Computing power: the real engine behind the AI breakthrough

The term artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. There is hardly a company that does not adorn itself with AI in some form—be it in product development, marketing, or internal processes. But AI is not a new concept. The term was coined back in the 19th century, and researchers have been working on it for decades. So why the sudden breakthrough—right now? The answer is simple: computing power. AI needs power—and in the past, we simply didn't have enough of it. Even though many of us don't know the technical details of graphics cards and processors down to the last detail...