My First Encounter with AI
Growing up, I thought Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 world of AI, which often seemed unachievable to some extent. That perception shifted dramatically one evening of November 2023. I had just downloaded a 75-page document from Google Scholar, in preparation to write an article that I had desired to publish for long. That evening, 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. "Take your project title and input the details as a prompt," he continued. 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 Hollywo...