When talking about Artificial Intelligence, what comes first to mind is like a brain inside a computer or a virtual brain. But, exactly it is a program which can behave as if it has a brain and put inputs by itself. It tries to learn by samples and apply it again to recognize something. For instance, a Smartphone camera can recognize what type of character it is whether a dog, human or article and then capture photos accordingly.



Video Games


People who play video games sometimes notice bugs, or places where the game acts strangely. Perhaps a chicken walks into a wall and gets stuck, or a zombie does not fight back while the gamer attacks it. These moments can ruin the experience of a game. However, AI programming can give characters ways to interact with their virtual world— and with the gamer. If the AI is working, the gamer should not notice any bizarre behavior. 






Even though it is important for game AI not to mess up, it is not really important for the AI to be as smart as possible. While technologies such as Watson and Siri strive to surpass human abilities and make life more efficient with their super intelligence, the goal of a video game is to provide a player with a fun and engaging experience.





Games also have to run quickly on systems that do not have a lot of memory to spare. A complicated AI system would eat up too much processing power. For those reasons, the cutting edge of game AI has not changed much since the early 2000s, and games use AI techniques only when it makes sense to do so. Mainstream games do not feature deep learning. However, game programmers find plenty of other interesting approaches to creating lifelike game characters.





Driverless Cars

Flying cars may still be in the realm of science fiction, but intelligent cars have arrived. Google’s driverless car has traveled more than 1 million miles (1.6 million km) on regular roads.1 The cars have gotten into a few minor accidents, but these were all caused by human error, not the AI. Google is still testing its futuristic vehicle, but many new cars already come with AI technology. Some cars park themselves; others accelerate and brake to keep pace with traffic. Some can even tell if a driver seems drowsy or is not paying attention.




The 2013 Ford Explorer came with a camera that scans the road ahead and finds the lane markers. The Driver Alert system then figures out where the car should be on the road. If the vehicle starts to drift, the system chimes and flashes a warning to the driver. Mercedes–Benz also offers Attention Assist technology, which monitors steering, braking, and acceleration to create a model of how the driver usually behaves. When this behavior changes, an alert goes off.

Robots


The first team to build a robot that could drive a vehicle, walk across rubble, move debris, open a door, climb a ladder, break through concrete, replace a pump, and fix a leaking pipe. Existing robotics technology could accomplish any one of these tasks, but it is extremely difficult to design one robot that can complete all of them. Similar to other types of AI, robots tend to specialize in one particular thing. A robot may excel at navigating over rough terrain, but that same robot usually cannot climb a ladder or close a valve on a pipe. But soon this type of multipurpose bot may become common. Recent advances have led to robots that are better able to see, understand, and navigate the real world.



In popular culture and science fiction, robots are often depicted as brutal metal soldiers that follow instructions precisely with no regard for human life or human feelings. And it is true that many advances in AI and robotics do not bother with creativity, emotions, or social behavior. But some researchers are working on friendly AI technology that can maintain a close connection with human companions while providing people with advanced knowledge or an extra set of hands. Social robots already help entertain families, keep astronauts company in space, and care for the elderly. Robot artists paint, make music, and write stories.

The Internet of Things 


Once advanced AI technology gets fast enough and efficient enough, people could start to see everyday objects get smarter, including kitchen appliances, cars, and even clothing. The Nest Learning Thermostat, for example, automatically adjusts a home’s temperature after learning when the people in that particular home want it warm or cool.




The concept of an Internet of Things has been around for years, and it is just starting to become reality. It is the idea that the objects people own and use every day will gather data and then share that information through connections to the cloud or to other objects. The more information gets shared, the more data will be available to AI systems, and the smarter they will get.