1.2 Fertilizing AIoT from Roots to Leaves

IoT with artificial intelligence, AIoT, enriches everything around the world. The application space is unlimited, ranging from fundamental research, enterprise, industry, transportation, services, and personal daily life. The impact of AIoT is far reaching. By 2030, with an average of 40 connected “things” per person and 8.6 billion population in the world, it is expected to have ~350 billion devices in operation, reaching $16 trillion, or 14% of global GDP, as illustrated in Figure 1.2.1.