Too many science fiction movies and books conceptualize a world that has been taken over by robots, with humans living at the fringes of the world. Such dystopian images of a technologically advanced world are sure to horrify anyone if realistically portrayed. But how much of it is really likely to happen? … Read more
The purpose of artificial intelligence (AI) is to make machines such as robots do what human beings do. In other words, artificial intelligence is the intelligent behavior behind the machine. Rather than the natural intelligence (NI) of humans and other animals, AI is the algorithmic intelligence of the machine. With AI and … Read more
The concept of artificial intelligence (AI), described as the development of computer systems capable of performing tasks which, in general, require human intelligence, arose more than 60 years ago. However, this technology did not reach the field of financial services until the early 1980s. It had limited implementation and use at that … Read more
With the growth or robotics and artificial intelligence in manufacturing and other aspects of our lives its inevitable we start to look at how these technologies can improve our health care. That might cause some concerns about ethics in medicine, people losing jobs to robots and AI and how would the doctor, … Read more
IBM Watson may be famous for taking part in competitions on the US quiz show Jeopardy. However, the technology is not all about answering simple questions. Watson is a whole new form of computing, which has huge potential to discover new insights based on the amount of data found around us. The … Read more