New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- When I need some AI assistance, I turn to Perplexity, Gemini, or ChatGPT. I go to chat assistants knowing what it is I want-perhaps a bit of research, an answer to a question, some French exercises, or to play around with an image. I don't always realize that AI now comes at me from an increasing number of directions.

AI has begun to shift from standalone apps to integration deep inside the software we use. From there, it's making its way to becoming embedded in the things we use, such as cars, lights, speakers, and other devices that sense and respond. The Internet of Things (IoT) has become the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), a transformation within a transformation. The next step is for AI to become age...