What can AI do? Please provide some examples of AI applications in your daily life.
Okay, no problem. When we talk about Artificial Intelligence, many people might picture sentient, talking robots straight out of movies. But it's actually not that mystical. It's more like a "tool that's exceptionally good at learning," and it has quietly taken on many roles in our daily lives.
Let me give you a few examples, and you'll quickly realize: "Oh, so that's AI!"
1. The Smartphone You Use Every Day
Your phone is home to several "AI assistants," even if they don't speak up.
- Face Unlock: How can your phone accurately recognize you among a crowd of people? It's because AI learns and remembers various details of your face, such as the distance between your eyes and the shape of your nose. Even in poor lighting or if you're wearing a hat, it can still recognize you with high probability.
- Voice Assistants (Siri, Xiao Ai, etc.): When you tell it, "Wake me up at 7 AM tomorrow," it understands and sets the alarm. This is AI helping you translate "human language" into "machine commands."
- "Magical Predictions" in Input Methods: Have you noticed that your input method seems to understand you better and better? You might just type "tonight," and it suggests "what to eat." This is AI learning your typing habits and frequently used phrases to help you improve efficiency.
- Automatic Photo Categorization: Does your phone's photo album automatically categorize pictures into "People," "Places," "Food," and other categories? It can even recognize the same person and group all their photos together. Behind this is AI's ability to "see" and identify objects in images, helping you organize your memories.
2. Apps That Keep You Scrolling and Shopping
Whether you're scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), browsing Taobao, or listening to music on NetEase Cloud Music, do you ever feel like these apps always recommend things you like?
- Personalized Recommendations: The AI behind these apps analyzes your behavior, such as which videos you've liked, which products you've viewed for a long time, or which songs you repeatedly listen to. Then, it finds many people with similar tastes to yours, sees what else they like, and recommends those things to you. It's like a friend who understands you perfectly, always surprising you.
3. The "Live Map" on Your Journey
Nowadays, whether driving or riding, it's almost impossible to do without navigation apps (like Gaode Maps or Baidu Maps).
- Smart Route Planning and Real-time Traffic: When you enter your destination, why can it recommend the "fastest" or "least congested" route? Because it doesn't just have maps; more importantly, it analyzes data from thousands of vehicles in real-time, predicts where traffic jams are about to occur, and dynamically adjusts your route. This is far more powerful than looking at a static paper map.
4. The "Invisible Security Guard" That Filters Out Junk Information
Are you receiving far fewer spam emails and scam texts now than before?
- Spam Email/SMS Filtering: Both your email and phone systems have an AI "security guard." It learns the common characteristics of junk information (like strange links or exaggerated words), then automatically identifies them and throws them into the "trash," keeping your inbox clean.
5. Increasingly Convenient Online Customer Service and Translation
- Smart Customer Service Bots: Many times when you seek customer service in an app, the first one to chat with you is actually a robot. It can answer most common questions, such as "How do I return an item?" or "Where is my order?" Only when it can't resolve the issue will it transfer you to a human agent. This significantly saves our waiting time.
- Real-time Translation: Whether it's real-time subtitles for foreign videos or using a translation app to converse with foreigners, AI can complete conversions between different languages in an extremely short time, making communication almost seamless.
In summary, AI is not a distant concept; it's like water and electricity, having permeated every aspect of our lives and become a fundamental service. It has made our lives more convenient, more efficient, and more interesting.