Question: Where do you see ai in the future?

Carl Peter Robinson answered on 26 Jan 2024:

AI will continue to be a part of our daily work and social lives. More AI tools and systems will be developed and released that impact our lives in some way, hopefully all positive!

I have no doubt these tools will be more capable at the tasks they are designed for. But, I worry that the amount of compute (hardware), cost, and energy to run some of them might still be so vast that it causes yet more damage to the climate, and to the fairness of competition in terms of business. I see much more application of AI at the edge, meaning there will be some effective AI tools available to you in your pocket or in your home, making your day-to-day easier/safer; imagine a fully-fledged AI personal assistant that you can interact with for information about a whole host of topics and personal requirements, almost like a virtual member of the family.

One of the thoughts about the future that depresses me is the possibility of still having a small handful of mega corporations who dictate the development and direction of AI and how we [get to] use it. I hope that does not happen and governments become more savvy, quickly, with coming to terms with AI developments and the regulations necessary to make sure we all benefit.

If you’re interested in working in an AI-related field, don’t worry, I am sure there will still be many opportunities to get involved with the research and development of AI systems and tools. There will even be new types of interesting jobs that come to be, because of AI advancements and adoption.