Invisible Intelligence: The Hidden Asset

The Artificial Intelligence revolution is gathering momentum! It impacts most of us on a daily basis … maybe more than we realise, thanks to invisible intelligence.

What is invisible intelligence?

The ‘intelligence’ part is deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in everyday technology and systems. Why ‘invisible’? No obvious or direct human interaction is involved. This invisible aspect refers to how AI operates in the background, making systems smarter and more efficient.

The advantages of invisible intelligence

Deploying invisible intelligence involves using small, low-cost tags and sensors to track the location and status of various objects and environments. The benefits available are:

• Seamless integration as sensors are embedded into technologies, such as smart and IoT devices
• Unobtrusive operation as the AI works in the background without needing active engagement.
• Context awareness is achieved as AI considers our surroundings, preferences and behaviour, tailoring its behaviour and offering personalised recommendations.
• Automation of tasks in real-time without requiring manual input. This includes adjusting room temperature, suggesting routes or personalising streamed content.

Invisible intelligence in action

These examples demonstrate how technology becomes invisible, adapting to our needs and its surroundings:

Everyday life

• Smart home thermostats that adjust temperature based on occupancy.
• Smartphone predictive text.
• Traffic apps that suggest the best routes.

Manufacturing

• Predictive maintenance is available as sensors predict machinery failure, avoiding downtime.
• Process and production lines are optimised for speed, quality and energy efficiency.
• Quality control is achieved through computer vision, where technology inspects products for defects with greater speed and accuracy than humans.

Healthcare

• Diagnostic support is achieved through the interpretation of X-rays, MRIs, or pathology tests.
• Patients are monitored via sensors that can collate and process information in real time, flagging risks such as heart irregularities.
• Workflow automation is implemented as AI handles scheduling, private medical insurance processing and patient triage.

Retail

• Price changes are implemented in real time based on demand, competition, or inventory.
• Inventory forecasting is achieved using AI to predict which products will be needed, where and when.
• In-store analytics optimise store layout and staffing levels. Data is recorded via cameras and sensors.

Finance

• Fraud detection is achieved as AI monitors transactions for unusual behaviour patterns, flagging or blocking fraud in milliseconds.
• Credit scoring is informed by additional measures such as spending patterns, offering more efficient evaluation of risk.
• Algorithmic trading involving AI makes high-speed, data-driven decisions regarding the buying and selling of assets.

Is invisible intelligence helping your business?

Technology offers huge potential to organisations in most aspects of the business operation. Now is the time to explore how it can help your organisation!