AI and Machine Learning – The future of technology, data analytics, and internet security
What is artificial intelligence and machine learning?
Artificial intelligence (AI), as the name suggests is the process of simulating human intelligence into computer systems, mainly in the areas of voice and speech detection, language translation, robotic functioning, etc. The main motive behind artificial intelligence is to reduce the human work power in the industry and convert everything into automated machines and robots. This will reduce the efforts put in by men and go in hand with the upcoming trends in technology.
Machine learning (ML) is a part of artificial intelligence. It is a way in which the user makes a system to understand the way in which it works, thereby minimising human intervention. It is also another way of using technology to restrict the work of human beings in the industry and transform everything into computerised systems. Computer systems should have the ability to read their data and learn from it and identify patterns to solve new problems autonomously.
Both these branches require a lot of coding and they come under the computer science domain. According to recent statistics, courses in artificial intelligence and machine learning are some of the most preferred courses by students and engineers. A graduate with a degree of specialisation in AI and machine learning can be paid a large amount of money, in renowned companies, especially in European and North American countries. AI and machine learning have contributed to almost every existing industry in some way or the other. Even though some sectors have not completely accepted these technological changes, they have been benefited from the inclusion of AI and machine learning in hindsight.
Applications of AI and ML
Artificial intelligence plays a role in almost every major sector industry like the automotive industry, gaming industry, finance, healthcare, insurance, social media, transportation, and so on and so forth. Let us now see how artificial intelligence and machine learning has helped in the development of our society over the past few decades.
- Agriculture – India is a country that has been relying on agriculture and is also an avid exporter of spices and other grains. Artificial intelligence came into excessive use in the agricultural industry because it could predict the yield, the weather for the next few days, soil qualities, and a lot more which benefitted the farmers. With the assistance of technology, farmers have been able to improve their yield daily, thereby contributing positively to the country’s economy.
- Education – In the current generation, there has been a boom in the establishment of ed-tech companies, especially startups. Some of the most successful Indian ed-tech startups are Byju’s, WhiteHat Jr, Udemy, Unacademy, and a lot more. The main aim of these companies is to teach students through a digital platform. This process requires a lot of coding and computational methods to set up an interface in which a child can be able to access classes, ask doubts and learn in a very creative way from the comfort level of his/her house. AI and machine learning have contributed for the running of ed-tech companies in a large scale.
- Finances, trading, and investment – India is a developing nation, and most of the central fund transfer is managed by the Reserve Bank of India. To manage and access all these numerical data on a daily basis isn’t an easy job. The funds which are being utilised by the government are highly confidential and there can be a major scam in case of misplacement of money from the center. Hence, high security and management of this data is maintained in this sector with the help of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
- Military and defence – Artificial intelligence and machine learning have played a major role in the manufacture of different military weapons that operate on their own. Self-driven missiles are being installed in fighter jets to attack enemies with a better accuracy range.
- Healthcare – One of the most renowned industries which have come into the picture because of the pandemic is the healthcare industry. With the advent of new forms of technology, vaccines were manufactured by identifying the exact source to negate the COVID-19 virus. This has benefitted millions of people across the world, and more research is going on in developing a stronger vaccine, which can kill the virus at a faster and efficient way.
We have now got some knowledge about how artificial intelligence and machine learning has helped different industries over the last few years. Now, let us look into how it can change the future of AI and machine learning is adapted in a better way globally.
- Transportation – It is a natural human tendency to be able to travel in the most comfortable way. This is where self-driven cars or cars which can be driven on their own come into consideration. Countries like China and Japan have already designed prototypes to produce these cars, wherein the driver just needs to set the auto driver mode and feed the route in the computer system, like flying an airplane. He/she can later relax during the entire course of the ride until the destination is reached. These cars are said to be solar-powered in the future. The vehicles can communicate with each other through radio signals to avoid collision and they can assure complete safety for the passengers. A lot of research is still being done with respect to the structure of the vehicle and other safety tests need to be cleared for the production of such cars to begin.
- Marketing and advertising – Every corporate working at present requires a marketing team which aims to promote the working of the company. Digital marketing, like social media marketing and search engine optimisation, requires a lot of innovative ideas in creating content for the promotion of companies. Companies are finding simpler ways of marketing their products on a daily basis by using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Hospitality – India is country which houses several tourist locations and attractions. A lot of immigrants prefer to visit these places during vacations, and this is where the hospitality sector plays a major role. Within a click of a button, we are able to reserve rooms in other cities, avail travel services in those places, study about the nearby locations like eatouts, shopping complexes and what not! Nothing like this would be possible without the assistance of coding. Mobile applications are providing us with so much of information that we feel comfortable in travelling for a longer duration of time.
- Employment and job search – Thousands of students graduate from universities across the country at present, and not every one of them graduates with a job. Employment and job search has been happening online for a past few years in places like LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Google Jobs and so on. These websites have proven to be very helpful for graduates to secure jobs off campus.
- Manufacturing industry – The products that are available currently in the market are all manufactured either in India or abroad. Manufacturing processes include casting, forging, packaging, and every product has its own process. In the olden days, lesser number of products used to be sent from factories because men used to work at all sections right from raw material removal, purification, quality check, packaging, etc and this consumed plenty of time. With the invent of robots and machines, the industries can increase their profits at a faster pace because of lesser manpower. Machines have become as intelligent as human beings and they are able to do our jobs in an efficient manner. For example, let us consider a jam factory. This factory requires strawberries for making jam and a group of ten men used to go and pick berries which are not defected and begin the manufacturing processes. Now, robots are sent into the field, and they can scan the strawberries and collect only the ones that are ripe enough for jam preparation within a shorter period of time. All of this is only possible because of artificial intelligence and machine learning, by which the machines have become as clever as human beings and can also perform their jobs on a regular basis.
Conclusion
The future is technology, and every individual must be skilled in some field other than what he/she wants to pursue as well. This is how they can survive in the current industry which is filled with a lot of competition. AI and machine learning is a fun-filled topic and a lot of research is still being done in this field. Various other applications of AI and machine learning is yet to be found. The education system must be framed in such a way that young minds know about AI and machine learning, and they develop an interest in finding out new things in this field, which can change the place in which we are living, in due course!