oday we are seeing the true emergence of a powerful new digital technology: Articial

Intelligence (AI). Previous waves of digitalization have brought us ubiquitous broadband

and mobile connectivity, giving internet access to billions of people around the world,

while the Internet of Things (IoT) has opened the door to a wealth of data about the world

around us. But now, through creating real-time dialog between things, people and information,

we are entering a hyperconnected era in which we will apply AI in real, everyday business

situations. The world will not be the same again.

Although people may not immediately realize it, AI and

associated technologies such as neural networks have in fact

already become an integral part of our daily lives. Anyone

who has ever used the digital assistant on their smartphone

has experienced the natural language interface we use to

communicate with chatbots, while we’re also accustomed to

facial recognition capabilities, with these now commonplace, for

example on Facebook and in pictures taken by smartphones.

A great example of AI in action is in scanning vast amounts

Internet trafc in real time, helping identify potential

cybersecurity threats that have never even been seen before

– which allows us to take mitigating actions before a threat

has taken hold. For humans, it would be simply impossible to scan through hundreds of thousands of

internet logs to spot the precise pattern that could signal a cyberattack.

In the medical eld, a number of trials have shown that AI can also be trained to identify anomalies –

for example, to differentiate cancer cells from normal cells in biopsies. AI is helping us apply science

to something that previously relied on the human eye. In many cases, from handwriting recognition to

passing math exams, AI has already proven more accurate than human experts.

That’s not to say that humans will be replaced by machines.

Fujitsu believes that harnessing these new-generation

technologies will be hugely empowering for people. The

impact of AI on our lives is not something that we will notice

or appreciate overnight, but one thing is clear: Its progress

is constant, and inevitable. It’s only when you step back that

you see how far we have already come, and that you can

appreciate the journey ahead of us. With machines able to

tackle more and more of the mundane tasks, people can better

focus on areas that add more value. It is people who remain at

the center of Fujitsu’s vision, with AI solutions centered around

creating value and supporting the work they do.

Introduction

The arrival of Articial

Intelligence – and how it

will impact on our lives