $10.1 billion in 2018 to $126.0 billion by 2025.

Tracticas report, Artificial Intelligence Market Forecasts, provides a quantitative assessment of the market opportunity for AI across the consumer, enterprise, government, and defense sectors. The study includes market sizing, segmentation, and forecasts for 333 AI use cases, including more than 200 unique use cases. Tractica has added use cases spread across multiple industries, including energy, manufacturing, retail, consumer, transportation, public sector, media and entertainment, telecommunications, and financial services. Global market forecasts, segmented by use case, technology, geography, revenue type, and meta category, extend through 2025. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the firms website.

About Tractica

Tractica, an Informa business, is a market intelligence firm that focuses on emerging technologies. Tracticas global market research and consulting services combine qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to provide a comprehensive view of the emerging market opportunities surrounding Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, User Interface Technologies, Advanced Computing and Connected & Autonomous Vehicles. For more information, visit http://www.tractica.com or call +1.303.248.3000.

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SINGAPORE - Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can benefit designers, if they know how to harness them.

Statistical data can be used to predict an outcome a method known as predictive modelling. In urban planning for example, demand for public trains can be forecasted in order to create more efficient public transport deployment plans.

To equip students with such skills, the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has launched a new undergraduate degree in design and AI,in anticipation of a growing demand for talents who can combine expertise in design innovation with AI technology.

The 3 -year programme - the first of its kind in Singapore - will take in students this academic year, which starts in May, SUTD said on Friday (Jan 10).

Students will be exposed to areas of design such as user interface/user experience (UI/UX), product, systems, built environment, and data-driven design.

They will also learn to use AI technologies and algorithms to produce better design and applications.

Graduates ofthis programme will be able to work as data scientists and data visualisation specialistsin industries such as urban planning, product design and telecommunications, the university said.

Established in 2009, SUTD is the fourth autonomous university in Singapore and focuses on engineering, innovation and design.

It said that the entry requirements for the new programme are the same as for its other four degrees: architecture and sustainable design; engineering product development; engineering systems and design; and information systems technology and design.

Generally, students should be competent in mathematics and the sciences, namely physics or chemistry.

Statistics provided by the university show that of the A Level students who were offered places in the university admission exercise last year, nearly all had taken mathematics at the H2 level, and eight in 10 scored at least a B.

Nearly all had also taken either physics or chemistry, or both, at the H2 Level, and nearly seven in 10 scored at least a B for either or both subjects.

SUTD president Chong Tow Chong said: "The recent announcements from Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on the next steps in Singapore's Smart Nation journey underscorethe importance of artificial intelligence and the role it will play in bringing about social and economic benefits.

"The main goal of the design and AI programme is to equip students with the ability to create human-centred design using data analysis and machine learning, which is AI-driven," added Professor Chong.

Jurong Pioneer Junior College graduate Michael Hoon, who read H2 maths, further maths and physics, and also took a H3 physics module offered by Nanyang Technological University, is interested in the new programme.

Said the 18-year-old: "I've always been interested in maths and science since I was young, for the most part, due to exposure from school teachers and researching a lot of information online.

"Both subjects are visibly all around us and pretty much serveas the foundations of our survival and development, and being able to apply and integrate the theoretical modelling we have learnt into our daily livesis pretty interesting too."

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