{"id":37372,"date":"2019-06-21T09:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/?p=37372"},"modified":"2019-06-14T09:57:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:57:36","slug":"ai-and-the-art-of-whats-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/ai-and-the-art-of-whats-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and the Art of What\u2019s Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Application Development Manager Rich Maines<\/a> explores the art of the possible with AI in the context of Microsoft services and the ethical principles that we believe should drive the development of AI.<\/p>\n

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AI isn\u2019t just another piece of technology. It could be one of the world\u2019s most fundamental pieces of technology the human race has ever created.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Satya Nadella<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With the acceleration and seemingly endless possibilities of AI, it\u2019s only natural to begin exploring how AI can transform your business. Just as software became the key competitive driver for companies across industries, infusing AI into every application will empower users, allow organizations to become more agile, and help them get to market faster. The capabilities that we emerged over the past few years allow customers to combine large amounts of structure and unstructured data (Big Data) with high performance computing and advanced analytics to gain better insights and unlock new work streams that delight users and increase operational efficiency.<\/p>\n

Here at Microsoft, one of our differentiating factors is our unique set of Cognitive Services that can be used to infuse existing and new applications for any scenario, but we are focused on much more than the technology of AI. Simply put, we\u2019re focused on enabling and empowering people. We don\u2019t believe AI will replace humans, but rather amplify their ingenuity. Just like any technology, it will allow us to achieve more and dramatically amplify what we\u2019re doing every day. Microsoft aims to democratize AI, but it\u2019s also critical that we build upon an ethical foundation. AI can lead to unintended consequences if you first don\u2019t have a firm understanding of the ethics of AI. With all due respect to Stan Lee, \u201cwith great power comes great responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recognizing both the revolutionary impact of AI and its potential for misapplication (both intended and unintended), Microsoft has developed a value based principled approach for the delivery of AI technologies and solutions. This approach guides our thinking and behavior as we create technologies that have potential to significantly impact people and society by answering the following questions.<\/p>\n