Artificial Intelligence’s Real Edge is its Ability to Focus — Market Mad House

Artificial Intelligence’s real edge over human beings is the ability to focus on what’s important.

For instance, an artificial intelligence (AI), a digital robot, or an algorithm can focus 100% of its its data-crunching abilities on a specific task. A retail AI can spend all of its time examining sales data and come up with dozens of new insights about customers.

The ability to focus explains why AIs can quickly learn to beat the best human players at complex games like…