7 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Trends

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become very popular. This technology provides companies with insight into trends in customer behavior and company business patterns, as well as assistance in developing new products.

Some of the largest companies, such as Google and Facebook, use machine learning in the basics of their operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted new applications and technological improvements in the industry. It has accelerated AI adoption in fields such as healthcare, where AI-based technology and applications are widely used.

Facts & Figures

By 2025, the AI market will be worth $190 billion.

By 2025, AI will be used in 90% of commercial enterprise apps.

By 2023, there will be 8 billion voice assistants. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, adoption increased by 37% in banking, by 27% in retail and by 20% in IT.

Between 2015 and 2019, the number of businesses adopting AI in business increased by 270%.

83% of companies consider AI to be a strategic priority.

According to 54% of corporate leaders, AI technologies applied in their companies have already enhanced productivity.

72% of businesses that use AI believe it will simplify their work.

20% of leading manufacturers will use embedded intelligence (AI, IoT and blockchain technologies) to automate operations and reduce execution times by up to 25%.

By 2025, banking will be one of the two businesses spending the most on AI solutions.

Low-Code & No-Code Machine LearningIn order to survive and remain competitive, companies must keep up with the rapid changes taking place in the world of technology.

In order to survive and remain competitive, companies must keep up with the rapid changes taking place in the world of technology.

Applications based on artificial intelligence and machine learning are considered to be a technology that brings disruption, significant changes and benefits in business across various industries. However, this technology represents a narrow niche of software development that requires experts, which is why it is associated with advanced software development skills. Simply put, to make software based on artificial intelligence, you need experts with skills and extensive development experience.

Low-Code and No-Code platforms allow users to create their own programs and applications in a simple way. Thanks to the drag-and-drop system, the requirements for writing code are minimal or non-existent. Such platforms save time and money as they require less technical skills and less code writing.

The potential of developing AI applications using low code/no-code platforms is significant. This design drastically simplifies standard application development tasks and brings software development closer to users who do not have much experience in programming, which makes it accessible to a large number of companies.

Low-code and no-code machine learning platforms enable organizations to implement machine learning without significant domain expertise or training. These technologies enable citizen programmers—individuals without formal software development expertise, who use no-code and low-code platforms to build machine learning applications, to create machine learning applications and reduce the burden on data scientists.

In addition to enabling people who are not AI experts to create AI applications, thanks to predefined components, these platforms enable faster time to market, better product scalability and lower development costs.

TinyML

TinyML is a new approach to creating ML and AI models that operate on hardware-constrained devices such as microcontrollers. TinyML is a better option since it allows for faster algorithm processing because data does not have to go back and forth from the server. This is especially important for larger servers since it speeds up the entire process.

The agriculture and healthcare sectors are two areas that benefit from technological advancement. They often employ IoT devices with TinyML algorithms to monitor and forecast data collected.

RPA

RPA is a type of Business Process Automation in which the user defines a set of instructions that the software robot will do on the computer rather than the user. It is a collection of many technologies combined into a single instrument for automation applications.

Software robots can imitate most human-computer interactions and do numerous error-free manual mouse and/or keyboard motions in a short amount of time. Their key benefits are that they don't get tired, they always perform their tasks in the same way, they can operate 24/7, and they can be scaled based on the demands of the business.

RPA is a sort of automation that uses software paired with artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies rather than real robots, as is common in major manufacturing operations.

AI Assistants

AI assistants are becoming increasingly important in today's society. They're everywhere, from mobile phones to healthcare facilities. The list of AI assistants on the market is growing, and they will be increasingly integrated into our daily lives.

AI assistants like Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa are among the interesting new innovations used nowadays. They are not only the greatest instances of voice-based assistants, but they're also highly popular among consumers. These AI helpers can help you with chores such as purchasing tickets, making a payment, and communicating with other people. 

AI assistants are frequently cloud-based, which means they can be accessed from any place with an internet connection. They can be linked to smart gadgets to be even more incorporated into your daily life. To become highly individualized, the greatest AI assistants rely on self-teaching algorithms. They can, for example, learn your choices or speaking style.

Chatbots

A chatbot is a software program that can imitate a user discussion in natural language via messaging apps. It boosts customer response rate by making your website online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. AI Chatbot saves time and money while improving client satisfaction. Chatbots employ machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to provide a conversational experience that is like talking to a person.

The main differences between AI chatbots and chatbots are:

- AI Chatbot uses NLP and machine learning to learn from data collected over time, while the chatbot works on the principle of pre-programmed commands

- AI Chatbot answers using complete sentences and gives the user the opportunity to write the answer himself, while the chatbot allows the user to give predefined answers.

Wearable Tech in Healthcare

Medical gadgets are now used to measure our health data such as heart rate and glucose levels, but in the future, they will probably have far more data to provide us.

The usage of medical gadgets in healthcare is increasing. These gadgets are expected to save the industry around $200 billion in the next years in the United States. By 2025, the worldwide intelligent wearables industry is expected to be worth $180 billion.

AI technology has been applied in cardiology for over a decade. For example, artificial intelligence (AI) has been effectively incorporated to the back end of cardiology imaging and diagnostic systems to improve staff onboarding, workflows and reporting. Machine learning algorithms are already available in wearable cardiac monitors and mobile applications, allowing physicians to remotely monitor heart problems.

Data Security

Cyber security is a large sector that uses machine learning, and applications include detecting cyber risks, combating cybercrime, and improving existing antivirus software.

Privacy violations are becoming extremely costly thanks to regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As a business owner, this means you'll need to collaborate with data analysts to stay on top of ML and AI developments while still being compliant.

You can read more about the impact of GDPR on AI and machine learning in our blog post.

Conclusion

Many companies are turning to new technologies to maintain their competitive advantage and increase productivity. Artificial intelligence and machine learning have already altered the way companies conduct their operations. The majority claim to have implemented the technology in significant operations such as marketing and sales, supply chain management, customer support and cybersecurity.

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