Commerical and Industrial AI - Indroduction to the Special Issue
n h e practical application of artificial intelligence (AI) has been the center of controversy for many years. Certainly, if we mean AI to be a realization of real human intelligence in the machine, its current state may be considered primitive. In this sense, the name artificial " intelligence " can be misleading. However, when AI is looked at as advanced computing, it can be seen as much more. In the past few years, the repertory of AI techniques has evolved and expanded, and applications have been made in everyday commercial and industrial domains. AI applications today span the realm of manufacturing, consumer products, finance, management and medicine. Implementation of the correct AI technique in an application is often a must to stay competitive. Truly profitable AI techniques are even kept secret.