As programming capabilities become more advanced, technology is becoming increasingly capable of imitating intelligent human behavior. This matters to businesses because machines can now operate in real-time – from self-driving cars to the analysis of complex medical data, from accurate movie recommendations to accessibility via speech recognition.

Traditional AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning include advances such as visual recognition, language translation, and decision making, much of which is even quickly available as a service through IBM, Amazon, AWS, and Microsoft. Deep learning is the new frontier, allowing systems to automatically discover and analyze data without human intervention. It replaces the need for manual feature engineering, allowing machines to learn features independently and perform tasks.

By using complex algorithms to learn from past events and adapt for better performance in the future, machines are “trained” rather than manually operated, leading to the possibility of unprecedented innovation. Now is the time to start thinking, planning, and developing AI for your business to make operations smarter and more efficient. Building with AI/machine learning now will help you innovate for the future and achieve a competitive advantage.