The integration
of artificial intelligence (AI) with computer and smart phone applications has
shown some promising insights for the future of society. For example, Leslie Spring and Mimi Chen
(co-founders of Cognitive Code) developed an AI platform known as SILVIA
(Symbolically Isolated Linguistically Variable Intelligence Algorithms). SILVIA has been compared to chatbots from the
1960’s. However, SILVIA has a mind of
its own, while the chatbots have no brain of their own. SILVIA uses algorithms to process any
language spoken and translate the language into mathematical symbols, forming a
new language. Then, SILVIA forms
relationships between concepts using the new language, while also running in
realtime instead of utilizing expensive servers. This allows SILVIA to be run on mobile
devices. More about SILVIA is explained
in the following video:
Baidu, a major
Chinese technology company, has developed a prototype of a small device, known
as DuLight, which wraps around your ear while connecting to your smartphone
using a cable. The device uses a tiny
camera to send pictures taken to an app on your smartphone. Next, the app analyzes the images and speaks
to you through the earpiece, describing the analyzed image to you. DuLight is set up similarly to the way a
human brain functions, by running massive neural networks through its computer
data centers (also known as Deep Learning).
For example, the article states if you sent DuLight enough images of
cats it will easily be able to recognize what a cat is in the future, similar
to how we learn what a cat looks like from a young age. While DuLight is still in the very early
stages of development, it shows how AI can be utilized to perceive and analyze
the world around simply through computer and smart phone applications. Who knows, in the future everyone might be
relying on AI similarly to how most of society relies on smartphones today.
Turning Point (a
magazine) published an article explaining how AI will change the job market in
the future. While the author of the article makes a good
point that we are depending more and more on AI each year in the medical field
and social media, I don’t quite agree on the way the author perceives how
everyday workers think about AI. The
author believes white collar workers worry one day AI will be able to do their
jobs all by themselves, leaving the workers unemployed. While I do agree that AI will be able to do
many of the jobs that they can’t today, I think there will always be jobs for
people, just the field they are working in will change. For example, workers will need to make sure
the AI is functioning properly for a while under supervision. Either way, it is crazy to see the advances
of AI in todays society on computer software and smartphone applications.
References
[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2497182,00.asp
[2] http://www.wired.com/2016/01/2015-was-the-year-ai-finally-entered-the-everyday-world/
Hi Gary,
ReplyDeleteI remember back when Siri was introduced to the iPhones, it was all anyone would talk about. However Siri used over 700 megabytes of storage space. When in the video, it said SILVIA used as little as 5 megabytes, i was blown away! A voice recognition 'program' that can translate the speech into mathematical language is revolutionary. I heard time and time again that math is the universal language of the universe and I believe it is true.
The program that can understand any language is incredible. I wonder if this can be used to any written languages as well and if this might allow use to interpret certain ancient primitive languages. The article for the recognition program is also really interesting. This seems like it may have the potential to help out a lot of people who are visually impaired.
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