Source – cso.com.au Today, machine learning has come of age as it seeks to create predictive models and algorithms and gives computers the ability to carry out tasks without being explicitly programmed. Examples of Machine Learning we use on a day-to-day basis are Google search engines, recommendations from Amazon, Netflix and YouTube, and even suggested friends Read More
Source – cio.com In an increasingly polarized country, we all share one thing in common: everyone has taken a standardized test. Whether it was the SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT, or some other exam, we have all sat at a desk and fretted about the impact our performance might have on our future. Well, today’s kids are Read More
Source – abovethelaw.com Elon Musk recently warned that an international artificial intelligence race is more likely to cause World War III than a 20th Century-style arms race. We lawyers have our own “end-of-the-world” concern: that AI will ultimately end most lawyers’ careers. But before we start speculating about what havoc HAL 9000, J.D. could wreak on the legal profession, Read More
Source – techtarget.com A good amount of flexibility has always been required for data professionals. They need even more flexibility today in industries where big data infrastructure is causing equally big changes in business practices. This is sometimes called digital disruption, and it has an effect on how data engineering is evolving. That is the case whether Read More
Source – enterprisersproject.com Blockchain technology will be as revolutionary as the internet, or maybe even the steam engine, predicts Andreas Freund, Ph.D., a senior manager for Tata Consulting Services’ blockchain advisory. It’s a bold claim. But in the first part of our two-part interview, Freund makes a strong case that blockchain technology will, at the very least, change our Read More
Source – venturebeat.com The future of all biometrics will involve artificial intelligence. That statement might seem strange. After all, biometrics is a security issue, one that often involves complex algorithms, randomly generated passcodes, and multiple authentication steps. But in the future, data security will rely on AI and machine learning to analyze data and determine whether Read More
Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com Mumbai: Even as a debate rages over possible consequences of artificial intelligence (AI), a global survey has found managing security risk arising out of its adoption as the biggest concern for companies. “Effectively managing the security risk of AI systems is of paramount importance for the majority of industries,” the global survey undertaken by Read More
Source – rollingstone.com Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology are developing an AI that can recreate a game engine simply by watching gameplay. This technology, as detailed in a press release, is being created in an effort to aid video game developers to “speed up game development and experiment with different styles of play.” During their Read More
Source – theserverside.com There’s not much new in the world of malicious hackers raiding online software. Most attacks follow the same basic approach, and software developers are leaving their applications open to being blindsided in the most benign and boring of ways. Developing applications with microservices and containers may be a modern approach to software design, Read More
Source – enterprisersproject.com You can operate microservices without containers. However, microservices and containers are a dynamic duo, the IT equivalent of milk and cookies. “Microservices – single-function services built by small teams, independent from other functions, and communicating only through public interfaces – simply make a great match for containers,” as Red Hat technology evangelist Gordon Haff recently noted. “Microservices plus containers represent a shift Read More
Source – facilityexecutive.com In the world of physical security, now driven so heavily by cutting-edge technology, there is information coming in from a multitude of data points. From the control room, security personnel and facility professionals are on the receiving end of massive amounts of information from various sensors and systems, from reports from access control Read More
Source – iol.co.za CAPE TOWN – The demand for highly qualified big data analysts is outstripping supply to the point where it can take many months to fill vacancies, according to Georgina Barrick, divisional managing director of Insource ict – a division of Advtech Resourcing. Barrick said there was a dire shortage of all specialised ICT Read More
Source – forbes.com One of the most significant advances for sales in this decade is the growing sophistication and accuracy of predictive analytics—the science of knowing how and why and when people buy, and the best ways to approach them in sales. Predictive analytics is, in my opinion, one of the most compelling uses of Artificial Read More
Source – sciencemag.org You may know the art of the deal, but there’s a science to it, too. And artificial intelligence is beginning to learn it. Computers that could negotiate for us could automate and optimize everything from traffic intersections to global treaties. Last month, at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) in Melbourne, Australia, a group Read More
Source – australianmining.com.au Improving how technology solutions are integrated will be critical for mining to effectively transform into a digital industry, according to RPMGlobal chief executive officer Richard Mathews. RPM has grown into a leading Australian developer of mining software despite the commodities downturn by continuing to drive investment towards the research and development (R&D) of new Read More
