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ARTIFICIAL
INTELL IGENCE
It was in Summer 2001 while wrapping up my last 2-3 exam papers, the only thing racing
my mind unsettling my zillions of neurons was when the exams will be over, and I shall go
and watch Stephen Spielberg's idiosyncratic masterpiece, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). For a
student, right after his 10th board exams, it was nothing less than a 120 min roller coaster
ride into a fantasy world of David (the AI), where he dared to see the art of possibility;
little he knew that fantasy seldom becomes reality, isn't it or does it?
Rakesh Meher
Segment Leader
Information Architecture
2012 – PRESENT
IBM Data & AI Group, ISA
Senior Executive
Business Development
2009- 2012
Tata ELXSI
Design Consultant
2006-2008
Tech Mahindra
It would not be wrong to say that the
beginning of 21st century paved the
way for several experimentations in
the field of technology - 3D printing
going space, the evolution of 2G to 5G,
Big Data got bigger and bigger, "Data
Security" got a new price tag, and my
favourite the "Rise of AI". Undoubtedly
the seeds of the future already started
blooming in the present; at least in the
70 mm for a 15 years kid.
Notwithstanding, it's been almost 20
years watching that first glimpse of AI
in that silver screen, and still AI doesn't
cease to surprise me when I see the
depth of digital transformation AI has brought in various industries. As per the
definition, AI is an advanced field of computer science whereby computer
systems are powered and designed to exhibit or mimic or better the
characteristics associated with human behaviour; so much for David to seek
the love of a mother from the Blue Fairy in the A.I. movie. Nevertheless, let us
name a few notable ones:
❑ Elon Musk's self-driving car has brought a paradigm shift in the
transportation industry, where the AI-enabled car can sense the external
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environment and make you reach your
destination without your hands on the wheel.
They say in the coming 10 years, this
technology will save 300,000 America lives on
the road
❑ Alexa & Siri revolutionizing the machine
interaction with humans to a whole new
level, which makes me think, "Am I a king
or an underling?"
❑ IBM's Watson with its built-in ML (Machine
Learning) and NLP (Natural Language
Processing) skills, helping customers
become more responsive and agile.
Moreover, it's helping them to understand
their data at scale & depth, creating a
sustainable advantage.
❑ With advanced RPA (Robotic Process
Automation) and Machine Vision
Technology, security firms are building
state of the art infrastructures to stop
thefts even before occurring; reminds me
of the movie "Minority Report".