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An interactive ecosystem needed to make use of the AI revolution

Inken Braunschmidt says signs of the AI revolution – in which computers rely on each other, not humans – are apparent, and it will take a collaborative and interactive culture of scientists and business leaders to take full advantage of this

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An attendee wearing a Samsung virtual reality headset rides the Flying Dino simulator during the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 10. Electric and driverless cars were a major part of this year's CES, as makers of hi-tech cameras, batteries and AI software vie to climb into automakers' dashboards. Photo: Bloomberg
Inken Braunschmidt
The economy is changing rapidly, driven by technologies including computing, deep learning, artificial intelligence and the internet of things. New business models are emerging, going beyond analytics or data into prediction and prevention.
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Devices and machines are becoming smart, connected and autonomous. Smartwatches, capable of collecting all kinds of personal health data, may someday be able to send it to a health insurance company to determine annual premiums or alert doctors in emergencies. A remote capability allowing smartphone users worldwide to monitor their predisposition to health conditions like diabetes and hypertension is under development. This could replace in-person, diagnostic blood tests and provide medical guidance based on retinal imagery.

Society has become increasingly digital and autonomously controlled by computers, and now we don’t even need to operate them. They can interact with each other and make autonomous decisions. If a car has sufficient processing power and energy, a digital payment system may be integrated. The car can then not only drive us autonomously, but can even pay the tolls.

The technology enabling this is based on blockchain. Such peer-to-peer decentralised technologies will be standard, enabling not only individual users to act directly with each other, but machines to act directly with each other.

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We can now use messaging and social media platforms as mobile payment tools and, as seen with WeChat’s 980 million global users, as virtual hosts for digital ID cards. As technology becomes more essential, there is a growing awareness of both emerging opportunities and threats.

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