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Using AI for Good
Social media and artificial intelligence (AI) aren’t strangers. They have been playing in the same pool of technology and audiences for quite some time. This interesting topic came to us from LinkedIn in their article, “How Facebook Is Using Artificial Intelligence.” As users browse their social media feeds, they are often, if not always, blind…
Read MoreNISO Plus 2022 Planning Begins
The NISO Plus 2021 conference brought together people from across the global information community to share updates and participate in conversations about shared challenges and opportunities. Like most conferences this past year and a half, 2021 was virtual – but that also made it more accessible. With 850 participants from 24 countries, sponsors were enthusiastic…
Read MoreEmerging Technology Speeding Up Research
A team of scientists in Austria has created a new artificial intelligence (AI) program to speed up their research. It automatizes the analysis of huge numbers of plant images. JStor Daily brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Botanists Use Machine Learning to Accelerate Research.” The initial version of the source code…
Read MoreTechnology Used in the Pandemic Battle
There were many heroes in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic – healthcare workers, scientists, grocery store workers and front line responders – but let’s not forget technology. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Radar Pro in their article, “Zoom and Microsoft Teams were the big software winners in pandemic.” Turns out videoconferencing…
Read MoreCan You See It?
Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data. By using visual elements like charts, graphs and maps, data visualization tools can provide an accessible way to see and understand trends, outliers and patterns in data – whatever subject the data covers. This interesting information came to us from Daily Nous in their article, “New…
Read MoreThe Expectations and Realities of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is supposed to disrupt every day life and the world of work in particular. However, it is more talked about today than implemented on ground. This interesting topic came to us from The Wall Street Journal in their article, “Why Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Intelligent.” Inside and outside the field, people routinely describe…
Read MoreManufacturing and Big Tech
Building automobiles requires factories, equipment and an army of people to design and assemble. All this makes it a challenge to make a profit in the end. The world’s top 10 carmakers had an operating margin of just 5.2% in 2020. Compare that to the 34% enjoyed by the tech industry’s leaders. So what can…
Read MoreResearch in a Pandemic
Extensive research reveals assumptions not all completely realized with regard to COVID-19‘s impact on academic research and publishing. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “How Has COVID-19 Affected Research Funding, Publishing and Library Budgets? Or, Finding the Truth in the Gap Between Perception and Reality.“ It is no…
Read MoreWebinar Addresses Data Audits
The National Information Standards Organization is offering a new webinar titled, “Audits and Assessment”, on August 11 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). All sizes of organizations have or should have mechanisms and plans for auditing and assessing their activities. However, just thinking about what’s involved in such processes can be stressful for those involved. Accountability is…
Read MoreFrom Whence It Came
It is always important to understand the past and the contributions made by pioneers in science that make it possible for emerging technologies and information sciences to continue to evolve and thrive in the 21st century. In the world of taxonomy, that pioneer is most definitely Carl Linnaeus. This was brought to us by The…
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