The fear of artificial intelligence and robotics when it comes to jobs being lost has been with us for decades. However, it is also emerging that beauty contestants and Instagram influencers may face stiff competition from automation soon, too.

AI has been hailed as one of the top technologies that will revolutionize the world and change things for the better. However, it is not without some concerns and drawbacks. It is for this reason that many companies and governments are investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence projects. Due to investments, AI now powers many real-world applications, ranging from robots to facial recognition systems and assistants such as Siri and Alexa. In fact, we barely notice our interaction with AI while using some common real-world applications today.

You may rely on reviews to be a smart consumer and make a good choice for a purchase, but it’s possible that you’re reading an opinion generated by a machine. The use of AI in online reviews searches for and compiles reviews from multiple sources. In addition, AI has also been employed to write reviews, which makes online shopping even more complex than it already was.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has achieved a lot since it came into existence. However, the main objective has always been to get high-level AI systems that mimic humans in most of the things they do. In essence, the primary objective of AI systems is to function independently, like humans. However, that AI is conscious is no longer a matter of if but when. This was envisioned by Norbert Wiener, the renowned father of cybernetics in his book The Human Use of Human Beings, back in 1950. Although Norbert lived at a time when vacuum tubes were the building blocks of computers that were few at a time, he foresaw how automation would change the society for the better.