One of the most exciting, powerful, and terrifying innovations currently in the works across the world is Artificial Intelligence. Scientists and engineers are trying to create sophisticated computers, capable of sophisticated understanding, decision making, and conversation. The hope is to be able to put these intelligent machines to a wider range of use, automating more areas of our lives.
This technology is filled with many opportunities and many risks. More sophisticated computers will be able to complete out more everyday tasks, making lives easier, and creating new opportunities to do things better. However, the recently late, but always great, Stephen Hawking once warned that he believed, AI would destroy the human race, and there are plenty of other risks.
So what could AI be used for? The main fields are in work, particularly manual, unskilled jobs, and in vehicles, but there is also plans by companies in the beauty experience to enrich beauty regimes using AI. So let’s have a look at the three main areas of our lives that will be changed beyond recognition by AI.
Jobs
The biggest issue with AI is the fear that super-intelligent machines could easily replace humans in a whole range of different jobs. Most at risk are manual jobs, such as in transport or manufacturing, where it is thought that Artificially Intelligent machines could take 56% and 46% of jobs, respectively.
Though the initial evidence is that, while in the long term jobs are at risk because of AI, more jobs are being created in companies that are adopting Artificial Intelligence. It is possible that with the correct opportunities to re or up-skill, those laid off by robots could move into new jobs, that either can’t be done by machines or that involve working with computers.
Vehicles
Another oft-talked about use for AI technology is in driverless vehicles, particularly in cars. Driverless vehicles will start to take to the roads in noticeable quantities by 2020, and it is widely expected that by 2040, 95% of all new cars sold will be driverless and fully automated. The vast amount of evidence suggests that autonomous vehicles will save hundreds of thousands of lives every year, removing the risk of human error.
Despite this, a recent poll suggested that the overwhelming majority, 76%, would not trust driverless or pilotless technology, and 78% would be fearful or worried while in an automated vehicle. To ensure people are ready for the future of transport will take significant publicity and education work, but there is no doubt, evidence-wise, those self-driving vehicles will be better for us all.
Beauty and Fashion
One of the innovations many companies in the beauty industry are working on is an AI designed to assist you with your beauty regime. As AI and internet of things technology develops, machines will be more able to collect and process data about you, your body, and your beauty habits and provide you with personalised advice and recommendations, perhaps offering day to day tips.
This would be a complete transformation in beauty routines, allowing you to receive free, expert advice – based on data – from home, completely tailored to you, from a machine with boundless information about you and about beauty techniques. Dior has already made a step in this direction, creating a basic AI that uses Facebook messenger to collect information about customers, via a standardised questionnaire. The tool also allows users to connect with a chatbot to ask for product information and advice.
Though there is still a way to go in the field of AI to allow for a fully intelligent bot to deliver completely customised advice and have a complete conversation about your needs, but progress has been made towards this revolutionary development.
