Artificialintelligenceacrossindustries®WhitePaper3Artificialintelligenceiscurrentlyattractingconsiderableinterestandattentionfromindustry,researchers,governmentsaswellasinvestors,whoarepouringrecordamountsofmoneyintothedevelopmentofnewmachinelearningtechnologiesandapplications.Increasinglysophisticatedalgorithmsarebeingemployedtosupporthumanactivity,notonlyinforecastingtasksbutalsoinmakingactualdecisionsthatimpactsociety,businessesandindividuals.Whetherinthemanufacturingsector,whererobotsareadaptingtheirbehaviourtoworkalongsidehumans,orinthehomeenvironment,whererefrigeratorsorderfoodsuppliesbasedonthehomeowner’spreferences,artificialintelligenceiscontinuouslymakinginroadsintodomainspreviouslyreservedtohumanskills,judgmentordecision-making.Whileartificialintelligencehasthepotentialtohelpaddresssomeofhumanity’smostpressingchallenges,suchasthedepletionofenvironmentalresources,thegrowthandagingoftheworld’spopulation,orthefightagainstpoverty,theincreasinguseofmachinestohelphumansmakeadequatedecisionsisalsogeneratinganumberofrisksandthreatsthatbusinesses,governmentsandpolicymakersneedtounderstandandtacklecarefully.Newconcernsrelatedtosafety,security,privacy,trust,andethicalconsiderationsingeneralaredefinitelyemergingtogetherwiththetechnologicalinnovationsenabledbyartificialintelligence.Thesechallengesarecommontoallsocietiesacrosstheglobeandwillneedtobedealtwithattheinternationallevel.ThepresentWhitePaperprovidesaframeworkforunderstandingwhereartificialintelligencestandstodayandwhatcouldbetheoutlookforitsdevelopmentinthenext5to10years.Basedonanexplanationofcurrenttechnologicalcapabilities,itdescribesthemainsystems,techniquesandalgorithmsthatareinusetodayandindicateswhatkindsofproblemstheytypicallyhelptosolve.Adoptinganindustrialperspective,theWhitePaperdiscussesingreaterdetailfourapplicationdomainsofferingextensiveopportunitiesforthedeploymentofartificialintelligencetechnologies:smarthomes,intelligentmanufacturing,smarttransportationandself-drivingvehicles,andtheene...
