AI is no longer a futuristic technology, it’s already a reality. Industries are deploying AI for more cost-effective and efficient solution. The machines are performing feats which are humanly impossible. AI will be integrated more into our lives over time. The hype surrounding AI’s potential has made us to overlook its current utility. The technology is still in its nascent stage and there’s a long journey ahead for it to reach the superhuman level of intelligence.
The impact that AI will have on different sectors of the economy is a widely debated topic. It comes as no surprise since leading technological innovations have always been met with fear and uncertainty. It’s now difficult to imagine a job in near future that ultimately smart computers won’t be able to do. So, with the advancement of AI, it’s important to know where we stand and how it can alter the future.
Customer Service Operations would be dominated
People often complain about the inefficiency of customer services. With the current developments in AI, it is estimated that around 85 percent of customer service interactions will be handled by AI by 2020.
Opening Up of new opportunities
It is estimated that one-third of jobs in the US will be automated by 2030. AI will be able to automate everything from driving, writing, performing surgery, and everything in between. There is hardly any industry immune from AI’s impact.
Disaster Management will be Prompter
AI will become more responsive towards human emotions and contexts over time. AI-powered robots will be able to do a lot of things which are ascribed only to humans. Machines will take over most of the dangerous and hazardous jobs for humans like bomb defusing, welding, etc. They can also play an active role in maintaining traffic and managing disasters like earthquake and flood. Smart computers will be able to predict climate change and changes in the environment more precisely and can make humans aware of any impending disasters. It can also resolve the problem of food waste by using smart logistics and shipping.
Health Sector would be revolutionized
With AI and Big Data, the trend of personalized medicine or precision medicine will become common. After identifying symptoms based on patient data and records, it will be possible to understand the mechanism of the disease and accordingly personalized treatments can be suggested. AI can also give way for intelligent prosthetics for manipulation. Moreover, assistance to patients through robots instead of humans will also be more common. Sophia, the AI robot with Saudi Arabian citizenship was created with the vision to help elderly people with personal needs.
Fraud Detection will be Easier
In the financial sector, it will be easier to detect fraud. With deep learning and machine learning algorithms used in predictive modelling, prediction of the likelihood of an event will be easier. Increasingly, more financial institutions will deploy AI for fraud detection.
Virtual Assistants will Become Common
One of the major impacts of AI will be personalization in every front. With AI algorithms, personal consumer data will be tracked and analyzed to deliver a personalized experience to consumers. It will be able to suggest likely recommendations for thousands of consumers by analyzing data, which is humanly impossible. So, AI will offer personal virtual assistance to each consumer.
Misuse of AI
The increasing penetration of technology in our daily activities with future machines will offer greater autonomy and power. This may give way to vulnerability and susceptibility concerning security. Machines imitating and acquiring psychological capabilities of humans can become dangerous for human existence. If the AI-powered robot falls into the wrong hands, it can be programmed to do something devastating and thus result in mass causalities.
