AI Devices
They're everywhere! Perhaps you have one on your wrist, carry one in your pocket or purse or use one to manage your affairs. But what makes a smart device an AI device?
Related: AI in our Everyday Lives
AI devices are hardware products that incorporate artificial intelligence capabilities like Machine Learning (ML) to perform various tasks. These AI devices offer benefits such as improved efficiency, personalization, and automation in everyday life. As AI technology continues to advance, we can expect to see more innovative and capable devices powered by AI in the future.
AI devices are trained using machine learning on large datasets and then deployed onto the devices' onboard memory. Once deployed, these devices can analyze sensor data, images, audio, and other inputs locally, enabling devices to use computer vision and speech recognition, perform predictive maintenance, and more. Connected with other AI-powered devices, they form systems capable of processing large data sets and using information for further inference and data-driven decisions.
Unlike traditional AI systems that process data in cloud-based servers, device-based AI brings intelligence closer to the data source, empowering devices to independently make real-time decisions and actions. By leveraging onboard processors and memory, on-device artificial intelligence enhances applications' speed, efficiency, and privacy.
Examples of AI Devices
Smartphones: Modern smartphones use AI for features like facial recognition, voice assistants, and camera enhancements. For example, AI can help take better photos, including in low light, and switch between camera lenses. AI can help translate languages in real time and understand different languages. AI can assist with gaming. AI-powered voice assistants can understand and predict user needs. AI can help with productivity tasks like transcriptions and summaries. AI can generate images, such as avatars, based on photos in a user's photo album. AI can help proofread and rewrite text in writing apps. AI can generate short summaries of articles in a web browser.
Smart Home Devices: AI-powered thermostats, security cameras, and appliances can learn user preferences and optimize home environments. Voice assistants can recognize your voice and provide preferred results. AI can learn your heating and cooling preferences and adjust the temperature automatically. AI can differentiate between normal and unusual activity, and send alerts to your phone. AI can navigate your home independently, mapping out the most efficient cleaning routes. AI-powered lighting systems can adjust brightness based on room illumination. AI-powered doorbells can differentiate between normal and unusual activity. Other smart home devices that use AI include smart refrigerators and smart home hubs.
Drones: AI helps drones navigate, avoid obstacles, and perform tasks in agriculture, infrastructure inspection, and deliveries. AI drones can use advanced image processing and neural networks to detect objects, track them, and classify them. AI drones can use the data from their sensors to identify obstacles and analyze complex scenarios. Military AI drones can detect, disrupt, and destroy enemy communications and electronic systems. Military drones can collect information to help the military understand what's happening in a certain area.
Healthcare Devices: AI-powered diagnostic tools and wearables can monitor patient health and assist in early disease detection. AI devices can be simple or complex, like pacemakers or artificial pancreas systems. Other examples include x-ray machines, diagnostic ultrasound products, dialysis machines, and medical lasers. Other examples include blood pressure monitors, EKG machines, ventilators, infusion pumps, and surgical instruments. There are devices that can connect to physician networks to collect and transmit data. Examples include thermometers, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, glucometers, and scales. Smartwatches can also be used to track heart rate, steps, and sleep duration. AI devices can also include blood pressure monitors, heart rate monitors, smart scales, bath and kitchen safety products, wheelchairs, walkers, and rollators. Finally, AI medical devices can include hearing aids, glucose meters, light therapy, and more.
Autonomous Vehicles: Self-driving cars use AI for navigation, object detection, and decision-making.
Smart Speakers: Devices like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomePod use AI for voice recognition and natural language processing.
Wearables: Smartwatches and fitness trackers employ AI for health monitoring and personalized recommendations.
Industrial Robots: AI-enabled robots in manufacturing can perform complex assembly tasks and adapt to changing conditions.
Links
tableau.com/data-insights/ai/examples
cloud.google.com/discover/ai-applications
calmu.edu/news/applications-of-artificial-intelligence
builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-apps
magnimindacademy.com/blog/10-powerful-examples-of-ai-applications-in-todays-world/
rad.washington.edu/news/fda-publishes-list-of-ai-enabled-medical-devices/