Source – finextra.com Human civilization has come a long way since the times of using Stone Age and Iron Age implements for hunting, agriculture, mobility and in general, for addressing all aspects of human existence . The basic urge to improve the quality of life by using tools is perhaps hardwired into the human brain as Read More
Month: March 2018
Source – pcmag.com The fallout from the Cambridge Analytica controversy has triggered Facebook to cancel an advertising tool that pulled data from people’s backgrounds, like whether you own a home or what products you like to buy. “We want to let advertisers know that we will be shutting down Partner Categories,” Facebook said on Wednesday. “This product enables Read More
Source – thehindu.com Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer going to remain the secret sauce of giant tech companies. Microsoft said that it was betting big on ‘democratising’ artificial intelligence and making it ‘available to all’ to help improve lives and transform businesses. Detecting deadly diseases, reducing accident risks, predicting consumer behaviour and helping farmers increase Read More
Source – sciencedaily.com “The fundamental questions cognitive neuroscientists and computer scientists seek to answer are similar,” says Aude Oliva of MIT. “They have a complex system made of components — for one, it’s called neurons and for the other, it’s called units — and we are doing experiments to try to determine what those components calculate.” Read More
Source – livemint.com Futurist Arthur C. Clarke wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” The magic of software (giving data and rules to get answers) is often confused with the magic of machine learning (giving data and answers to get rules) but it is machine learning, not software that is transforming the world Read More
Source – thenextweb.com There’s a misconception that to leverage machine learning you need to be a mathematical genius. In reality, most machine-learning applications use well-understood, well-tested, off-the-shelf algorithms. For many developers, especially those at startups, the real challenge lies in training the data. Overcoming this challenge takes clever product development with an eye on user experience. Read More
Source – financialexpress.com India must take a leaf from China’s book on improving healthcare. China, which, in 2015, had 3.6 physicians for every 1,000 population is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) in a big way to make up with automation what it lacks in manpower in healthcare. An article in the MIT Technology Review (MTR) talks of Read More
Source – newyork.cbslocal.com Leading the list of hot trends in the workplace for 2018 are artificial intelligence enhancements in machine learning devices. As a result, does this mean that small business owners must add one more item to their list of new skills to stay current? Salesforce indicates that 62 percent of companies will be using A.I. Read More
Source – finextra.com Artificial intelligence (AI) is a type of modern technology that is empowering machines to behave like humans or even superhumans as the case may be. AI is designed to allow devices/robots to interpret information by itself and thereby perform some certain tasks like solving of equations, video editing, facial recognition, internet searches and Read More
Source – insidebigdata.com Businesses are now collecting and using a huge amount of data. Much of this flows from an increasing range of smart devices, all interconnected as the IoT (Internet of Things). Our computer capacity continues to grow rapidly, but there is still concern over security issues that can compromise even locally generated information. In Read More
Source – cio.in Machine learning is proving so useful that it’s tempting to assume it can solve every problem and applies to every situation. Like any other tool, machine learning is useful in particular areas, especially for problems you’ve always had but knew you could never hire enough people to tackle, or for problems with a Read More
Source – computerweekly.com Technology is an integral part of composer Kate Simko’s work. As well as writing for film and television, she founded the London Electronic Orchestra, which combines classical instruments with electronic music. Although she may start composing with paper, pencil and piano, she switches to Avid’s Sibelius notation software to write a full score: Read More
Source – techtarget.com Machine learning algorithms can provide enormous benefits to enterprise security teams as long as they are properly trained. But there may not be enough teachers for the technology to be widely — and effectively — adopted. n this Q&A, Justin Somaini, CSO at SAP, talks about how the enterprise software giant uses machine learning for Read More
Source – insidehighered.com If you ask, many people will say we are in a new era of higher education, one where machine learning and big data analytics are driving rapid change. From the influx of adaptive learning technologies to the automated student support services and predictive analytics models driving new interventions, there are fewer spaces of Read More
Source – forbes.com Will people and AI-powered machines ever get along? When it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning, the prevailing fear is that it will take jobs away. However, a pair of Accenture thought leaders suggest a different, far less dystopian future in an AI and machine learning-driven business world. That is, artificial intelligence and machine Read More
