The power of artificial intelligence
Language has always been one of the hardest things for computers to understand. But lately, there have been some incredible advances in artificial intelligence (AI) that are making it possible for machines to not only understand our written language, but also to generate their own coherent writing. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the latest developments in AI and natural language processing (NLP), and explore how they are changing the landscape of writing and language as we know it.
One of the most amazing recent developments in AI is something called deep learning. Deep learning is a type of machine learning that is inspired by the way the brain works. Using Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), which are computer networks with a large number of hidden layers, deep learning algorithms can learn to recognize patterns of data just like the human brain does. This has led to some incredible breakthroughs in image recognition and machine translation, and has also opened up new possibilities for NLP tasks such as text classification and question answering.
Another exciting area of research in NLP is something called transfer learning. Transfer learning is a technique that allows us to take an algorithm that has already been trained on one task, and then fine-tune it for another task. This is particularly useful for NLP tasks because often times there is not enough training data available to train a completely new model from scratch. By using transfer learning, we can take advantage of the vast amount of data that has already been collected by other companies and organizations, and apply it to our own data sets.
The recent advances in AI and NLP are truly fascinating, and have the potential to change the way we write and use language forever. As these technologies continue to evolve, we will only see more amazing breakthroughs in the field of machine translation, text classification, question answering, and more. With so much still yet to be discovered, the future of AI-powered writing and language is looking brighter than ever before.
The preceding paragraphs were written entirely by a robot. I changed the final punctuation mark from an exclamation—so not my vibe—to a period. Other than that, a computer program spit out that text in about ten seconds with one line as an input.
This weekend I read a piece in The New York Times about how good AI is getting. And after using it for a few weeks, I can attest to it becoming better and better.
A few years ago, I tested it for copywriting in a marketing context. The technology just wasn’t there to create what I needed. Now? It’s scary good. I recommend reading the Times article above to get a sense of where we are, and possibly where we’re going.