AI: The Future belongs to the Curious

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the development of computer systems that perform tasks usually done by humans - image and speech recognition, decision-making and problem-solving. By automating these processes, AI has become helpful in numerous industries, and its impact is significant. Examples can be found in:

• Health Industry: AI is used to enhance diagnosis, drug discovery, and personalise treatment plans
• Finance industry: AI can read vast data, recognise patterns and make predictions, and help with fraud detection.
• Cybersecurity: AI helps detect and prevent cyber threats and predicts potential risks. It enhances network security, fraud detection, and data protection.
• Retail and E-commerce: AI can track customers' behaviour and purchase history to provide better recommendations and advertising.

With the increased use of AI, it is beneficial to learn and understand it, especially in the rapidly changing technology world. Learning AI can give you the skills to use it efficiently, be part of new discoveries, and solve complex problems in different areas.

My experience with Al

I started learning Al at university as part of my Computer Science degree. What I liked about it was the logic behind the code and the specific result. I first trained an AI model to predict diagnosis based on tests correctly. That made me realise the importance and impact AI can have.

Since then, I have worked on image classification and text recognition to classify emails as spam. I am currently developing an AI model to help predict potential food orders based on marketing spending for a big meal prep company.

One of the challenges I've faced is that AI is being continuously developed, so to keep on top of things, I have had to keep on learning and improving my existing coding skills. I am happy to have achieved a certificate from the University of Harvard by completing their short AI course.