Word of the Day: Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms | February 26, 2019 Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance an Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. An important goal of AIoT is to transform operational data into information that can be used to make decisions in real time. AIoT technologies have the ability to capture streaming data, determine valuable attributes and immediately make a decision without requiring human intervention. Currently, AIoT can support freestanding hardware components such as Google Home, as well as embedded hardware components such as AI chipsets. Application programming interfaces (APIs) can be used to extend interoperability between components at the device level, software level or platform level.   While the concept of AIoT is still relatively new, real possibilities exist for AI to improve industry verticals for industrial, consumer, business-to-business (B2B) and service sectors. As applications for AI technologies grow, the unstructured data generated from IoT-supported systems is expected to increase in value correspondingly and the ability to use streaming data to make data-driven decisions will add a new dimension to service logic. In some cases, experts predict, the data itself will become the service because of its ability to provide actionable information.   In addition to becoming a viable solution for solving existing operational problems, AIoT is also expected to reduce supply chain risk, which includes expenses associated with human capital management (HCM). AIoT is also expected to create new delivery models such as IoT Data as a Service (IoTDaaS). Quote of the Day "While early AIoT based solutions are rather monolithic, it is anticipated that AIoT integration within businesses and industries will ultimately lead to more sophisticated and valuable inter-business and cross-industry solutions." - Gerry Christensen Trending Terms Artificial Intelligence as a Service machine learning edge computing cognitive computing AIOps smart home Learning Center How AI and IoT will interact To create a world of seamless exchange between people, networks, devices and applications, IoT in concert with AI is critical, says Tata Communications' Tim Sherwood. Using AI to create thinking, learning things Artificial intelligence or AI can help the next generation of IoT platforms be one that allows things to become thinking, learning objects. The time of connected machines and artificial intelligence is arriving Connecting machines is just the first stage of getting insight, says OIES Consulting's Francisco Maroto. The real value comes when you combine IoT and AI. AI bots: How GE is adapting traditional management to AI In an effort to get the most out of its AI deployments, GE is creating AI bots and applying traditional practices used to manage employees to its AI workforce, including onboarding, training and performance reviews. Challenges abound. The new AI frontier: Hyperpersonalized automated advertising Automated advertising and AI-enabled personalization are changing the way content is delivered. But how can advertisers balance helpful content against the fear of Big Brother-style snooping? Read one analyst's take. Quiz Yourself Construction workers can use smart hard hats to detect _______ dangers and monitor their conditions and surroundings. A. every day B. everyday Answer Stay in Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed! FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.