Digital Workplaces
Read about the ways applied artificial intelligence will enhance businesses in the future.
The future is now, particularly when it comes to artificial intelligence. It’s about time it digitally permeates into the workplace where it can make a true impact. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in the digital sphere should be an obvious next step for many businesses, but there’s a worry that although AI will make work easier and more efficient, it’ll be hard to garner actionable insights from a mass of unstructured data.
Computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil explains, “Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference.”
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has made predictions regarding the integration of AI into business practices. In fact, they believe that 75 percent of enterprise software development companies and independent software vendors will be utilizing “cognitive/AI or machine learning functionality in at least one application.” IDC also predicts that by 2019, 75 percent of enterprise application employees will work with desktop intelligent personal assistants who “augment their skills and expertise.”
Business benefits
The value of AI cannot be overstated. It’ll end up making devices run more efficiently, make digital processes smoother and impact us as humans. While there is much hesitancy toward embracing AI in companies still, it is typically because humans by nature hate change, and integrating AI into a business model will drastically alter everything. However, it’s worth it when thinking of the longrun results and how our machines will be able to work with us in a better, more fluid way than ever before.
Kurzweil says, “Sometimes people talk about conflict between humans and machines, and you can see that in a lot of science fiction. But the machines we’re creating are not some invasion from Mars. We create these tools to expand our own reach.”
AI can enhance businesses digitally by interpreting human behavior and analyzing it in a faster, more efficient way than humans can. It allows a company to remain relevant to their audience by constantly refining and updating datasets. This allows time for businesses to focus and grow other areas of their brands. Simply said: AI is the future.