There is little to no doubt that the machine and artificial intelligence industry is changing the way we live and work. Advances in the past ten years have outstripped that of the past 50. With the ever-increasing pace of new developments, knowledge of the most innovative and game-changing technologies on the market quickly becomes out of date.
Developments within the technology industry are vast and at times it can be difficult to keep track of the systems that will make the greatest impact on life as we know it. Below are the 6 fastest emerging machine and AI technologies in 2020 that will set the tone for the next decade of AI and machine development.
“A digital twin is a virtual replica of a living or non-living physical object. The digital replica demonstrates the potential and physical assets of processes, things, people and places and can be used for various purposes,” explains Alice Willson, a tech journalist atOriginWritings. Digital twins utilise the Internet of Things, machine learning, software-network graphs, and artificial intelligence to create living digital simulation models that update and change as their physical counterpart changes, all in real-time. This could revolutionise how many industries work, from providing remote configuration services to customers or allowing trainee surgeons to practice on simulated bodies, instead of actual patients.
Self-Driving cars, socially-enabled domestic robots and collaborative production assistants are examples of autonomous technology that is being developed at companies like Tesla and Bosch. Autonomous systems are designed to operate in complex and open-ended environments. The research is at an intersection between robotics and artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on the integration of particular methods to create complete cognition-enabled robotic systems, with software available in open-source libraries. Robots can complete tasks that transform lives and accessibility, such as assisting households with complex needs or assembling products in factories.
Conversational AI is the technology behind familiar processes such as speech-enabled applications and automated messaging systems. Conversational AI is the gateway between human and computer interaction. The development of the software involves a strict discipline dedicated to designing conversational flow, context, relevance, understanding of intent and automated translation and speech recognition systems. The goal of conversational AI is to develop a system that interacts with the user in such a way that it is indistinguishable from human interaction.