Source – mobilesyrup.com Two developers have created a new artificial intelligence system that aims to make managing push notifications easier. Taiwan-based developers, TonTon Hsien-de Huang and Hung-Yu Kao, have figured out a way to input user data and habits into a neural network that’s able to learn what notifications users care about and what ones they Read More
Source – forbes.com Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting way ahead of itself. It’s all the rage in the tech space. Venture capital is being thrown at anything that claims to have it. Startups are using it as a buzzword that they have to cram into their business idea just to sound like they are on the Read More
Source – forbes.com Eliezer Yudkowsky, a leading proponent of “friendly” artificial intelligence, offers a cautionary observation about the potential of AI — solving problems by using computers to solve tasks that usually require human intelligence. “The greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence,” he writes, “is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” Any serious discussion Read More
Source – analyticsinsight.net The uninterrupted growth of Big Data in the world is putting forth a problem – that of managing this data. Therefore, organizations all over the world are looking for the “perfect strategy” to get up and running with their share of Big Data. Implementing Big Data is a challenge for any organization, Read More
Source – forbes.com All the marketing behind artificial intelligence today reminds me of the push for the cloud (never worry about infrastructure maintenance again!) and big data (kiss concerns about structuring your data goodbye!) just a couple years ago. Sure, we all benefited from moving to the cloud and getting smarter about working with structured vs. non-structured Read More
Source – eweek.com There is a lot of hype around artificial Intelligence, and while the technology can be useful, it does have limitations, according to RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan. Speaking at the Dell Technologies Experience at the South by South West (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas, on March 12, Ramzan detailed his views on AI Read More
Source – venturebeat.com Data, artificial intelligence, machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL): These make up the zeitgeist of our current times. We read these words constantly. We also hear they will leave no area or industry untouched. But what about the arts? How have they influenced or aided highly creative areas? Let’s take a look at Read More
Source – techtarget.com It’s important to understand the distinction of machine learning versus other forms of automation analytics. Older-generation network management systems relied on rule-based systems. These systems are relatively easy to build, because they rely on simple rules network experts can use to diagnose network problems. Rule-based systems define an action to take when a rule Read More
Source – rcrwireless.com Global container market to hit $706.2 million by 2022 The global container monitoring market is expected to swell from $169.6 million in 2017 to $706.2 million by 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33%, according to a report published by ResearchandMarkets. Containers are a lightweight form of virtualization that has Read More
Source – livemint.com Infosys Ltd says that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies “are already being broadly deployed, producing real results, and impacting business strategy” in at least 73% of companies across the globe. Along with other Indian IT companies, Infosys fancies itself a leader in AI. The reality, though, according to MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Read More
Source – i-programmer.info R, Python, and Scala are the three major languages for data science and data mining. Here you’ll find out about their respective popularity, ease of use, and some pros and cons. Before all that, however, an important link between data warehousing and Big Data needs discussing. Organizations and enterprises of all sizes can Read More
Source – sociable.co MIT has launched a new project, the MIT Intelligence Quest, whose aim is to “advance the science and engineering of both human and machine intelligence.” The goal of this project is to discover the foundations of human intelligence, and how this knowledge can be applied to the burgeoning science and technology of Artificial Intelligence. Read More
Source – europa.eu The Commission is setting up a group on artificial intelligence to gather expert input and rally a broad alliance of diverse stakeholders. The expert group will also draw up a proposal for guidelines on AI ethics, building on today’s statement by the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies. From better Read More
Source – techtarget.com Technology obsolescence and technical debt in enterprise IT have become so common that application modernization is a continuous activity. To modernize legacy applications, most businesses today are keen to move those apps to the cloud and often rework them into various cloud services. Cloud-based app modernization facilitates a move from tightly coupled to loosely coupled Read More
Source – information-age.com nearly half (48%) of UK recruitment agencies are looking to increase their levels of technological investment over the coming year, with a view to improving client and candidate engagement, and driving improvements in day-to-day operational efficiency. The rise of artificial intelligence – in all its myriad forms – should theoretically help them achieve Read More