Source – cio.com In recent years, enterprise machine learning has revolved around crunching numbers: analyzing datasets or tracking customer behavior. But what organizations will soon realize is that applying machine learning to content—physical documents, images, presentations and even conversational UIs—removes the cap on who machine learning impacts, and how far its value extends across the enterprise. Read More
Source – forbes.com In retail, supply chain efficiency is essential. Inventory management, picking, packing and shipping are all time and resource-intensive processes which can have a dramatic impact on a business’s bottom line. The problem is these are complex processes, particularly when it comes to large scale operations covering multiple outlets and territories. The fact they Read More
Source – cio.com Machine learning (ML) is fast becoming a litmus test for forward-thinking CIOs. Companies that fail to adopt machine learning for product development or business operations risk falling behind more nimble competitors in the coming decade. That’s according to Dan Olley, who as the CTO of Elsevier, the scientific and health information unit of RELX Group, has ratcheted Read More
Source – gizmodo.com Last year, two data scientists from security firm ZeroFOX conducted an experiment to see who was better at getting Twitter users to click on malicious links, humans or an artificial intelligence. The researchers taught an AI to study the behavior of social network users, and then design and implement its own phishing bait. In tests, Read More
Source – automationworld.com Finding cracks and corrosion on an oil pipeline or refinery flare stack is no game, and yet it might make sense to turn for help to a graphics processor company that made its name in PC gaming. With artificial intelligence (AI) advances from GPU maker Nvidia, Avitas Systems can make industrial inspections at power plants and Read More
Source – enidnews.com Pass on the left. Maintain a respectable distance from others. Stop or change course to avoid bumping into someone. For most humans, a stroll down a hallway or sidewalk is second nature. Now, engineers at MIT have designed an autonomous robot with “sociably aware navigation” – the ability to keep pace with foot Read More
Source – businessworld.in Currently, businesses are using various methods in big data and analytics to analyze customer’s data to improve competitiveness. Application of these methods not only generate vast amount of data but also result in unstructured information. Further, to extract precise and structured data, Text Mining tools are applied.Text Mining or Data Mining is Read More
Source – informationweek.com IT teams can salvage the value of legacy systems while pivoting to a new foundation offering better customer experiences. CIOs and their teams are routinely maintaining costly, long-running legacy systems that have gathered a large amount of data about purchases, services, and customer behavior over the years. Sure, they’re getting a bit creaky Read More
Source – indiatimes.com When you buy a product from an online marketplace, have you ever wondered how your order gets processed among millions of others? Does it baffle you how some banks use chatbots to solve customer queries based on transaction history, or that financial and portfolio management institutions deploy sentiment analysis and algorithms to consistently Read More
Source – forbes.com Moshe Yanai has been re-thinking the box for more than 40 years, inventing new configurations of the large containers in which we keep the data generated by our constantly expanding digital lives. Data is eating the world and Yanai has been staying on top of its exponential growth by applying smart algorithms (what Read More
Source – forbes.com These and many other fascinating insights are from the Boston Consulting Group and MIT Sloan Management Review study published this week, Reshaping Business With Artificial Intelligence. An online summary of the report is available, and a PDF of the report is accessible here (22 pp., PDF, free, no opt-in). The survey is based on interviews with more Read More
Source – forbes.com From Siri to Alexa, customers are becoming accustomed to AI-powered solutions and soon they will expect the same for their local businesses. Sure, an AI roll-out can be daunting, but by adopting a strategic approach and adding smart software, small businesses will not only be able to differentiate themselves from competitors, but compete Read More
Source – cmo.com.au More psychologists are now coming the tech space because they’re trying to teach machines to become more social and sociable, according to BT’s head of customer insight and futures, Dr Nicola Millard. “I’m not a technologist, I’m a psychologist – and it makes a lot of sense having me on-board because innovation in Read More
Source – laboratorytalk.com The device, called c-Air, is intended to give more people around the world the ability to accurately detect dangerous airborne particulate matter, the researchers said. It works by detecting pollutants and determining their concentration and size using a mobile microscope connected to a smartphone and a machine-learning algorithm that automatically analyses the Read More
Source – techtarget.com A service registry sits between a client and server in a network and controls access between both of them. It is a critical part of the application stack and has a big impact on the end-user experience. With the growing use of microservices, the role of a service registry has become even more important Read More