What this domain covers
Artificial intelligence is no longer a single technology category. It now includes generative systems, machine learning, intelligent automation, autonomous agents and the growing ability of software to perform work that once required human judgment.
This domain tracks both capability and consequence: what intelligent systems can do, how quickly those capabilities are improving, and how they alter products, organizations, decision-making and competitive advantage.
What belongs here
- Generative and multimodal AI
- Agentic and autonomous systems
- Machine learning and predictive intelligence
- AI-enabled decision systems
- Intelligent automation
- AI governance, assurance and trust
Why it matters
AI increasingly acts as an acceleration layer across almost every other future domain. The important question is not simply whether a new model is better. It is how quickly intelligence becomes embedded in workflows, machines, infrastructure, science and everyday decisions.
In Jim’s words
From “Keynote Topic: “The Rise of the Robots, AI, Machine Intelligence & Other Disruptive Technologies Key Trends You Need to Understand for 2023”” (January 2023)
In 2023, the trends that you will be thinking about will involve ‘the rise of the robots,’ the acceleration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) as seen with generative text and image technologies like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion, the maturity of industrial autonomous technologies, machine Intelligence and vision systems, digital twin and augmented reality technologies, the impact of ‘sensorworld,’ drones & more. There are a lot of fast-moving technologies that provide significant new business opportunities - but making sense of what’s real and cutting through the hype to make sense of the trends is one of the most important things you can do! And that’s what I do - and given all the sudden new news about things like AI, Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, generative technologies, AI, and machine learning - it’s time to respond to client requests with the tour of insight they are looking for.
From “AI Megatrends - AI In Energy : Connected, Intelligent Energy and Energy SaaS” (June 2023)
Energy - Wind Farms; Recent Findings in Wind Farms Described by a Researcher from German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Towards Digital Twins of the Oceans: The Potential of Machine Learning for Monitoring the Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Life 29 May 2023, Journal of Engineering The Key to Keeping the Lights On: Artificial Intelligence; Power companies are turning to AI, drones and sensors to curtail outages, save money and help operate an increasingly complex electricity grid. The Wall Street Journal Online, 7 February 2020
Explore Jim’s writing in this domain:
Keynote Topic: “The Rise of the Robots, AI, Machine Intelligence & Other Disruptive Technologies Key Trends You Need to Understand for 2023”
AI Megatrends - AI In Energy : Connected, Intelligent Energy and Energy SaaS