I recently contacted someone who works in a non-technical profession to ask if I could interview them for “AI, Software, & Wetware”. Their initial response:

“Not sure I would be of any help. I don’t even know what AI is.”

And it’s obviously totally okay to not know what AI is or how it works under the hood! We don’t have to be auto mechanics to understand how to drive a car safely.

And for our “AI, Software, & Wetware” interviews, I specifically WANT to talk to humans worldwide who DON’T write software or develop AI models for a living. Why? Because it’s actually very hard nowadays for most of us to get through a week, or even a day, of life without interacting in some way with a system using AI (artificial intelligence) or ML (machine learning).

This episode shares concrete examples in 8 different areas of daily life to help folks see where and how AI is affecting our lives in ways that might not be obvious.

1. ‘Smart’ Cell Phone (smartphone)

2. Social Media

3. Streaming Movies or Music

4. Shopping

5. Traveling

6. Health Care

7. Weather Forecasting

8. Web Browsing and Searching

Bottom Line: The few examples in these 8 sections aren’t even remotely an exhaustive list of how AI and ML impact our lives today.

If you can truly say that you don’t do any of these things, then maybe you don’t actually ever ‘use’ AI - congratulations, you’re a rarity nowadays, and I’d love to hear from you!

Otherwise, congratulations, you’re an AI user too; welcome to the wild world of AI in 2024 and beyond!

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