has invested heavily in A.I. in recent years with its Watson initiatives, is already developing products that combine the two technologies. For example, it worked with Everledger to perform data analytics on the startup’s blockchain-based system for tracking the supply of diamonds. The idea is that the A.I. software can analyze the data much more quickly and reliably than humans can.
“All of the blockchain solutions that are out there will [get] a tremendous boost when A.I. is applied on top,” Gopinath says.
Interestingly, Gopinath says blockchain technology can enhance A.I. as well. A.I. software generally requires large data sets to train the algorithms, and the quality of that data matters. Blockchain systems could help A.I. developers ensure the information being fed to the algorithms is trusted, Gopinath says.
“A.I. can be made much more secure with blockchain,” he says.
[Top photo courtesy of Walmart.]
