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be the ones to control it, rather than a few
powerful entities. It is very much a meeting
of minds for the common good that has
close similarities to what Sir Tim Berners
Lee initially wanted the Internet to become,
before it took a turn to the dark side.
Promoting interoperability and
decentralised AI will ultimately lead to an era
of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) that privacy are already impacting AI and may
limit its growth, due to the restrictions they
place on the movement of cross-border data.
For example, last year’s General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe
gives individuals the right to see and control
how organisations collect and use their
personal data. The regulatory framework
also imposes heavy fines on organisations, respond quickly and easily to changes in
regulations across territories – something
that would be particularly beneficial here
in the Middle East.
will empower businesses. For example, it can
help manufacturers to detect anomalies and
generate predictions that can be used for
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and help
improve their processes in the future. should this data become compromised in
any way – something we are seeing more of
in the news with British Airways becoming
the latest brand-name company to receive a
massive fine.
As such, AI is not just an intelligence
problem, it’s also a data problem. A
decentralised AI ecosystem would
help companies to keep siloed data
repositories within geographic borders
to ensure compliance and customer experience they deliver. The rate
of adoption is set to accelerate, in the second
half of 2019, as business leaders realise the
benefits of deploying AI throughout their
organisations to create maximum value. This
is particularly pertinent, since the power of
AI is further amplified when integrated with
other technologies, such as analytics, ERP, IoT
and Blockchain.
The use of AI has already enabled
companies to eliminate many historically
repetitive and manual
tasks across the
supply chain.
However, the
notion of building
centralised
AI inhibits a
potentially more
organic approach
that supports the
natural processes
of variation,
competition,
adaption
and selection.
Decentralising
AI will help address
this challenging
issue, fostering
an environment in
which the developer
community can build
innovative algorithms
and solutions that
enable businesses to
grow and maintain
or even gain a
competitive edge.
Emerging regulatory issues
Decentralised AI may become even more
necessary for another reason. Stringent
regulations around data
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Maintaining growth and a
competitive edge
Many regional businesses are already using AI
to improve their operations and enhance the