John Thompson from Client Solutions Ireland presents a brief history of Artificial Intelligence, why it's such a hot topic, the benefits it can bring and the challenges it presents.

1. Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
A brief history…
John Thompson
Managing Partner
Business Intelligence and Analytics
john.thompson@clientsolutions.ie

2. Slide 2
Artificial Intelligence
What is it?
Why is it such a hot topic now?
What are the key issues?

3. Slide 3
What is it?
• AI - enabling machines to perform functions equivalent to logic, reasoning, planning,
learning, and perception.
• The ‘key’ ingredient in making systems flexibly autonomous – Robotics
• Supervised Learning – Algorithms applied to training data to generate
‘models’
• Originated in the 1950s, with key theoretical developments in 70s and 80s
– Neural Nets, k-Means Clustering, Decision Trees, Support Vector Machines, Bayes etc.
– Some machines create their own models and/or training data – Machine Learning, Deep Learning
“All models are wrong but some are useful”

4. Slide 4
Why is it such a hot topic?
• It has always been a topic of great interest
• Reaching a tipping point
– Combination of improvements in processing power, availability of data, digitalisation of daily activities
– Low entry barriers
– Generic, user-friendly Technology
– Increasingly broad real-world applications
– Commercial viability
– Internet, Big Data, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Watson, Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Chat-
bots, Virtual Assistants etc.

5. Slide 5
What are the issues
• Ethics – Not can we, but should we?
– control, privacy, society, freedom
• Quality
– Of Model
– Of Data

6. Thank You
Presented By:
John Thompson
Managing Partner
Business Intelligence and Analytics
john.thompson@clientsolutions.ie