How Does AI Fit Into The 6G Vision?
RCRWirelessNews, Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
While merely an add-on in 5G, AI functionality takes center stage in 6G
While the opening session at the recent 6G Forum wasn't specifically about artificial intelligence (AI), the conversation - which centered on the overall 6G vision - came back to this technology again and again. So, AI is clearly critical for 6G, but how exactly does it fit into the larger vision?
It's true that OpenAI's ChatGPT product brought the concept of generative AI (gen AI) to the masses, making it seem like this was some brand-new, or highly different technology; however, as forum panelist Milap Majmundar, who is AT&T's director of advanced RAN technologies, standards and spectrum, pointed out, operators have been tapping into AI for years. 'The use of AI in the network is an ongoing, business-as-usual activity - we cannot wait for a new G to use AI in our network. It's something we do every day,' he told event attendees.