MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) – Artificial intelligence has been used in factories, warehouses, and tech spaces for years.
The average person now has unlimited access to AI, from building apps in minutes to using robots for security.
According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, AI is smarter than ever before. And whether the public is ready or not, the rise of AI is not slowing down.
National Day Calendar’s Marlo Anderson was an early adopter, including robots.
“There’s no question that artificial intelligence and robotics are coming this way. If you had a regular vacuum cleaner, that robot would vacuum a lot like Rosie from the Jetsons back in the day. So this is exactly where we’re headed,” said Marlo Anderson, founder of National Day Calendar and early adopter of AI.
Anderson uses Astro, a small robot, to take selfies for clients, dance, and work as a security guard in his office.
But cute, dancing robots aren’t the only way Anderson and his team are using AI. We’ve also built apps for businesses and saved them tens of thousands of dollars.
His AI assistant can also create a North Dakota-based trivia game in minutes.
“We want to build an app that responds to the cold weather we are experiencing in North Dakota,” Anderson said.
After Anderson’s prompts, the AI assistant does the rest of the work, from creating the trivia game’s outline to coding and ultimately making it a reality.
Anderson believes that if used correctly, anyone with an idea can benefit from AI, from businesses to apps.
“There are industries where you have to adapt, but if you’re good at what you do, I don’t think you need to worry too much because by adapting, you’re growing,” Anderson said.
Anderson also believes that some businesses, such as those in the accounting and legal industries, will have to adapt, but he expects the ability of technology to create business plans in less than an hour to increase ownership of businesses.
“You automate the mundane and amplify the great. You’re great, and I think AI does that for you. You’re a creative person. You can use AI to let that creativity shine, so to speak,” Anderson said.
Anderson and his staff leverage the power of AI in everything they do, with Astro constantly monitoring them.
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