IoT And AI: A Powerful Evolution For Future Generations!
By: Bharath K
Tags: IoT, Internet of Things, Future, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

The next revolutionary period of the world is right now. A period that will be as significant as the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution.

Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are two such prospects people believe will modernize the world into something that will blow our minds in the next few decades. These two pillars have a gigantic scope in the future.

Both Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are not the rising trends, but they also contribute towards a new emerging technology that holds the power to modernize the perspective of the world in the upcoming years.

In this article, we will aim to understand the basic idea of what we can expect from AI and IoT by analyzing both these concepts individually. We will also discuss a few ways on how to start utilizing these integrated technologies together to develop innovative and creative projects. And finally, we will analyze a way to make the code more compact and effective for deployment in embedded devices.

What is IoT?

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The Internet of things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects — “things” — that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the Internet.

The definition of the Internet of things has evolved due to the convergence of multiple technologies, real-time analytics, machine learning, commodity sensors, and embedded systems. Traditional fields of embedded systems, wireless sensor networks, control systems, automation (including home and building automation), and others all contribute to enabling the Internet of things.

In the consumer market, IoT technology is most synonymous with products pertaining to the concept of the “smart home”, including devices and appliances (such as lighting fixtures, thermostats, home security systems and cameras, and other home appliances) that support one or more common ecosystems, and can be controlled via devices associated with that ecosystem, such as smartphones and smart speakers.

What is Artificial Intelligence and AIOT?

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The subject of artificial intelligence is humungous similar to the massive milky way galaxy. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad field with many sub-categories such as natural language processing (NLP), artificial neural networks, computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, robotics, so on and so forth. The formal definition of AI is —

“The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.”

According to a study by McKinsey Global Institute, AI is estimated to create an additional 13 trillion US dollars of value annually by the year 2030. Even today the artificial intelligence technologies are generating a tremendous amount of revenue, but it is mostly in the software field.

However, by 2030, the revenue that will be generated will be outside the software industry, especially in sectors such as retail, travel, transportation, automotive, materials, manufacturing, and so on.

The combination of artificial intelligence combined with the internet of things forms a new, interesting, and unique branch of study called the Artificial Internet of Things or the AIOT in short. IoT enabled with AI is capable of creating intelligent machines that can simulate smart behavior while supporting decision-making ability with little or no human interference.

With the integration of artificial intelligence in embedded IoT devices like raspberry pi and Nvidia Jetson Nano (Among many others) are capable of developing some masterpieces, which will be highly profitable and beneficial to society as a whole. Some examples of virtual assistants like Alexa, Siri, or Google AI show the high-level intellect and future possibilities.

So, if you are curious and want to know how you can get started, then my suggestion would be to move up the order with these devices.