Reality or just fantasy?

A.I and its advancements are promising potential changes to the everyday situation of corporations, individuals, and whole societies. While much of this technology is growing at a slow rate at the moment, sophisticated A.I is on the way and here are four of the many ways in which it will affect us in the future.

1. Automated Transportation
   With the existence of self-driving cars, we have received a promising forecast for the future improvements of automated transportation. Even though today there is still laws that require this self-driving car to have a driver into the automobile, public acceptance has been growing and the U.S. department of transportation released definitions of different levels of automation, being for example the Google’s test car classified as first level. Further levels involve buses and trains, which are closer to full automation in various cities of the world.
2. Cyborg Technology
   This deals with what we know as sci-fi. If you have seen any cyberpunk-type movies such as ghost in the shell, you know what do I mean by “enhancements”, which are those improvements to our own natural abilities in order to get rid of any limitation. Yoky Matsuka of Nest believes that AI will become useful for people with amputated limbs, as the brain will be able to communicate with a robotic limb to give the patient more control. This kind of cyborg technology would significantly reduce the limitations that amputees deal with on a daily basis.
3. Taking over dangerous jobs
   Drones are now being used to be part of those jobs that represent a real threat to human life as the physical counterpart for defusing bombs, but it requires a human to control them, thing that make this tool something a bit far from a robot of AI but whatever their classification, they have saved thousands of lives. As technology improves, we will see more AI integration to help these machines function in any job involving toxic substances, intense heat, and ear-splitting noise, etc. Robot Worx explains that robotic welding cells are already in use, and have safety features in place to help prevent human workers from fumes and other bodily harm.
4. Improved elder care
   For many seniors have to rely on family members or even hired people to be taken care of, because surviving on their own is harder every day. A.I is at a stage where replacing this need isn’t too far off, says Matthew Taylor, computer scientist at Washington State University. “Home” robots could help seniors every day and for the rest of their lives with only set-up costs and none of those inconvenients that rise when one hire someone to take care of an elder. And even without knowing for a fact the next achievements of A.I in this field, sure is promising economically and socially wise.
   
5. Achievements of this technology in general will help us as individuals, society and corporate community, because dangerous or unpractical situations in which humans are involved in will be eliminated out of our way to efficiency.