The Future of AI or AI for the Future

Abstract

A lot of people are curious about and have crucial concerns about where AI research and applications are headed in the future,
thanks to the third AI hype and the desire to apply recent technology everywhere. This chapter outlines several significant difficulties
and related directions in AI research, guided by the notion of combining human and computer capabilities to their fullest
potential. Natural catastrophes, pandemics, and other human-caused crises need novel strategies, the integration of current
methods, and the establishment of new lines of inquiry. This chapter provides a high-level overview of the idea of Artificial
General Intelligence (AGI) and the difficulties that will arise in the areas of sustainability, smart resource management, future
connectivity, business, agriculture, healthcare, economics, and education. Included in the offered picture of AI’s future are both
the hopes and fears of researchers.