ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,INTERNET OF THINGS AND BIG DATA

Artificial Intelligence refers to the phenomenon where a machine acts as a blueprint of

the human mind, by being able to understand, analyze, and learn from data through
specially designed algorithms. Artificially intelligent machines can remember human
behavior patterns and adapt according to their preferences.

The major concepts closely related to AI that you will come across over the course of
our discussion are machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing
(NLP). Let’s make sense of these before we move on.

Machine Learning (ML) involves teaching machines about important concepts via
examples by means of big data that needs to be structured (in machine language) for the
machines to understand. This is all done by feeding them the right algorithms.

Deep Learning is a step ahead of ML, meaning it learns through representation but the
data does not need to be structured for it to make sense of it. This is due to the artificial
neural networks that are inspired by the human neural structure.

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a linguistic tool in computer science. It enables

machines to read and interpret human language. NLP allows an automatic translation of
human language data and enables two entities (computers and humans) who speak
different languages to interact.

Now that you are equipped with the terminologies, let’s delve into examples of artificial
intelligence and how they work.

8 Examples of Artificial Intelligence

Here is a list of eight examples of artificial intelligence that you’re likely to come across
on a daily basis, but whose AI aspect you might be unaware of.

What is the Internet of Things?

In a nutshell, the Internet of Things is the concept of connecting any device (so long as it
has an on/off switch) to the Internet and to other connected devices. The IoT is a giant
network of connected things and people – all of which collect and share data about the
way they are used and about the environment around them.
That includes an extraordinary number of objects of all shapes and sizes – from smart
microwaves, which automatically cook your food for the right length of time, to self-
driving cars, whose complex sensors detect objects in their path, to wearable fitness
devices that measure your heart rate and the number of steps you’ve taken that day,
then use that information to suggest exercise plans tailored to you. There are
even connected footballs that can track how far and fast they are thrown and record
those statistics via an app for future training purposes.
What is Big Data?

Big Data is a massive amount of data sets that cannot be stored, processed, or analyzed
using traditional tools.

Today, there are millions of data sources that generate data at a very rapid rate. These
data sources are present across the world. Some of the largest sources of data are social
media platforms and networks. Let’s use Facebook as an example—it generates more
than 500 terabytes of data every day. This data includes pictures, videos, messages, and
more.

Data also exists in different formats, like structured data, semi-structured data, and
unstructured data. For example, in a regular Excel sheet, data is classified as structured
data—with a definite format. In contrast, emails fall under semi-structured, and your
pictures and videos fall under unstructured data. All this data combined makes up Big
Data. But, Big Data in its raw form is of no use.