My First Encounter with AI
Artificial Intelligence Growing up, I thought Artificial Intelligence existed within the realms of the Hollywood fiction. Characters such as, Jarvis in Iron Man and HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey offered me glimpses into the futuristic and fascinating world of AI, which often seemed far from us. That perception shifted dramatically one evening in November 2023 while I was working on a research paper. I had just downloaded a 75-page document from Google Scholar when my brother called me, brimming with excitement. “Check the link I just sent you. Type any question you like into the prompt box,” he urged. That day, I encountered AI in real life - not a humanoid robot with glowing eyes, nor a sentient computer plotting world domination, but a powerful digital tool capable of transforming the way we work and think. Contrary to the Hollywood fiction, AI was just a quiet web page with a text box that said, “Ask me anyt...