August 20179 based. As a visually capable machine, it can assemble millions of dots of information into a font and then text and then understands semantics and language. You can also show it a pair of glasses and it will tell you they are `optical accessories,' `eye glasses' to `aid vision.' Both AI implementations understand cryptic clues and learn over time and so they get better at the tasks allocated. This is deep machine learning. AI will transform University systems and applications.There is a University using AI to solve and answer student inquires. It has become very good at choosing an answer for student questions. AI will spread throughout University administrative, learning and research processes very quickly. AI is a computer that perceives the environment and takes action to maximise its success. It can learn and improve. These machines use neural networks (statistical methods that imitate cognitive function) to store and analyse knowledge. They automate menial and sometimes more complex tasks associated with roles like perhaps a Data Scientist.In February 2017, the world witnessed the development of a computer capable of understanding, predicting, and responding to human intuition. Can campuses use this more widely? Where can it change the campus? The future campus will be more connected ­ not just student and staff devices. It will be `fully wired' not through physical network connections, but almost every device will wirelessly sense information, send it for analysis through AI, read the results and adapt outputs to improve outcomes. The right process to adopt technology is the key to successWhen I paint this picture for my customers, sometimes they react strongly indicating their jobs will disappear ­ that would be an unintended impact. The intended impact is our roles will change and become more interesting; learning will become more efficient, collaborative, industry linked and engaging. I recently learned of a new role for a Robotics Ethicist. Alternative course opportunities will open up as these professions evolve so the technology will be both part of the course and the subject of many courses too. Whatever happens, universities haven't finished transforming just yet; the future holds much disruption and the agile will respond with responsible technology adoptions that adjust learning to meet the new world of digital professions we have only begun to imagine. Getting the right processes to select, adopt, and implement technologies will continue to be a major success factor for the Campus CIO. FUTURE SOPHISTICATED DEVICES WILL CONTAIN SMART SENSORS ENABLING DEVICES WITH ROBOTIC CAPABILITIES CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET UTILISING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
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