Our Chicago: Artificial intelligence in our everyday lives

CHICAGO (WLS) — Artificial intelligence is likely operating in the background of your daily life.

At home, in your car, in the workplace, at school, AI is there. But as you encounter it, do you really understand what it is, what it can do and how you might want to use it in your life?

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“A.I., artificial intelligence, is a computer system that has been created to do a lot of what humans do. Do things like evaluate patterns, read, write and generally be able to communicate in a way that is truly, uniquely human and belongs to us,” says Vikas Srinath, the co-founder and co-host of Prompt: AI Innovation Series, which kicks off Tech Week Chicago on July 20.

He says AI has been around for decades but became mainstream in 2022 thanks to ChatGPT. As for where it shows up in our everyday lives, Srinath says much of AI is invisible.

It’s your cell phone, “In the coffee shop that might look like the app that you use to order, the sort of supply chain of coffee that the coffee shops use to predict what it is you might order based on hundreds of customers that come in,” Srinath said.

Srinath says there are ways to use AI to make our lives easier, and that includes things we do around the house.

Vikas Srinath, the co-founder and co-host of Prompt: AI Innovation Series, joined ABC7 to discuss AI.

“So one of the best things I do, usually every Tuesday or Thursday, is take a picture of my fridge, have AI identify all the different ingredients I have, understand that I’m a vegetarian, have been all my life, and give me something that within 30 minutes I can prepare with just the ingredients that I have,” Srinath said.

Students may also use AI, and Srinath says are ways to incorporate it without violating ethical standards.

“Obviously, students having the ability to learn, through school, with interactions with teachers, other students, is super important. There is something about AI that is an entirely individual endeavor. It’s just…

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