From self-driving cars to Facebook’s artificial intelligence (AI) bots learning to speak their own language, and yes, even that series of “self-aware machine” movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, the appeal of technology—and just how far it can be stretched—will always capture imaginations and headlines globally.
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With AI already integrated into our daily lives—Amazon has sold over 11 million echo devices to date, and Microsoft’s personal assistant now has more than 141 million monthly users—you can see why the subject generates so much interest and sells so many box office tickets. Although the Skynet fictions of the silver screen frequently cast AI in a negative light (why are the robots always trying to kill us?), in the real world, scientific organizations and researchers are increasingly considering new technologies to revolutionize how they work. In the future, AI will form an integral part of all laboratory roadmaps.
The current laboratory landscape
There are a variety of potential uses for artificial intelligence within the laboratory, and how they interplay with humans and automated instruments. Natural language processing (NLP) could be used to transcribe a researcher’s speech, or enable instruments to start or stop tasks. Likewise, instruments could self-calibrate if inconsistencies are spotted, or notify users if steps in a process are missed. But, before organizations can take advantage of AI technologies, or even consider how they would work in practice, they need to ensure they’re using the right equipment.
In modern labs, scientific organizations and researchers are using a wide set of instruments and tools to record their data. Older technologies, including outmoded paper forms and notebooks, are still frequently used, meaning devices remain unconnected and data remains in silos. It’s not an ideal starting point. Thankfully we’re starting to see an uptick in organizations purchasing and implementing Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled technology and other smart devices to manage their data.
For organizations to truly take advantage of AI, the ability to connect data to data is critical, so, naturally, they will question how AI systems could fit in with their pre-existing automated instruments. With AI in its infancy, it’s likely that AI technology and automated instrument technology will evolve in tandem—after all, the impact of AI relies significantly on the quality of data available. Instead, when choosing technology for their laboratories, organizations just need to make sure their providers have future-proofed their products. How easy are they to upgrade? Can they connect to other cloud-based technologies?
In the laboratory, artificial intelligence is actually more about augmented intelligence. That is, if data is captured correctly, then new systems and programs can learn based on algorithms and training sets from any past information available in the system. It’s also why organizations should capture information from every experiment, even if the results aren’t what was expected or intended: all data can tell a story. When complete sets of data are recorded, alongside content and any other relevant information, AI and automation in the lab can really start to break new ground. […]
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From self-driving cars to Facebook’s artificial intelligence (AI) bots learning to speak their own language, and yes, even that series of “self-aware machine” movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, the appeal of technology—and just how far it can be stretched—will always capture imaginations and headlines globally.
copyright by www.laboratoryequipment.com
The current laboratory landscape
There are a variety of potential uses for artificial intelligence within the laboratory, and how they interplay with humans and automated instruments. Natural language processing (NLP) could be used to transcribe a researcher’s speech, or enable instruments to start or stop tasks. Likewise, instruments could self-calibrate if inconsistencies are spotted, or notify users if steps in a process are missed. But, before organizations can take advantage of AI technologies, or even consider how they would work in practice, they need to ensure they’re using the right equipment.
In modern labs, scientific organizations and researchers are using a wide set of instruments and tools to record their data. Older technologies, including outmoded paper forms and notebooks, are still frequently used, meaning devices remain unconnected and data remains in silos. It’s not an ideal starting point. Thankfully we’re starting to see an uptick in organizations purchasing and implementing Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled technology and other smart devices to manage their data.
For organizations to truly take advantage of AI, the ability to connect data to data is critical, so, naturally, they will question how AI systems could fit in with their pre-existing automated instruments. With AI in its infancy, it’s likely that AI technology and automated instrument technology will evolve in tandem—after all, the impact of AI relies significantly on the quality of data available. Instead, when choosing technology for their laboratories, organizations just need to make sure their providers have future-proofed their products. How easy are they to upgrade? Can they connect to other cloud-based technologies?
In the laboratory, artificial intelligence is actually more about augmented intelligence. That is, if data is captured correctly, then new systems and programs can learn based on algorithms and training sets from any past information available in the system. It’s also why organizations should capture information from every experiment, even if the results aren’t what was expected or intended: all data can tell a story. When complete sets of data are recorded, alongside content and any other relevant information, AI and automation in the lab can really start to break new ground. […]
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