Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the few technologies that experienced widespread adoption in a comparatively short time. From banking to retail, insurance to healthcare- AI is everywhere. While most mainstream AI uses are impressive, some are outright weird.
This article covers 12 weirdest Artificial Intelligence (AI) uses that can make you question their existence.
Digitizing Divine Experiences
Spirituality and tech are two words that are hard to combine. However, AI has done the unthinkable. Religious institutions are now using new-age AI tools to digitize spiritual experiences. The St. Peter’s Church in Lucerne, Switzerland, recently made headlines when it collaborated with local researchers to introduce ‘AI Jesus.’ It allowed visitors to interact with the digital hologram of Jesus, who can hear confessions in 100+ languages. Approximately 1000 people who interacted with AI Jesus reported having a ‘spiritually positive’ response.
Matchmaker for Cows
We’ve all heard of AI-powered dating platforms for humans, but this technology has made its way to finding the best matches for cows. Farmers can use AI to analyze large datasets of cattle genetics, performance records, herd history, etc., to determine the best mating decisions for their cows. It can significantly improve breeding efficiency and, eventually, profits. Its unique use case has surprised many people, with some calling it ‘Tinder for Cows.’
Pet Translators
Till now, pet owners used to gauge their pet’s expressions, body language, etc., to determine the sentiments behind what they’re trying to say. For instance, a dog wagging tail translates to the dog being happy to see you. While it helped create a connection between the pet and their owner, nuances of their communication would always get lost in translation. AI aims to solve this challenge. Advancements in machine learning are being used to build AI-powered pet translators. Soon, people can use AI-powered tools to decipher what animals are saying.
Robot Lawyers
Human laws and emotions are complex; hence, people in the legal industry were not intimidated by the thought of AI taking their jobs. However, the situation is changing with the launch of various robot lawyers. DoNotPay, for instance, is a popular AI chatbot designed to help people appeal parking tickets, dispute traffic tickets, file police reports, find lost airport items, request medical records, and various other legal matters that previously required a lawyer. While it is helpful for people, the thought of robots handling legal matters seems dystopian to many.
Beer Pouring Robot
People love drinking freshly poured beer with the right amount and quality of foam on it. Hence, an Australian research team designed a robot called RoboBEER to pour the beverage with precision to create consistent foam. Researchers have combined this robot with AI-powered biometric data analysis to determine the foam preference of a particular individual. Its suggestions were 80% accurate, which is remarkable.
Creating Newer Food Recipes
Restaurants and cafes often turned to high-caliber chefs to create newer menus exclusive to their place, but they’re now turning to AI tools. Researchers are attempting to capture human culinary creativity using sophisticated algorithms, which seems to work well. Ratatouille is a recipe generation algorithm trained over 118,000 traditional recipes from 74 countries. Many recipes generated by this AI-powered tool managed to fool trainees and professional chefs, making them believe humans created them.
AI Pets
Pets hold a special position in many peoples’ hearts, but AI is on its way to taking their place. The advancements in AI have given rise to AI pets. These digital companions use AI, robotics, and interactive features to mimic the characteristics and behaviors of living pets. While AI-powered pets may not sit well with some people, they are perfect for individuals who cannot own real pets because of their allergies, space constraints, lack of resources, or other reasons.
Toilet Cleaning
AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) are revolutionizing public toilet management by introducing AI-powered robots. These robots are deployed for automated cleaning in public restrooms to maintain hygiene and usability for the public. Operators can program robots to clean restrooms at a particular time or after detecting a certain level of dirtiness. Robots cleaning public toilets can appear weird, but they’re the best solution to maintain cleanliness while reducing the need for manual labor.
Brewing Beer
Brewing the perfect beer is a task reserved for brewmasters, but AI is catching up to them. Global breweries are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to craft the perfect beer. IntelligentX was the first in the world to create beer using AI algorithms and machine learning. Carlsberg, the famous Copenhagen-based brewery, is using AI to create 1,000 different beer samples daily to speed up new beer creation.
Preserving Bee Population
The decline in the global bee’s population paved the way for AI integration into traditional beekeeping practices. AI is being integrated with robotics and computer vision to create AI-powered beehives for 24*7 bee monitoring without interfering with traditional beekeepers’ work. Such AI applications facilitate beekeeping at scale, making it easier to increase pollination capacity, detect threats to honeybee colonies, respond to threats in real time, etc.
Personalized Choreographer
The rapid advancements in AI technology have made it possible to transform AI applications into personal dance tutors for the masses. If you love dancing but cannot afford to hire a personal dance tutor, you can do it now for free with AI-powered dance generator tools like OpenArt. These tools can instantly create unique dance routines based on your style and preference. Whether you want to learn some ballet moves or practice jazz, AI can teach you cool dance steps that you can proudly flaunt.
AI-Powered Fortune Tellers
Fortune telling has always been a gift reserved for psychic beings, but AI is taking over this domain via sophisticated fortune-telling algorithms. Researchers are training AI algorithms with gigantic datasets of individual’s life experiences. It is expected to predict various aspects of a person’s future. While the accuracy of the results remains questionable, researchers plan to continue with further refinement and development.
