Artificial intelligence must work for all of us
Artificial intelligence must work for all of us
Publish Date: 2026-06-26 03:41:00
Source Domain: nation.cymru
Artificial intelligence
Mike Hedges – Gŵyr Abertawe
We are now in the fourth industrial revolution, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution, building on the ICT revolution of the 1980s. This must work for all of us not just for the rich and powerful and benefit society.
We are seeing fundamental changes taking place in how the global production and supply network operates not only the continual automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern technology, the internet and large-scale machine-to-machine communication, but also in the use of machine learning to perform some technical tasks better than humans.
This then results in improved communication, increased automation, increased self-monitoring, and most importantly the use of smart machines that can analyse and diagnose issues without the need for human intervention.
Machines have for many years improved human efficiency in performing repetitive functions, doing it faster and more consistently than people from spraying cars to auto mated accounts.
The combination of machine learning and computing power allows machines to conduct increasingly complex tasks.
AI has a wide range of applications across all sectors of the economy. It gained prominence following advancements in deep learning during the 2010s coming to public attention when computers started beating grand masters at chess, solving sudoku faster than humans and finally beating expert Go players.
Its impact intensified in the early 2020s with the rise of generative AI, where models can engage in verbal and textual discussions and analyse images.
One of the areas that artificial intelligence can be used to improve productivity, efficiency and outcomes is health.
Health care has become more expensive due to the cost of patient care and drugs. It is an area where AI can help increase efficiency, algorithms can analyse medical images, patient data, and other information to assist in…
