Assignment Six:Search the Web for information about how artificial intelligence is applied to support certain aspects of business operation.

Artificial intelligence is defined as the intelligence of machines, as well as the computer science that branches out in order to create such a thing. Artificial Intelligence is important if a business wants to succeed due to the fact that so many businesses and cooperation’s are using artificial intelligence already. Chances are that the next “big” company is using artificial intelligence to enhance its function and performance.

            Artificial intelligence can be used in virtually every work field known to man. The high demand of technology requires that artificial intelligence be at the top of its game, to improve how things work and function.  It is used in medical diagnosing, logistics, data mining, supply chain management, simulation methodology, stochastic modeling, applied statistical methods, stock trading, robot control, and many other areas among the technological world.  With Artificial Intelligence, machines are able to understand what a human is commanding it to do; they are also able to perform human-like actions.

            In the medical field, Artificial Intelligence is used to schedule staff rotation and give medical information. In Finance, they manage properties, organize stock, and organize operations while using Artificial Intelligence. In the Heavy Industry, dangerous jobs are given to robots instead of people to decease on the number of accidents.

            With Artificial Intelligence making technology so advanced today, people have to wonder what Artificial Intelligence will bring to the table ten years from now. The constantly changing world of technology, keeps inventors and scientists always rolling out with something new constantly to keep up with the pace of the ever-changing world. In a sense, society demands something new and fresh all the time.  Many experts fully believe that Artificial Intelligence will exceed the limits of advancement. 

            Without Artificial Intelligence, businesses may not be what they are today. Many businesses rely on Artificial Intelligence to help and make their business what it today. By having companies use Artificial Intelligence, they are able to exceed the limits they need to and they are able to perform up to par.  

Assignment Five:Briefly explain the knowledge spiral model using an example to discuss the process of knowledge creating in an organizational setting.

The knowledge spiral is a concept used to show how tactic knowledge is transformed into explicit knowledge and how explicit knowledge is transformed into tactic knowledge.  According to Ikujiro Nonaka, knowledge is a spiral process. The tactic knowledge is the knowledge that is implanted in one’s mind overtime, such as a child touching a hot stove, learning that he will get burned. Explicit knowledge is any kind of knowledge that has been documented, such as knowledge that you are able to find in textbooks. The spiral can consist of four different ways that knowledge can be converted, socialization, externalization, combination, or internalization.

When it comes to conveying tactic knowledge from one person to the next, it is done through a process called socialization. Sharing experiences with one another does this. By having individuals share personal experiences, tactic knowledge is formed and implanted into the brain.

Externalization is transforming tactic knowledge into explicit knowledge through transforming and processing information through dialog with others. When it comes to externalization, it is done through face-to-face interaction in which they exchange ideas and give feedback.

Combination is a process that involves combining explicit knowledge and incorporating it to an existing manuscript. In combination, knowledge can be transferred in a type of document, databases, through meetings, etc.

The process of internalization requires sharing technical know-how, as sort of learning by doing process. Internalization is done through experience, whether it is through actually accomplishing the concept or through simulations.

            The knowledge spiral can take place in physical places like in offices; it can be virtual such as in teleconferencing, mental through shared experiences, or in relationship conditions such as people sharing similar goals. The purpose of the creation of knowledge has five enablers, which consist of staff, system, vision, strategy, and structure. Below is an example of the knowledge spiral.