Core Definition:
AI applications span domains where computational intelligence solves problems, automates tasks, or augments human capability. Use cases vary by maturity: some are production-ready, others experimental.
Key Application Categories:
- Business & Operations: Customer service (chatbots), process automation (RPA), supply chain optimization, predictive maintenance, fraud detection, pricing optimization
- Creative & Content: Text generation, image synthesis, music composition, video editing, code generation, design assistance
- Healthcare: Diagnostic imaging, drug discovery, personalized treatment plans, patient monitoring, clinical documentation
- Finance: Algorithmic trading, risk assessment, credit scoring, portfolio management, compliance monitoring
- Transportation & Logistics: Autonomous vehicles, route optimization, predictive dispatch, fleet management
- Education: Personalized learning, tutoring systems, automated grading, content recommendation
- Research & Science: Data analysis, pattern recognition, hypothesis generation, materials discovery, genomics
Maturity Spectrum:
- Deployed: Customer service, recommendation systems, predictive analytics
- Emerging: Autonomous systems, creative AI, medical diagnosis support
- Experimental: AGI applications, novel scientific discovery