# Introduction The uprise of AI technology has put the world through an unprecedented technological shift. The longest time of its existence, AI was generally perceived as something researched by specialists, without relevance to the public – Within just a few years, AI became an everyday utility, so tangible and accessible that it can be used through a browser by anyone with even the most limited IT skillset. An era of innovation is currently taking place: The public interest in the field of AI has grown from practically nonexistent to AI repeatedly being a subject on mainstream media, in a short time. The massive influx of users shows interest in this novelty, and promotes innovation-heavy development, which leads to even more innovation. In this ocean of creation, however, it becomes easy to lose sight. Artificial intelligence can be of immense benefit to the technological advancement of humanity. The first groundbreaking step of bringing it from the labs to the public has been made, but in terms of everyday usability and integration, the current state of affairs is still crude. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://whitepaper.1hub.ai/present-situation/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.