8CIOReview | | AUGUST 2024IN MY OPINIONTHE POWER of AI: HOW IT CAN ENHANCE OUR LIVES AND CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIESBy Gil Brodsky, Director of Software Engineering | Web, Mobile, Azure, DevOps, Agile, Architecture, AI, goeasy [TSE: GSY]Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most exciting and transformative technologies of our time. It has the potential to improve many aspects of our lives, from health care to education, from entertainment to business. But what exactly is AI, and how does it work? And more importantly, how can we use it to benefit ourselves and society?AI is the science and engineering of creating machines and systems that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognizing images, solving problems, and learning from data. AI can be divided into two main categories: narrow AI and general AI. Narrow AI is focused on specific tasks or domains, such as playing chess, driving a car, or diagnosing diseases. General AI is the ultimate goal of AI research, which is to create machines that can perform any intellectual task that a human can do.AI is not meant to replace humans but rather to augment our capabilities and help us achieve our goals. Some jobs may be eliminated by AI, especially those that are simple and repetitive, but many new jobs will be created as well. For example, AI can help us design better products, optimize processes,
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