How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Business

Many ways Augmented Reality can have a positive impact on society, From enabling online learning to opening access to cultural events and experiences, applications of AR and VR could help us overcome the isolation of COVID-19 lockdowns.

AR is no longer just about the technology; it’s about defining how we want to live in the real world with this new technology and how we will design experiences that are meaningful and can enrich humanity.

How can museums use AR/VR?

There are many possibilities for the use of AR in museums. The most straightforward way is to use it to add explanations of pieces. This means visitors will get more information when they view exhibitions using AR. Museums could even use it to display digital versions of artists next to their work. These 3D personas are then able to provide narration. AR gives an opportunity to add a third dimension to displays, bringing objects or scenes to life. There are already many institutions around the world using AR. These projects bring something new to existing collections and attract wider audiences

The benefit of using VR in museums means guests can feel like they’re walking in someone else’s shoes, understand their different viewpoints and engage in those interactions rather than just observe in a traditional setting.

How can Retail use AR/VR?

According to a Deloitte study, 90 per cent of worldwide retail sales are still done in physical stores. To compete with the convenience and endless aisle assortment offered online, this research suggests that meaningful customer experiences and brand engagement is crucial.

The study adds that technologies that are anticipated to enhance the shopping experience include augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR).

The potential benefits of AI in retail stores could include enhancement of brand experiences as well as ease of sales associate workloads.

Research from Cisco suggests that these technologies also walk-ins as they can view several outfits without waiting in line for the

AI in retail space seems to fit broadly into four major categories:

·        Virtual Fitting Rooms

·        Fashion Assistant

·        In-Store Navigation

·        Augmented Reality

How Is AI Used In Education

While the debate regarding how much screen time is appropriate for children rages on among educators, psychologists, and parents, it’s another emerging technology in the form of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning that is beginning to alter education tools and institutions and changing what the future might look like in education.

• Teacher and AI collaboration  

AI has already been applied to education primarily in some tools that help develop skills and testing systems. As AI educational solutions continue to mature, the hope is that AI can help fill needs gaps in learning and teaching and allow schools and teachers to do more than ever before. AI can drive efficiency, personalization and streamline admin tasks to allow teachers the time and freedom to provide understanding and adaptability—uniquely human capabilities where machines would struggle. By leveraging the best attributes of machines and teachers, the vision for AI in education is one where they work together for the best outcome for students. Since the students of today will need to work in a future where AI is the reality, it’s important that our educational institutions expose students to and use the technology.      

• Differentiated and individualized learning

Adjusting learning based on an individual student’s particular needs has been a priority for educators for years, but AI will allow a level of differentiation that’s impossible for teachers who have to manage 30 students in each class. There are several companies currently developing intelligent instruction design and digital platforms that use AI to provide learning, testing and feedback to students from pre-K to college level that gives them the challenges they are ready for, identifies gaps in knowledge and redirects to new topics when appropriate. As AI gets more sophisticated, it might be possible for a machine to read the expression that passes on a student's face that indicates they are struggling to grasp a subject and will modify a lesson to respond to that.   

• Universal access for all students    

Artificial intelligence tools can help make global classrooms available to all including those who speak different languages or may have visual or hearing impairments. Presentation Translator is a free plug-in for PowerPoint that creates subtitles in real-time for what the teacher is saying. This also opens up possibilities for students who might not be able to attend school due to illness or who require learning at a different level or on a particular subject that isn’t available in their own school.

“Some people call this artificial intelligence, but the reality is this technology will enhance us. So instead of artificial intelligence, I think we'll augment our intelligence.”

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