Posts by Melody Smith
The Transformation of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has a wide range of uses in businesses. How each individual business applies it varies as do the results. Many people still associate AI with science-fiction dystopias, but that characterization is waning as AI develops and becomes more commonplace in our daily lives. While acceptance of AI in mainstream society is a…
Read MoreBringing Creativity into Technology
When you think of art and beauty, technology and artificial intelligence (AI) may not be the first thing to come to mind. However, the newest displays of text-to-image technology from Google is inspiring. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to us in their article, “The future of creativity, brought to you by artificial intelligence.” Beautiful, amazingly…
Read MoreData Governance and Diversity
Data governance refers to the set of laws, policies, regulations, authorities and decision-making structures that guide how enterprises collect, share and use data to inform decisions. Effective data governance grows out of data management maturity. What does it have to do with diversity or equity? This interesting topic came to us from the Business Journal from…
Read MoreData Management vs. Governance
Data and analytics technology is a benefit to all industries, even higher education. Data and analytics technology solutions and practices can position institutions for success. Campus Technology brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “6 Technologies and Practices Impacting the Future of Data and Analytics in Higher Ed.“ The higher ed IT…
Read MoreAddressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence
The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in sensitive areas like recruitment, criminal justice and healthcare, has stirred a debate about bias and fairness. Yet human decision making in these and other domains can also be flawed, shaped by individual and societal biases that are often unconscious. Will AI’s decisions be less biased than human…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies in the Future of Healthcare
Innovations in emerging technologies were recognized by Time magazine in their annual list of 100 best innovations. The annual list highlights “inventions that are making the world better, smarter and a bit more fun”. This information came to us from The National News in their article, “Emerging technologies get more recognition on Time’s 2021 list…
Read MoreMaking the Best Out of Cloud Computing
Organizations of all sizes are increasingly reliant on cloud computing. Unfortunately, this increased usage makes cloud computing platforms a target for cyberattacks. World Economic Forum brought this information to us in their article, “Why the cloud is the new rainmaker for cybersecurity.” Cybersecurity in cloud computing environments is a multi-faceted endeavor, involving best practices in…
Read MoreLooking to Data for Answers
Recent studies revealed about 40% of enterprise data is either inaccurate, incomplete or unavailable, which results in businesses failing to achieve their data-driven goals. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “4 tips for using analytics and data to drive growth and profits.” How do major organizations use data and analytics to…
Read MoreHow to Manage the Data Deluge
Digital technologies are changing the world. With over 2.5 exabytes of data already being created every day, the data deluge is expected to increase. Analytics Insight brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “The Future of AI and Big Data with Quantum Computing.” Quantum mechanics is the physics of the very small.…
Read MoreData Integrity and Usability
Alternative data has quickly become a crowded tech niche for financial services firms and large institutional investors seeking nontraditional information sources to gain a competitive edge. But what exactly is alternative data? Tech Target brought us this interesting information in their article, “Alternative data, multimodal AI tech produce new insights.” Alternative data is information gathered…
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