Vuppalapati Chandrasekar. Democratization of Artificial Intelligence for the Future of Humanity

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. — 388 p. — ISBN: 978-0-367-52409-8.Artificial intelligence (AI) stands out as a transformational technology of the digital age. Its practical applications are growing very rapidly. One of the chief reasons AI applications are attaining prominence is in their design to learn continuously, from real-world use and experience, and its capability to improve its performance. It is no wonder that the applications of AI span from complex high-technology equipment manufacturing to personalized exclusive recommendations to end-users. Many deployments of AI software, given its continuous learning need, require computation platforms that are resource-intense and have sustained connectivity and perpetual power through the central electrical grid.To harvest the benefits of the AI revolution to all of humanity, traditional AI software development paradigms must be upgraded to function effectively in environments that have resource constraints, small form factor computational devices with limited power, devices with intermittent or no connectivity, and/or powered by non-perpetual source or battery power.This book aims to prepare current and future software engineering teams with the skills and tools to fully utilize AI capabilities in resource-constrained devices. The book introduces essential AI concepts from the perspectives of full-scale software development with emphasis on creating niche Blue Ocean small form factored computational environment products.Introduction to Artificial Intelligence & FrameworksStandard Processes and Frameworks
Data Sources and Engineering Tools
Data — Call for Democratization
Machine Learning Frameworks and Device Engineering
Device Software and Hardware Engineering Tools
Model Development and Deployment Supervised Models
Unsupervised Models
Democratization & Future of AI
National Technology Strategies for Serving People
Future
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