Webinar Focuses on Artificial Intelligence

The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is hosting a new educational webinar series in 2019 titled, “What is Hype and What Has Value? Technological buzzword or industry innovation?” This second webinar in the series is all about artificial intelligence (AI). AI, blockchain and open source are terms frequently used, especially in headlines. Are they merely buzzwords or…

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Year of the Cloud

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services, whether that be servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, intelligence, etc., over the Internet or the cloud. This option is chosen for faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. ZD Net brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Cloud computing: Five key business trends to…

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Data Breach for Christmas

In another frustrating headline, a hacker has stolen the personal details of over 500,000 San Diego Unified School District staff and students. Not exactly the kind of news you want to hear on Friday, before the Christmas holiday. This interesting news came from ZD Net in their article, “Hacker steals ten years worth of data…

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In and Out of Context

Cognitive neuroscientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) networks to enhance the understanding of the human brain. This interesting information came to us from Xinhua Net in their article, “AI models can help unravel mystery of human brain.” Aude Oliva of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and her colleagues shared how they are learning about the role…

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Data Extraction with AI

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire eBrevia, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based data extraction and contract analytics software solutions. This interesting news came to us from DFIN in their release, “DFIN Elevates Artificial Intelligence Platform with Acquisition of eBrevia.” We find this news interesting because…

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Staying on Track with Performance Metrics

Performance metrics are frequently used for employees in their annual reviews to establish mutual expectations and performance evaluations. But what about organizations? Who sets those expectations? And more importantly, how are the performances measured? A business metric is a quantifiable measure that is used to track and assess the status of a specific business process. Every…

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The Future of Machine Learning

The future of machine learning is bright. More and more organizations are realizing the benefits that come with this emerging technology. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Machine Learning Moves to the Hybrid Cloud.” The term machine learning is often incorrectly interchanged with artificial intelligence (AI), but machine learning is actually…

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