Iota is the Backbone of IoT, but IoT is the Backbone of AI

The Internet of Things is an all encompassing transformation of the world we are living in, not a mere niche as some may suggest. It is the unprecedented connecting and merging of humans and machines.

While everyone has their eyes on the Internet of Things, and the concepts of autonomous machines and selling sensor data on an open marketplace, something much, much bigger is taking shape.

The realization that what we are doing with the creation of Iota and the IoT, is creating the backbone of AI. Not only the backbone though, the hands and feet, and the eyes and ears of AI as well.

Right now, AI is largely limited to the digital realm, and AI’s digital mobility as well as the data it needs is silo’d and constrained by the networks we have in place today. An AI can’t directly impact physical space for the most part, yet. This is going to completely change with the help of Iota/IoT.

As every device becomes connected to the Tangle/Internet, as sensors become ubiquitous, as data marketplaces enable data to be more efficiently used and distributed, as machines become autonomous… Everything has the potential to be accessed, controlled and optimized by an AI. Supply chain, transportation, agriculture, academia and science, nearly everything. Narrow, General, and Swarm Intelligence will become a prevalent aspect of society.

AI will make the IoT, ‘smart’. We are creating the perfect breeding ground for AI to succeed. This is the true paradigm shift in my opinion. We need Iota to reach the singularity.

These are simply my speculations, and I would love to hear arguments for and against!