Hype comes in waves: first RFID, then IoT, currently AI.  Taking the analogy that AI is the brain, then IoT is the nervous system which lets it make sense of the physical world.  Together, that’s AIoT, but how does RFID fit into the analogy?  In this tutorial we’ll examine the big picture of how these elements can work together in harmony, taking the time to identify (no pun intended) the gaps that will need to be filled in to achieve such harmony at scale.  We’ll also explore the curious phenomenon of how AI is being used to advance IoT and RFID research so that, in turn, RFID and IoT can better inform AI about what’s really happening in the real world in real time.