Source – securityboulevard.com The terms “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” are often used interchangeably, but there’s a huge technical difference between them. While the first is used by Hollywood when depicting self-aware machines, the latter is comprised of finely tuned single-task algorithms that are nowhere near self-aware. In cyber security, machine learning algorithms can learn by Read More

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Source – techtarget.com We’re all aware of how powerful companies would become if they had such a technology in their hands, with its added benefits allowing them outpace the competition, get more business or raise more capital — it’s easy to see why everyone is claiming to have it. And with both the average person (and Read More

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Source – hotelowner.co.uk Artificial intelligence or AI. It’s a term we’re hearing increasingly often; from online customer support chat bots to virtual assistants, it seems AI is quickly becoming part of our everyday life. The growth of AI driven solutions and, in particular, the application of machine learning can now be seen in almost every industry. Read More

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Source – theweek.co.uk “Success in creating effective AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation. Or the worst. We just don’t know,” said Professor Stephen Hawking at this week’s Web Summit in Lisbon. Along with many benefits, said Hawking, artificial intelligence (AI) brings many “dangers, like powerful autonomous weapons, or new ways Read More

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Source – mbtmag.com Salesforce’s Einstein has captured the attention of leaders across verticals, including B2B manufacturers. Launched in September 2016, the artificial intelligence (AI) technology of Einstein has provided breakthrough capabilities for businesses to make smarter, more informed decisions, drive business efficiency and generate increased revenue. For those new to the AI game, Einstein learns from Read More

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Source – businessnewsdaily.com There’s a lot of buzz in the tech industry, especially with cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning becoming more mainstream. While many professionals understand that these technologies will make their jobs easier, or even take over certain tasks, there’s also a lot of confusion: machine learning, automation – what’s the difference Read More

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Source – thenation.com While speaking on a panel earlier this year, I watched an expert in artificial intelligence reassure a group of anxious professionals with an analogy: Many people can’t explain how a car runs, but they don’t hesitate to get into one. In other words, consumers will embrace the benefits of technology without asking too Read More

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Source – fortune.com When artificial intelligence works smoothly, computers are able to spot cats in photographs at lightning-fast speeds. When it goes wrong, they can confuse images of turtles with rifles. Researchers from MIT’s computer science and artificial intelligence laboratory have discovered how to trick Google’s (GOOG, +0.66%) software that automatically recognizes objects in images. They created an Read More

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Source – federalnewsradio.com In light of the federal cybersecurity workforce shortage, turning to machines and automation to help secure federal systems and networks is no longer a suggestion; it’s a necessity. This shortage can be attributed to several factors, one of which is that a lot of person-power is spent on mundane tasks that don’t need Read More

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Source – wired.com If Jonathan Rothberg has a superpower, it’s cramming million-dollar, mainframe-sized machines onto single semiconductor circuit boards. The entrepreneurial engineer got famous (and rich) inventing the world’s first DNA sequencer on a chip. And he’s spent the last eight years sinking that expertise (and sizeable startup capital) into a new venture: making your smartphone screen a window into the human Read More

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Source – insidebigdata.com In this special guest feature, Matthew Mahowald, Lead Data Scientist and Software Engineer for Open Data Group, shares his perspectives on how the speed at which tech and tools have been developed, has caused problems with the way analytic deployment is made possible. Matthew holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Northwestern University, with a Read More

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Source – forbes.com Yoshua Bengio is one of the foremost thinkers in a field within artificial intelligence known as artifical neural networks and deep learning. Although significant progress has been made in recent years due to (among other factors) the combination of the proliferation of data, the decreasing cost of compute, and the tremendous amount of Read More

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Source – yourstory.com Artificial intelligence, as the name suggests is the tech behind artificially recreating human intelligence, by making a software that understands repetitive human habits. While numerous industries in the world that have embraced artificial intelligence (AI), e-commerce deserves a special applause for using AI to help companies get closer to their customers and rolling down Read More

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Source – information-age.com Artificial intelligence (AI) has matured significantly in the last decade. Dubbed by Professor Stephen Hawking as “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity” there’s no denying that AI will have a significant impact on our society. While it is unlikely to be as immediate or spectacular as our Read More

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Source – purdueexponent.org Purdue could soon be considering important initiatives, a new building, and a system to keep everyone informed about campus assets to improve its efforts in data science. Professors, graduate students and academic advisors gathered Thursday to discuss the topic in forum. They were divided into department-based tables and brainstormed in smaller groups. “One Read More

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Source – infoq.com Microsoft and AWS have recently announced a new collaboration aimed at democratizing deep learning and artificial intelligence. Gluon is a joint effort between Microsoft Research and Amazon AI and is intended to make developing solutions using machine learning easier and quicker. Gluon is an open-source deep learning and neural network solution that is exposed through a Read More

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Source – gulfnews.com Dubai: Growing competence in the area of big data and analytics promises to transform the cybersecurity solution space, said an industry expert. Harish Chib, vice-president for Middle East and Africa at Sophos, said that while threat actors keep changing their modus operandi and tools for the attack, many modes of operation continue Read More

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Source – itpro.co.uk Technology revolutions come and go, and artificial intelligence is the next big innovation making its impact on the world. Generally, this term refers to machines and software capable of imitating human behavior. Often, AI programs can perform cognitive functions you’d expect a human mind to possess. Examples include learning, problem-solving, perception, planning and Read More

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Source – motherboard.vice.com The incident marks the latest in a series in which artificial intelligence algorithms have been found to be biased. The problem is the way they’re trained: In order to “teach” an artificial intelligence to identify patterns, it needs to be “fed” a massive trove of documents or images, referred to as “training data.” Training data can include Read More

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Source – lasvegassun.com An undated handout image of a simulation for the virtual testing of Waymo’s driverless technology. As the computers that operate driverless cars digest the rules of the road, some engineers think it might be nice if they can learn from mistakes made in virtual reality rather than on real streets. SAN FRANCISCO — As Read More

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