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some can even identify different users
based on their voice. Advancements
in voice recognition technology has
made it secure enough for some banks
to use ‘my voice is my password’ for
telephone banking.
They’re also getting better at
understanding
their
owner’s
behaviors and offering relevant
options based on previous responses
or habits. Like any good assistant,
they aim to please and the more you
work together, the better they can
understand what you like and then
adapt their responses accordingly.
From taking over mundane tasks
like managing finances to making
restaurant reservations and ordering
groceries, personal assistants can
help us better manage our lives.
Self-driving cars
“One of the top causes of death
for people is car accidents still and
if you can eliminate that with AI,
that is going to be just a dramatic
improvement.” – Mark Zuckerberg,
Driverless cars are already being
tested by companies such as Google
Waymo, Uber and Drive.ai while
Otto, the world’s first driverless
truck, is currently delivering
commercial freight in the Northwest
and Daimlers’ Highway Pilot Connect,
an AI driving aid, makes it possible
for trucks to platoon and drift off
each other – something that’s too
dangerous when done manually.
Improvements still need to be made
to self-driving software before it can
become mainstream or upend our
current distribution systems. Yet,
the potential is certainly there, and
we may soon live in a world where
we no longer need to actually drive
our cars.
Delivery robots
We’ve all heard about the gig
economy. But, now instead of hiring
cyclists to deliver food companies
may hire robots. Delivery robots may
soon come to a city pavement near
you, especially in large cities like San
Francisco and London. While these
autonomous robots mostly deliver
fast food and small orders, they
could soon be used to deliver mail
and run errands.
Personalized online
content
AI is already innovating online,
digital content. In fact, you’ve
probably already read copy that’s
been written by a robot. Companies
are already starting to employ AI
copywriters. For example, The
Washington Post uses robots to write
their sports columns and Alibaba has
a robot copywriter that can produce
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