You know how one goes through their daily routines andsuddenly they notice something that has been there a long time?  Maybe it is a rock chip in the windshield orcoffee shop on your commute to work. There is a term in psychology called “Mental Scotoma”.  My dumbed down version of this is becomingaware of something and then noticing it everywhere.

I would like to use this analogy to provide a fundamentaldefinition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that we may not notice in oureveryday lives as well as awareness of the application of AI.

What is AI? Artificial Intelligence is discerning patternsin data, predicting behavior and deciding action. 

So “Big Data” is cool, but when presented to AI, creates thepossibility of identifying patterns and relationships that allows one to becomeaware of things that were there all along. The patterns and relationships justneeded to be pointed out. Once seen, then further analyzed, refined learningand business strategy can be developed and supported leveraging the newlydiscovered AI insight.   

AI has been around for decades; its growth has been fueledby the explosion of data available for processing. Things like web cookies, “wearables”,the internet of things and video recognition provide rich data sources forpresentation to AI.

Here are a few examples of AI in our everyday lives.

  • Netflix suggestion of movies or series to watch– by looking at your viewing habits and the viewing habits of similar viewers,Netflix suggesting content for you as well as getting insight into content toproduce.
  • Web site banner ads show a product you areinterested in – after searching for a product and maybe researching it, browsercookies collect the product information. The product interest information issold to advertisers that target you with banner ads of the products youresearched.
  • Your Smart Phone tells you about your commute toand from work – the device is collecting
    GPS data and has determined patterns by time of day and searched for home orwork address.  Once determined, you getalerts about commute times and delays.

AI and wearables are already letting diabetics know about their dangerous blood glucose levels, sounding smart phone alarms and notifying call centers of an urgent situation. AI and pattern recognition are used to identify breast cancer cells in images more effectively than the human eye. And, it was AI and pattern recognition that showed the world the first image of a Black Hole. C Suites and Board Rooms are buzzing about AI the same way they did about the internet in the 90’s. The application of AI is having every bit the impact on life and business as the internet has had over the past three decades. Let’s brainstorm about how AI can impact your business.

You know how one goes through their daily routines andsuddenly they notice something that has been there a long time?  Maybe it is a rock chip in the windshield orcoffee shop on your commute to work. There is a term in psychology called “Mental Scotoma”.  My dumbed down version of this is becomingaware of something and then noticing it everywhere.

I would like to use this analogy to provide a fundamentaldefinition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that we may not notice in oureveryday lives as well as awareness of the application of AI.

What is AI? Artificial Intelligence is discerning patternsin data, predicting behavior and deciding action. 

So “Big Data” is cool, but when presented to AI, creates thepossibility of identifying patterns and relationships that allows one to becomeaware of things that were there all along. The patterns and relationships justneeded to be pointed out. Once seen, then further analyzed, refined learningand business strategy can be developed and supported leveraging the newlydiscovered AI insight.   

AI has been around for decades; its growth has been fueledby the explosion of data available for processing. Things like web cookies, “wearables”,the internet of things and video recognition provide rich data sources forpresentation to AI.

Here are a few examples of AI in our everyday lives.

  • Netflix suggestion of movies or series to watch– by looking at your viewing habits and the viewing habits of similar viewers,Netflix suggesting content for you as well as getting insight into content toproduce.
  • Web site banner ads show a product you areinterested in – after searching for a product and maybe researching it, browsercookies collect the product information. The product interest information issold to advertisers that target you with banner ads of the products youresearched.
  • Your Smart Phone tells you about your commute toand from work – the device is collecting
    GPS data and has determined patterns by time of day and searched for home orwork address.  Once determined, you getalerts about commute times and delays.

AI and wearables are already letting diabetics know about their dangerous blood glucose levels, sounding smart phone alarms and notifying call centers of an urgent situation. AI and pattern recognition are used to identify breast cancer cells in images more effectively than the human eye. And, it was AI and pattern recognition that showed the world the first image of a Black Hole. C Suites and Board Rooms are buzzing about AI the same way they did about the internet in the 90’s. The application of AI is having every bit the impact on life and business as the internet has had over the past three decades. Let’s brainstorm about how AI can impact your business.