WIRED magazine ran an article in the January edition titled “The AI Revolution is On”. This covered:
- automated warehouse control systems – think RFID, optimised storage and logistics, etc
- railway management – think resource management
- automated trading – algorithm trading and event stream processing
All of these are also event-driven applications, deducing complex events:
- orders for warehouse contents affect stock levels and rates of change in stock will impact ordering and production processes
(complex event = new stock order required, etc) - transport events affect situation awareness which affects planning of staff and railway rolling stock
(complex event = train delay due to staffing unavailable, etc) - see ALL the capital markets use cases for event stream processing engines!
(complex event = stock A price at time t1 is < f(A,t2), etc)
So, is CEP the new “soft AI” (i.e. AI that works)?
