Still remember the heyday of Computing – the 60’s and the 70’s when the input was a punched card reader or a teletype. We have come a long way from then. From there we are in a mouse and keyboard input transitioning to voice. The future will be voice and thought interfaces. Your kids and…
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“Software is eating the world” — Marc Andreessen (August 20, 2011) The case for software today – infinite choices In today’s world, the statement holds true. There is a deluge of software all around us. If you are looking for productivity software, you can choose between MS Excel, LibreOffice, Zoho, and a plethora of others.…
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1. Programming will be completely outsourced to machines In the future (5 years), programming will not be done by humans. Instead, machines will rise up to the challenge and make 100% automation possible. Already 40% of the code on GitHub is generated using co-pilot (Microsoft AI tool). In the age of AI, there will be…
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The history of humanity is a testament to the progress we have achieved using various tools. Technology is not just a good thing to have. It has become a source of competitive advantage. Technology has become the go-to differentiator between the haves and the have-nots. People or organizations must use the latest cutting-edge tools to…
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Human beings are also machines, albeit a complex one. However, we do not have the copyright of what constitutes ‘intelligence’. The most common form of intelligence is ‘pattern recognition’. You require a lot of memory for that. As our ability (30 billion neurons) is limited, as compared to modern AI, they will inevitably get ahead…
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Understanding chatGPT So much noise over chatGPT. It’s amazing to watch how this AI throws out answers to the most mundane and twisted questions. It seems to know. But does it? For that, we have to understand a little bit about AI. There are 3 kinds of learning in AI: Supervised Unsupervised Reinforced Now, chatGPT…
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The location where Data exists Data originates from a source as something pristine or fresh. Then it gets tagged. For example, name, voltage, etc. Now this tagged information is typically stored in a file or a database. Thus, you may have a file with a sensor’s information like current, voltage, and power (watts). For a…
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We are creatures of Habit Can you predict the future by looking at past data? Well, mostly yes! But it will never be 100% true. The reason why we can predict the future from the past is that we all are creatures of habit. If we tend to drink coffee in the morning, we will…
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AI Chips – 2020 and beyond CPU (Central Processing Unit) was until now the center of attraction. It was the guts of the machine. With the advent of AI, CPU had been replaced by GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) which is more apt for AI tasks. And now, GPUs are being edged out by FPGA (Field…
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7 Techno-Spiritual trends of 2021 1. Data becomes the program (The analytic divide) As organizations try to extrude inferences from data, a new pattern is emerging. Data consumers are stretching their needs to demand more and more insights from data. Data scientists are not only under pressure to tell stories using visualization; every department is…
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