What is artificial intelligence and how can water planning and management benefit from it?

“Lately, it appears that our society has become fixated on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with opinions often ranging from one extreme to the other – either how AI could solve a range of current and future world problems, or how it could potentially be very dangerous to humankind. But do we really understand what AI is, how it relates to human intelligence and how/where it most likely could be deployed by the hydro-environment community for the
betterment of the environment and advancement of society? This white paper addresses some of these questions and provides a brief introduction to the topic of AI and Machine Learning, together with some example applications in water management practice.”

(Citaat: Savic, D.A. – What is artificial intelligence and how can water planning and management benefit from it? – IAHR White Papers (2019)1, p.1-4)