Why is the use of AI desirable, and perhaps inevitable?
Long a staple of science fiction novels and movies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a burgeoning feature of the technology we use in our lives. Everything from cars to cameras either use it already or will use it in the near future. This factor can overshadow one of AI’s real strengths, mining large volumes of data for insights into large scale projects, programmes and problems. Last summer Dr Alec Banks and Rob Ashmore had a short discussion on the key role AI will play in this area in safety and mission critical systems, along with some key anticipated challenges. The event was to support a paper from the IET’s AI in Functional Safety Working Group : Alec: Everyone seems to be pushing to adopt AI. Why is it so desirable and perhaps even inevitable for programmes like the FCAS…