AI Moves From Chatbots to Real-World Work
AI Moves From Chatbots to Real-World Work The most interesting AI stories this week aren’t all about a new chatbot. They’re about software and machines being asked to do useful, physical work. Reported examples include drones transporting diagnostic samples, driverless Frito-Lay trucks, and AI-guided flight paths. In repair departments, copilots are helping technicians find procedures and diagnose problems. Rugged laptops equipped with GPUs are also being used in demanding environments, including Ukraine. These examples look unrelated at first. A medical drone, a delivery truck, an aircraft route, and a repair assistant don’t share the same hardware or workflow. What they do share is a shift in expectations: AI is increasingly being judged by the job it completes, not by how impressive its conversation sounds. From answering to acting Chat interfaces made AI visible to everyone, but many businesses need something more specific. They want a system that can inspect a document, identify a...