The idea that computers and programs can learn and make decisions independently is something everyone thought was impossible a few decades ago. This is no longer the case in the modern world. Because of the advancement in these technologies, AI systems have accomplished many things that were once done only by humans. AI-based systems are now competing with humans in various fields and are helping them in many others. This has improved the efficiency of operations in almost every part of human life. As AI continues to advance, it will significantly change how we live and work. Here are some trends you should expect next year going forward.

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML and AI) have become some of the most talked about technologies in the recent years. This has been occasioned by the prominence that these technologies have gained and the advancements in this area. As such, big tech companies such as Google, Microsoft Azure and Amazon are the leaders in this area, having developed different ML platforms. While AI and ML may appear to be alien terminologies to many, we have been experiencing it without us even being aware of it. Some of the areas that you might have come into close contact with this technology are in image tagging by Facebook as well as spam detection by email providers. For Facebook, for example, uploaded images are tagged automatically using face or image recognition algorithms while email providers such as Gmail use ML to recognize patterns or selected words then filter spam messages accordingly. Now let us look at some problems that arise from machine learning.

The coronavirus pandemic has put businesses, both small and large, under untold pressure never experienced before. Although the pandemic has ripped many industries apart, it has also come as a blessing in disguise. It enabled many companies to develop efficient, digital means of operating and leveraging on the power of AI and automation. Although there were many promises made about the potential of AI for more than 50 years, these promises are now being delivered finally with COVID-19 acting as a catalyst.