IS 2025 THE YEAR OF AI ?

ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS TOLD TALES OF ARTIFICIAL BEINGS BUILT TO SERVE THEM , CHARLES BABBAGE AND ADA LOVELACE QUESTIONED WHAT A MACHINE BUILT ON MATH COULD BE CAPABLE OF , AND ALAN TURING WONDERED IF A COMPUTER COULD ‘ THINK ’. FAST-FORWARD TO TODAY ’ S WORLD AND THESE ONCE FANTASTICAL IDEAS HAVE BECOME THE VERY REAL FABRIC UPON WHICH MODERN SOCIETY IS BUILT . ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ( AI ) AND MACHINE LEARNING IS ALREADY EVERYWHERE , AND YET IT SEEMS AS THOUGH MANY PEOPLE ’ S ADOPTION OF IT ( PROFESSIONALLY AT LEAST ) IS STILL DONE BEHIND THE SHADOWS . BUT , 2025 IS UPON US AND A LANDMARK YEAR OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IS PREDICTED – AS THIS RAMPANT NEW WORLD PROGRESSES , POLLY HUMPHRIS QUESTIONS IF THIS YEAR BELONGS TO AI .

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