There are a lot of extraordinary AI applications that exist on the tech radar but are unfamiliar

When people hear the word ‘artificial intelligence,’ most of us are tend to think about the atrocious robot that takes over humankind as portrayed in sci-fi movies. Even though it is possible when AI reaches a certain level of improvement, the current developments in technology are mostly human-friendly. Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. Generally, AI benefits in significant fields like finance, healthcare, business, and security. Besides, humans can never beat AI in weather prediction, drug discovery, and stock market crashes. We are already employing AI to do many jobs in our daily routine. For example, Netflix and Spotify use AI technology to sort the viewer’s preference. A lot of modern home appliances are powered by AI. Henceforth, let us take a moment to think about some extraordinary things that AI is doing today. Analytics Insight brings you a list of AI applications that shows the power of AI.  

Top 10 AI applications that show how far we have come

 

AI perfumers

We always had a thought on how AI will react if it can hear, taste, or smell things. Scientists and researchers have been working to improve such features in AI machines. Even though it is a long way to reach that stage, tech companies are taking baby steps to improve relative technologies. IBM research is collaborated with a German Fragrance House Symrise to introduce artificial olfaction sensation in the perfume industry. They analyzed present fragrance chemical formulas to develop a new way of preparing fragrances. The companies used data to sort consumer choices and preferences by studying historical buying options. Later, they used the data to mix several aromatic components to give people a unique fragrance. In 2019, two AI-prepared aromas were released by the company.  

AI pets

Pet lovers, please take note. AI pets are stealing the market with more love. Generally, children play with cyborg dogs and little robots. It was not a big deal until the real AI pet entered the tech space. AI pets can recognize emotions and respond to your commands. Yes, it is very heartwarming. MOFLIN is an AI pet with emotional capabilities. It evolves like living animals. MOFLIN is designed to learn and constantly grow, using its interactions to determine patterns and evaluate its surroundings from its sensors. The AI pet chooses from an infinite number of mobile and sound pattern combinations to respond and express their feelings.  

Fortune telling

Thinking AI as a ‘fortune teller’ might sound funny. But the futuristic technology is bringing breakthrough changes into the modern landscape. AI researchers are working to make technology discover people’s feelings and emotions with high precision. Stanford University researchers unveiled an algorithm that scans faces on images to declare a person as gay. The AI algorithm is efficient enough to detect a gay with 81% accuracy in men and 74% accuracy in women. Social media platforms are also using AI to flag unusual behavior among people, leading to suicide. Facebook’s AI detected over a hundred cases that needed attention.  

AI in creativity

We are at the technological evolution where AI is capable of showing its interest in art and creativity. Today, AI is composing music, drawing pictures and much more. An AI-based system called MuseNet can now compose classical music that echoes the classical legends, Bach and Mozart. OpenAI’s MuseNet is a Deep Neural Network that can create four-minute musical compositions with different tech instruments and combine Mozart’s country styles with the Beatles. An algorithm developed by Tao Xu at Microsoft Research generates art or pictures. It is trained on a database of photographs and descriptions, matching certain words to particular colors, textures, and shapes.  

AI as the best chef

AI-powered robots are doing the cooking and serving jobs for a long time. Recently, chef robots have invaded the Chinese military to cook food for army men. However, an AI-machine designing the food you crave or suggesting a dish with the left-over ingredients is something to note. IBM’s Chef Watson might be the solution home chefs need to overcome a pantry with only a few ingredients that couldn’t possibly go together or welcome inspiration to professional chefs who want to evolve their menu through cognitive cooking and take advantage of seasonal ingredients.  

Revolutionising recruiting

We are familiar with how AI is invading every sector and transforming them for good. But we always thought that we are superior to AI in every way. Currently, AI can benefit the resume filtering process, which can be time-consuming and tedious. Even though there are minor issues like AI recruitment facing discrimination problems, the technology is updating its functionalities to conquer them. Besides, AI software can design interview questions for potential hires with a focus on the person’s professional competency for a particular job without knowing their race, gender, or ethnicity.  

AI in smart cities

Smart cities are the dream of both governments and people. Many countries worldwide are trying to turn their developing city into a smart city with Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. According to Omdia, the global smart city AI software market is set to soar to US$4.9 billion in 2025, up from US$673.8 million in 2019. Wireless data communication standards are enabling smart city applications to move into the online realm where they can capitalize on the latest AI innovations.