https://artificialintelligence-news.com/2020/12/09/from-fantasy-to-reality-misunderstanding-the-impact-of-ai/From fantasy to reality: Misunderstanding the impact of AIThe prominence of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly grown in pop culture and science fiction over the years. It has speculated on how AI can change people’s lives, the places we live and our day-to-day activities. However, despite the increase of AI in popular films such as I, Robot, Star Trek and WALL-E, it’s continued depiction and futuristic tendencies throughout the years have altered individual perceptions about the true meaning of AI and how it is already playing a vital part in our everyday lives.
A recent survey conducted by O’Reilly paints this exact picture. It gives AI-creators an in-depth look at how consumers identify and use AI technology, showcasing the heightened misunderstanding that consumers have of AI and its use.
AI takes over popular culture
Television and the big screen have played a large role in introducing AI into our homes, but how does this depiction impact how we develop and implement the technology?
For those working to incorporate AI technology into products and develop new ways to use it, robots and cars are not an everyday focus. The areas of advancement instead look at AI that learns from our actions to more efficiently help us in our day-to-day lives, answering questions for us and completing tasks through speech recognition and language processing at work and at home.
But how do we harness the excitement around the fantasy of AI to increase everyday adoption?