AI Today Podcast #020: Augmented Intelligence

Instead of replacing humans with autonomous agents, businesses and agencies can see significant value in enhancing the capabilities of their existing staff and leveraging AI as a “force multiplier” that enables them to do more with their existing resources. This is the key idea behind the concept of Augmented Intelligence. In much the same way that robotics engineers have created exoskeletons that empower humans to perform activities that were previously impossible or required great effort or fatigue, so too can Augmented Intelligence systems provide assistance that can enable humans to perform information tasks that were previously impossible, too difficult, or require significant amounts of time and effort.