ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is no longer confined to science fiction; it is shaping the modern world.
AI's capabilities are growing exponentially, from chatbots to self-driving cars and diagnostic tools. But how did machines rival-and even surpass-human intelligence? The answer lies in the vast ocean of data on the internet and machine learning algorithms that process it. Each day, humans generate more data through blogs, videos, social media, and digital interactions than entire years of data before the internet era. This massive influx of information allows machines to learn, adapt, and improve in ways unimaginable decades ago.
Data revolution: Fuel for Al
The internet has transformed how we generate and consume data. Today, we produce more data daily than the entire human race did a year before the internet. This includes social media posts, online transactions, video content, and Internet of Things device logs.
YouTube alone sees over 500 hours of video uploaded every minute, while more than 300 billion emails are sent daily. This immense volume provides an inexhaustible reservoir for machines to analyze and learn from, continuously improving their performance.
AI systems are trained using this data through supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning techniques. These methods allow machines to identify patterns, make predictions, and generate creative outputs like art or music.
This story is from the January 2025 edition of CIO & Leader.
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