Welcome to the Wave!

Welcome! This is my first post on the new Wave of Automation blog.  There is a lot of hype surrounding the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to impact our lives.  Seemingly endless amounts of time and money are now being poured into this emerging technology, and every company wants to be associated with the next big ‘AI’ thing; but is this all too premature?  To be sure, there has been a great deal of buzz and hype surrounding this topic, but there is no doubt in my mind that developments in AI, machine learning (ML), deep learning and their respective applications to automation in both industry and our daily lives will cause the biggest transformation the world has ever seen.  We are only still just scratching the surface of what will be possible in the years and decades ahead.  Whether you believe as Elon Musk does, that AI will bring a future threat to humanity if left unchecked, or you believe that AI and automation will lead to our ultimate liberation, the journey is sure to be an interesting one, inspiring great debate.  With AI research and application development accelerating at a rapid rate, every new day brings with it the potential to change your future.  So I welcome you all to share with me in the breakthroughs, the personalities, the companies, the ethics; the fear and the promise, on the wave of automation.

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