2016: the year AI came of age
by Alex Hern from on (#26T9T)
Google and Amazon brought AI into the home and DeepMind built a computer that could outsmart humans at Go. Will 2017 hold similar advancements?
Over the course of 2016, artificial intelligence made the leap from "science fiction concept" to "almost meaningless buzzword" with alarmingspeed.
Everything has AI now. Period-tracking app Flo "uses a neural network approach" to deliver "high period forecast accuracy"; food delivery app Just Eat launched a chatbot that "sees AI integrated into the ordering experience to ensure that customers receive the best, round the clock support and service"; restaurant guide Borsch "uses artificial intelligence to help people discover the yummiest dishes around".