The computer age is incredible. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are making possible what we once only dreamed of in TV shows like The Jetsons and Futurama. But aside from robot maids and galactic space travel, the greatest everyday impact of real futuristic technology can be felt in practical terms. AI makes everything from Amazon Prime to the delivery of a new iPhone every year possible. It has also made much of the continued manufacture and distribution of critical everyday items possible amidst the largest global health crisis the world has endured in a hundred years, and we’ve only really scratched the surface.