By:- Omkar Dattatray
Artificial intelligence is the gift of science and technology to the mankind and it has
revolutionized the modern world. The artificial intelligence is relatively of the recent origin
and it can be said to be the invention of the 19 st century and it is used in different spheres of
human life and has made life easy. Artificial intelligence which is commonly called as AI has
greatly contributed to the human welfare as it is used to get the same results as are
expected from the individuals. The artificial intelligence is greatly used to fight the scourge
of militancy and terrorism and therefore it can safely be said that AI occupies an enviable
position so for as the fight against the militancy is concerned. The Investigative agencies of
the country like NIA, CBI, ED, SIA and other such agencies use the weapon of artificial
intelligence to investigate the cases and it produces better results and therefore AI is an
important aid to the investigative agencies and helps them to track the individuals and
organizations, which are involved in manipulations and exploitations of the taxpayers
money. This modern invention of science is used to fight militancy and rowdiness in the
society and so the importance of AI cannot be exaggerated and overlooked. Artificial
intelligence was first coined at Darmouth College in United States of America in 1956. In
the first half of the 20 th century, science fiction familiarized the world with the concept of
artificial robots. By the 1950s, we had a generation of scientists, mathematicians, and
philosophers with the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) culturally assimilated in their
minds. One such person was Alan Turing, a young British polymath who explored the
mathematical possibility of artificial intelligence. Turing suggested that humans use
available information and reason in order to solve problems and make decisions, so why
cannot the machines do the same thing? After this, lot of research and development took
place in order to make AI more beneficial for the humanity. Current generation is going
through a phase of technology where Artificial intelligence (AI) plays its crucial role.
Artificial Intelligence is basically the study of ideas which enable computers to do the
things that make people seem intelligent. The central goal of Artificial Intelligence is to
make computers more useful and to understand the principles which make intelligence
possible. Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly but surely creeping into the daily lives of
people and is definitely going a long way in shaping the world completely thereby giving
new thrust to the modern era of computation. This is going to bring a new revolution in the
field of technology and will make working environment so easy and convenient. Modern
machines are programmed to think and act with some level of human intelligence which
will drastically transform, shape and structure the modern technological world. This has
already started to affect our daily life in ways that we could not even have begun to
contemplate only a hundred years ago. Our lives have been changed beyond measure by
robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and this technology is used in a wide array of day to
day services. In spite of AI being at its infancy even now, we have already benefited
immensely. AI can be used to perform the most boring and/or dangerous jobs of daily life.
There are already robotic systems that perform services like fire-fighting, thus reducing the
danger courted by civilians. Moreover, there are a lot of devices in the market that can be
programmed to the preferred setting and they will perform household chores without
much human input. Vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, lawn mowers, etc. are examples of this
kind of use of AI. Another very important use of this technology is its use in security, both
at the national and at the individual level. Sophisticated burglary alarm systems make use
of such technology while national security agencies use data on AI systems, which provide
a highly accurate output of problems the nation might face. It has its uses in crime fighting
as well. With the help of available data, criminal profiles can be built and analyzed in order
to help fight crime more effectively. Artificial intelligence is used in education and learning
in various ways. It can be used to provide personalized tutoring and analyses student's
study patterns to predict when they will get stuck and provide assistance at the level by
alerting the tutor. For students with learning disabilities, this technology can be immensely
helpful as well. Educational software can be adapted to the individual needs of different
students, provide feedback, and automate time consuming tasks like grading, leaving the
teacher free to pursue actual teaching. In addition to students, elderly and disabled people
can also benefit from this technology. The invention of robots programmed with artificial
intelligence can easily assist people in need of help. Yet another use would be in speech
therapy with the help of voice recognition systems. AI would also be helpful in research and
development in the medical field as well as in the actual care of patients. Medicine is a field
in which technology is much needed. The advancement in computer technology has
empowered the software developers and domain knowledge experts to build more
intelligent tools for assisting medical practitioners in making their decisions. In medicine,
the relationship between disease and symptom is hardly ever one to one. Even AI helps in
the domain of surgery in medical science and Robotic Knee Replacement surgery has been
successfully possible with the help of Artificial Intelligence. So the differentiation of the
diagnosis that shares an overlapping range of symptoms is inherently difficult for a doctor.
An intelligent system can resolve real world problems using human knowledge and
following human reasoning skills. Artificial intelligence in medicine is a new research area
that combines sophisticated representational and computing techniques with the insights
of expert physicians to produce tools for improving health care. The potential of this
technology is immense in transport as well. Driver-less trains and metros are already in
use. There are also software programmed cars available in the market today. With the help
of such vehicles, even the most inexperienced driver would be able to travel much more
safely. In addition, traffic jams and diversions can be avoided by analyzing traffic patterns
and predicting jams, which can then be prevented by alternate measures. The AI is
important because it can give enterprises insights into their operations that they may not
have been aware of previously and because, in some cases, AI can perform tasks better than
humans. Particularly when it comes to repetitive, detail oriented tasks like analyzing large
number of legal documents to ensure relevant fields are filled in properly, AI tools often
complete jobs quickly and with relatively few errors. This has helped fuel an explosion in
efficiency and opened the door to entirely new business opportunities for some larger
enterprises. Today's largest and most successful enterprises have used AI to improve their
operations and gain advantage over their competitors. Thus, Artificial Intelligence helps
and aids business, trade, commerce, industry, banking, finance, healthcare, education and
more other spheres of human life. Modern business cannot be successful without the
intervention of AI and so it is needed most in commerce and business. It may not be out of
place to mention that AI is extremely helpful in security and cyber attacks as it gives
warning alerts before the occurrence of the eventuality. In short, there is an immense scope
for artificial intelligence in all spheres of our day to day life and only the time will tell us
how long it would go and how could it take the technological advancements to new
frontiers.
(The author is a columnist, social and KP activist)
