#intelligent computing

Explore how Intelligent Computing is transforming the modern world with AI-driven innovation, automation, and smarter decision-making across industries

AI – Sneak peak into The Basics of Amazing Gamechanger 

AI stands for Artificial Intelligence. In straightforward terms, AI refers to creating computer systems that can do tasks similar to those performed by humans.

New Method for the Measurement of Nano-Structured Light Fields

Structured laser light has already opened up various different applications: it allows for precise material machining, trapping, manipulating or defined movement of small particles or cell compartments, as well as increasing the bandwidth for next-generation intelligent computing.

If these light structures are tightly focused by a lens, like a magnifying glass used as burning glass, highly…

In my last blog, I talked about how intelligent computing can be divided into generalized systems and specific domain systems.  This blog deals with how one can be successful commercially in this new computing paradigm.

I expect three groups of players will emerge.  First group is the platform players, who are already dominant players in the platform space such as Amazon, Google, and to less degree Apple.  Second group is the special domain players who have strong hold in their respective domain such Uber in transportation and many others yet to emerge.  

The last group is the technology supplier companies who provide voice recognition or machine learning technologies.  These technology suppliers enable special domain players to provide an integrated experience in their respective industries.  For example, a medical equipment company can integrate voice recognition and machine learning in its equipments so that its equipments can better monitor patient conditions without human supervision.

However, for consumer products such as cooking use case in my last blog, it is more likely these products are integrated with leading consumer platforms such as Echo, Android, or iOS and enhance the user experience by providing specialized sensors.

In my last post, I talked about future of mobile computing, but I really meant intelligent computing.  AI based computing will be pervasive and will not be limited to mobile device like a phone or watch.  It would be your home security system, entertainment system (Roku, Apple TV, Echo), or home automation (Nest).

In this post, I will describe how these intelligent systems interact with each other.  In today’s world, human knowledge is simple too vast for just one system dominates the entire space.  In current early stage of development, systems must interact with each other to provide useful features for us.

Intelligent systems will be divided into two groups: generalized systems and special domain systems, similar to medicine professions of generalists and specialists.  Generalized systems are the systems we will interact on daily basis and could understand ordinary conversations reasonably well.  They are usually in a form of virtual assistants and act as platforms for other more specialized domain systems to integrate with.  They can identify topic of interests and refer to a special domain system if we express desires to get a deep dive in that particular topic.  

Special domain systems are expert systems, which can assist us in accomplishing tasks such as baking a pie or ordering a cab.  Though voice is the main interface for all intelligent systems, special domain systems may require other form of interfaces such as vision or taste to make them smarter and more effective in accomplishing their tasks.

Let’s go through an use case for baking an apple pie.  To start, I have a conversation with my virtual assistant about baking a pie.  Based on my preference and the season (imagining it is the fall and apples are in season), I decided to bake an apple pie.  The virtual assistant would suggest a few recipes.  When I express concerns about my lack of cooking experience, virtual assistant would ask me if I would like to speak to a cooking expert, a special domain system.  After agreeing to it, I am transferred to the cooking expert system, which assists me with baking the pie.  The cooking expert system can watch my baking process through a camera, and may even “taste” the pie through special sensors and provide feedbacks.