Sometime ago artificial
intelligence was just a fancy buzzword, but nowadays it has solidified its
presence in many spheres of human activity. If you have some doubts about it,
you can go and check our latest article on how AI is changing the way we
live.
But if you
have already embraced the technology into your daily routine and Siri has
become your best mate, you might want to know some interesting facts about AI.
Here are
our picks about artificial intelligence to awaken your curiosity.
1.
It’s a she or why artificial intelligence has a female voice
Have you ever wondered
why so many virtual assistants are “women?” Look at Siri, Alexa, Cortana or
Google Assistant even if the latter does not have a vividly female name. You
can easily identify that they all have pleasant and friendly female voices.
There might be several
reasons for it. Firstly, it might be a purely “practical” one as the female
voice is clearer and has a higher pitch, which makes it easier for users to
understand if compared to male voices. Moreover, people find feminine voices
more likeable than male ones.
However, another reason
for this may be that specialists working on artificial intelligence today are
mostly men and only 22% professionals working with artificial intelligence
are women and that females used to be secretaries or assistants. But it
should be clarified that currently a lot of virtual assistants have their male
counterparts like Google Assistant, for example.
2. The idea of AI technology is older than you might
think
Alan Turing, an English
computer scientist, cryptographer, and mathematician, is considered the father
of AI due to the so-called Turing test of machine intelligence introduced in
1950. Nevertheless, the very idea of artificial intelligence appeared long
before that. Let’s just recall the Great Robots of Hephaestus from Greek
mythology. He created golden servants to assist him and tables that obeyed
voice command, which is kind of a home assistant. Also, medieval alchemists
believed that the human brain can be placed in an inanimate object.
3. Future of artificial intelligence in art
It was considered that
humans are the only ones who can create art. But with the advent of AI this
statement is somewhat questionable. The latest breakthroughs in artificial
intelligence have given it the power of creativity. AI can produce masterpieces
no less amazing than those of renowned artists. The ability of artificial
intelligence to write a screenplay, create music, or paint portraits has become
quite remarkable and extraordinary. Just take a look at Edmond de Belamy, the painting created by an
algorithm.
Google Deep Dream and The Next
Rembrandt are two more examples of artificial intelligence that can
produce art indistinguishable from that of a human being.
4. Robots can “heal” themselves
Don’t you agree that it
would be so much better if robots could repair themselves and we didn’t spend
so much time looking for the right service company? Well, it might not be just
a pipe dream. The development of artificial intelligence has enabled robots’
automatic self-repair. It’s not that they understand they are broken, but they
can figure out that something is wrong with their performance and easily
troubleshoot themselves in case of need.
5. AI startups attract more investors
With all the awesome
and useful things artificial intelligence can do right now and with
considerable potential it has, it undoubtedly has become a hot market that
attracts business people around the globe, willing to invest tons of money in
AI hardware and robotic applications.
Investment in AI
startups has shown strong growth in recent years. Thus, some companies have
already raised hundreds of millions of dollars after only several years in
operation.
A lot of governments
have recognized the importance of AI and are ready to invest money into its
development. For example, China has identified artificial intelligence as their
top priority in their strategy and the country expressed a strong intention to
become the worldwide leader in AI.
6.
To create your product with AI is not as impossible as it seems
A lot of businesses
believe that it’s highly expensive and almost impossible to have projects that
would utilize artificial intelligence. But many companies can offer you a wide
variety of services related to the technology. For instance, numerous startups,
such as Biofourmis or Anodot, managed to release successful machine
learning solutions that attracted millions of dollars in investment. You
can go the same way by integrating AI into a photo app, dating app,
or any other application.
To sum up, artificial
intelligence has deeply rooted itself into every sphere and it’s highly
unlikely that it will ever disappear from our lives. On the contrary, it will
become more omnipotent, progressive, and indispensable.
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