Artificial Intelligence: 7 Achievements From 2021 Driven Entirely By AI

A lot of freaky stuff is happening in the world of artificial intelligence. Imagine a human brain, multiply its deduction capabilities by billions, and eliminate the human predisposition for self-doubt - that's a derivative definition of artificial intelligence.

In the last decade, great strides have been made in machine learning and artificial intelligence, which scientists believe could quicken the pace of breakthroughs in almost all arenas - from medicine, economy, and even climate change.

AI programmes are fed data through which they improve their results. The wider and accurate the database, the better results AI will produce.

Over the last year, we've seen some breathtaking developments in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning - from robots that can reproduce, to human-like robots straight out of a sci-fi show, to AI programmes that can predict the onset of diseases like dementia.

Here's a list of biggest feats in artificial intelligence this year.

Xenobot babies

In the first phenomenon of its kind, robots created using stem cells of frogs successfully showed the ability to reproduce when fed the right conditions.

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This made xenobots the first-ever robots capable of reproduction. This was made possible by artificial intelligence programmes that figured out the best possible way to induce reproduction among xenobots.

Read about xenobots in detail here & here.

Predicting Alzheimer's

With the right data sets and reference points, machine learning can create a predictable chain of events that could lead some people to develop certain diseases.

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This could be life-changing for many who learn about their diagnosis only after the most crucial window for treatment has passed. In a fantastic feat, AI was able to predict the progression of Alzheimer's among patients with an accuracy of 99%!

Read about it in detail here.

Discovery of exoplanets

Exoplanets are any planets that are situated outside of our solar system. With the help of artificial intelligence, scientists were able to discover 301 exoplanets in one go in November, 2021.

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This took the total number of exoplanets known to humans to 4,569.

It gets crazier! Less than a day later, artificial intelligence was able to discover 366 more exoplanets, taking the total number even higher. The second set of discoveries were made using an algorithm developed by UCLA.

More on this here.

Google's AI flood warning system in India

Artificial intelligence can help create predictive disaster models to and save millions of lives, especially in densely populated Asian countries like India and Bangladesh.

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By employing the power of machine learning, researchers at Google created a software that predicts riverine flooding accurately in advance, giving locals a chance to evacuate in advance and consequentially save lives.

Read all about it here.

Fighting loneliness with AI

The pandemic forced most of us into our homes. While some of us had our partners, flat mates, or families to keep us company, many folks were stuck inside their homes without any company.

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Most of this loneliness was dealt with by using the internet. One such tool that runs on artificial intelligence helped millions across the globe feel connected during the intense lockdowns of Covid-19's first global wave.

More details here.

Detecting cancer through made-in-India AI

Showing off AI's capability in the field of medicine and disease diagnosis, scientists from Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) created a framework to detect different kinds of cancers quickly.

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Glance through it here.

Can AI own inventions?

While this isn't about the magical feats of artificial intelligence, it marks a landmark shift in how our law and courts understand artificial intelligence. A US Supreme Court judge ruled in September that AI programmes cannot be listed as inventors for patents.

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Probably for the best! Regardless, our lawmakers may want to tread carefully to not piss off our future rules (just kidding!)

Read all about the ruling here. UN also sent out a warning against AI, which you can read in detail here.

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