Artificial intelligence: its features, applications, and developmental and societal impacts

A wave of changes has caused a massive revolution in today''s world. A health crisis has revealed other aspects of human life and revealed human innovations that have sparked a lot of controversy, most notably artificial intelligence technology, which has emerged and imposed itself forcefully on today''s world and has become a reality, even inevitable. The world has realized... There is no escape from dealing with it, but there are many questions that modern people have about artificial intelligence technology. Is it reality or fiction as depicted in movies and stories? What are its implications for the economies of countries? How does it affect jobs and the labor market? Will artificial intelligence always replace human intelligence? What is the role of artificial intelligence applications in providing health care? Does it really help in predicting acute diseases and preventing sudden attacks?! How it contributed to education, transportation, agriculture, and even language sciences. What policies will countries follow to deal with artificial intelligence technology as a technology of the present and the future? Will it become politically exploited and subject to international conflict between the strong and the weak, and how will its use by individuals and institutions be regulated? These questions and many others are presented by the technological expert, Dr. Muhammad Al-Hadi, in the chapters of this book, with a realistic scientific view that reveals facts and illuminates insights.