The Edge is Getting Smarter – AI in the IoT World

With the advent of the Internet of Things , everyone knows that pretty much everything is becoming smarter. From kitchen appliances to cars and infrastructure, the devices are connected and intelligent. While the cost of hardware is dropping, the performance and compute are getting cheaper and more accessible. This holds especially true for the embedded world of IoT. So, if your fridge has more processing power than your laptop, then why shouldn't it remind you to buy milk on your way home? Can it be connected to Alexa or Cortana? This talk discusses the shift of AI and Machine Learning from the Cloud-hosted approach to running Machine learning models on the IoT and edge devices.