1.6 Real-World Applications of AI
From medicine to music, AI is being used almost everywhere - here's the highlight reel.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Some examples that are already real, not "someday": healthcare AI helps spot diseases in medical images. Science: DeepMind's AlphaFold predicted the 3D shapes of over 200 million proteins - work that won a Nobel Prize in 2024.
Entertainment: recommendation systems pick what Netflix and Spotify show you. Transport: maps predict traffic, and some cities have fully driverless taxis. Language: translation apps let you read a menu in a language you've never studied.
Creativity: tools generate images, music and video from text. Accessibility: apps describe the world out loud for blind users and caption speech live for deaf users.
Key takeaways
AI is already working in healthcare, science, transport and more
Recommendations and translation are AI you use daily
Accessibility is one of AI's most underrated wins