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Technological Implications of Artificial

 

Challenges in AI :

Technological Limitations and Concerns of Implementation of AI




After detailed investigations and countless researches on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in industry, it is clear that there are many technological challenges and implications of AI implementation that are to be addressed. The massive amount of data preparation and collection required to train modern machine learning models, especially for highly technical and specialised industrial applications, has emerged as a huge challenge. Collecting, cleaning, and categorising massive amounts of multivariate data streams that come from sensors, machine logs, computer vision systems, and other input sources is a technical operation. Additionally, it is vital to carefully address the concerns regarding the quality of the data such statistical outliers, missing values, and noise as they might significantly compromise the performance of the AI models trained on that data.




The need for high performance computer infrastructure and resources to facilitate the training of massive deep neural network designs is another major challenge. Training cutting-edge models frequently requires large computing resources, such as GPU and TPU clusters, which can prove to be financially straining for the industry upfront. Furthermore, it is a complex systems engineering task to integrate and implement these custom trained AI components into already existing industrial software stacks. Issues with scalability, reliability, monitoring, and in real time updates also need to be dealt with in the process of AI implementation in the industry.




There are particular hardware-level challenges for AI involving robotics, vision capabilities, predictive/prescriptive analysis, and other cyber physical AI applications as well. These include the manufacturing of specialised sensors such as infra-red and motion sensors, cameras, and AI accelerator chips that are tailored to withstand extreme weather conditions and low-latency inference. Extreme temperatures, electromagnetic interference, and vibrations are a few examples of the restrictions that must be dealt with in the design phase of the AI systems in order to provide robust and consistent operation of AI in the industries.




In conclusion, even though artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionise many existing industries and , there are numerous technological limitations in the areas of data management, computer infrastructure, systems design, and model lifecycle management. These technological shortcomings require further investigation and innovation to fully reap the benefits of AI in the industrial, energy, transportation, and other important economic sectors.



















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