Smartphones, smart speakers, smart cars, smart coffee makers...the list goes on. It seems like everything around us is coming to life and becoming intelligent. And though the sci-fi genre thrives on our ever-present fear of a hostile robot takeover, smart devices are anything but dystopian — they’re actually here to make our lives easier so we can spend more time on the important stuff instead of tedious busywork.
Tech companies know that increased automation is the way of the future, just like it was when Ford pioneered the assembly line. Advanced technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is fueling the most exciting innovations in recent history — think self-driving cars, virtual and augmented reality, automated investing, improved medical imaging, and more. The benefits of this technology are becoming more and more obvious, and companies are rushing toward adoption and racing to build it into their products.