This article was initially published on AIQOM’s blog:
https://aiqom.ai/en/blogs/Top-3-Reasons-to-Join-an-AI-Academy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most fascinating ideas developed over the last 100 years. When many people think about AI today, they imagine the technology they have seen in sci-fi movies e.g. R2D2 and C-3PO in Star Wars or Ultron in the Avengers. Is Artificial Intelligence just limited to highly advanced robots as seen on TV or read in books? What is AI and more importantly, why should you care enough to join an AI Academy?
Artificial Intelligence is the capacity of a computer system to perform tasks that are typically associated with intelligent beings e.g. the ability to reason and learn from previous experiences. AI can carry out these complex tasks through a technique called machine learning. There are other sub-techniques like “computer vision”, “predictive analysis” and “natural language processing” which drive many AI use cases.
AI’s emergence goes as far back as 1956 when James McCarthy coined the term at the Darthmouth conference. Its history can be traced further back to early scientists like Alan Turing who played pivotal roles in shaping early knowledge about the field.
So, what’s all the fuss about anyway? It’s simple: AI is everywhere and its growing involvement in today’s world is changing and will continue to transform how humans live and work.
Here are the top 3 reasons why you should be passionate about AI enough to join an AI Academy:
- Labor market transitions: Research by McKinsey discovered that between 400 million and 800 million individuals could be displaced by automation and need to find new jobs by 2030 around the world. Already, AI has taken over many repetitive tasks at workplaces. In some sectors like healthcare, it is performing certain more intelligent functions like making diagnoses! Is your job at risk? Very likely. Even if AI does not completely displace you, you may still need to learn new skills that will enable you to work with AI-related tools in your workplace.
- AI is inevitable: Here’s a mouthwatering statistic for you — the world’s GDP will be 14% higher in 2030 because of AI — the equivalent of $15.7 trillion, more than…
