Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest-growing, revolutionary developments in history. Beginning as early as the 1970s, AI has benefited humanity in countless ways, from health care to supporting businesses all over the world, according to the Analytics Insight website.
For one, AI has provided several innovations in the health care industry. According to the US Government Accountability Office, through machine learning technologies such as AI scanners or powerful AI-based platforms, doctors can diagnose various diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancers, and COVID-19. These advances can help detect and treat diseases in their early stages, potentially saving patients’ lives.
Some of America’s top hospitals also use machine-learning technology to incorporate chatbots into websites to assist customers, use predictive analytics, and help with health tracking. For example, the Mayo Clinic partnered with Omron Healthcare to invest in a device called Kardio Pro, which has helped doctors monitor patients at risk for a stroke due to cardiac arrhythmia.
AI technologies also benefit the economy by creating lucrative job opportunities such as machine learning engineers or big data engineers, writes Nahia Orduna in an article for the Harvard Business Review. Even though there is a decreasing demand for jobs in food and retail services, and jobs such as bookkeeping, AI increases the demand for jobs in which younger workers can pioneer and earn higher incomes.
AI can also serve as a tool for the farming industry, through precision agricultural techniques to detect weeds or even diseases in plants. According to “10 Ways AI has Potential to Improve the Future,” by Louis Columbus from Forbes, AI can bring insight into weather patterns, feeding patterns, irrigation cycles, and the overall effects of these factors on crop yield. Through the use of drones, and field data, AI can predict crop yield patterns. AI is also useful for monitoring livestock health, such as activity levels, and vital signs which ensures that cows can produce high amounts of milk.
AI continues to serve as one of the most helpful tools of the modern age, with unique contributions that make our lives and careers easier.
