The Rise of Multimodal AI: Combining Text, Image, Video, and Sound
Artificial Intelligence has gone through several waves of innovation from simple rule-based systems to powerful large language models (LLMs). But the next frontier is already here: multimodal AI . Unlike traditional AI systems that process only one type of input (like text or images), multimodal AI can understand and generate across multiple formats simultaneously, including text, images, video, and even sound. This leap is transforming how we interact with technology, how businesses operate, and how knowledge itself is processed in the digital world. 1. What is Multimodal AI? At its core, multimodal AI refers to artificial intelligence models capable of processing and combining different types of data. For example: A traditional chatbot like early AI assistants understood only text. But a multimodal AI model can take an image, describe it in words, answer questions about it, and even generate related visuals or videos. This ability to bridge multiple modes of commun...