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Abstract
Self-supervised learning (SSL), a rapidly evolving paradigm in artificial intelligence (AI), has emerged as a transformative approach for creating intelligent systems without heavy reliance on large amounts of annotated data. Unlike supervised methods that require human-labeled datasets, SSL leverages inherent structures and patterns within raw data to generate useful representations, making it both cost-effective and scalable. In recent years, SSL has found significant applications in daily life, shaping the way humans interact with digital technologies. For instance, in healthcare, SSL-based AI models enhance medical image analysis, enabling early diagnosis and personalized treatment recommendations while reducing dependency on limited labeled medical datasets. In personal digital assistants and smart devices, SSL improves natural language understanding, enabling smoother conversations, context retention, and personalization in voice-based interactions. Similarly, SSL drives recommendation systems in e-commerce and entertainment platforms, offering more accurate and context-aware suggestions by understanding user behavior with minimal supervision. In autonomous driving and smart city applications, SSL helps machines perceive and adapt to complex real-world environments with greater accuracy, enhancing safety and efficiency. Moreover, SSL supports daily productivity tools such as document summarizers, grammar checkers, and search engines by continually learning from large volumes of unstructured data. The integration of SSL into everyday technologies thus reduces barriers to AI adoption, democratizes intelligent solutions, and fosters systems that are more adaptive, generalizable, and human-centric. However, challenges remain, including issues of data bias, privacy, and interpretability, which need to be addressed to ensure ethical deployment in society. Overall, the role of self-supervised learning in daily life reflects a paradigm shift in AI research and practice, enabling intelligent systems that learn autonomously, scale efficiently, and serve diverse human needs. This paper explores the mechanisms, applications, and societal impacts of SSL, highlighting its potential to become a cornerstone of next-generation AI.
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Copyright © 2025 Sudarsh Saini. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
