Al-Ahead of the curve

AI, which was coined decades ago, is busting myths and misconceptions and permeating the industry ecosystem, playing an integral role and assisting with power efficiencies. This feature explains how Al's paradigm shift within the manufacturing industry specifically-one that increases competitiveness and boosts profits as well as productivity-works in tandem with revolutionary technology.

- Piyush Goel

Around six decades ago, at an academic conference, John McCarthy coined the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’, and mankind has since been on a quest to discover new possibilities for what computer software can do. Now, around 65 years later, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in almost everything that surrounds us; it is embedded into the very existence of human life. To speak in a layman’s language, AI can be understood as a computer’s ability to comprehend and execute complex tasks or a set of tasks that are usually carried out by humans; hence, require human-brain-like cognitive functionality. This is made possible by programming software to identify and replicate the thinking patterns of human beings and also with the help of huge data; it can then be processed in numerous combinations to solve new problems or execute complex tasks.

Breaking the myths about AI and at its major purposes