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Cognitive Computing in 2019
Computers have always been faster and more efficient than humans at consuming, calculating and computing data. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a prime example of that and a significant player in the global economy. Yet, computers do have their limitations. They are machines and lack native precision when attempting to recognize and interpret language, objects or images…
Read MoreMachine Technology Explained
Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced by leaps and bounds and continues to do so. Even though machine learning is part of the same emerging technology family, it is starting to hit the wall of its abilities. But never fear, a new technology is waiting in the wings. Machine learning systems can learn by themselves from…
Read MoreStaying 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…
Read MoreThe Impact of the Digital Life
Emerging technologies are developed every day. They bring new and varied benefits for organizations and humans. However, they also continue to present significant risks and opportunities for humanitarian action. Environmental pollution, ecological systems disturbances, depletion of natural resources and climatic changes resulting from global warming are technologically influenced. Technology is significant in development and increased productivity to satisfy human…
Read MoreMeasuring Organizational Intelligence
Intelligence can be measured individually and organizationally. Just as we now measure the intelligence of people by using I.Q., the study of organizational intelligence measures the intellectual capacity of entire organizations. Since I.Q. has been found to account for roughly 50 percent of the differences in human success, it wouldn’t be a stretch to believe…
Read MoreSemantic Fingerprinting Reduces Barriers
Within artificial intelligence (AI) there are a number of different technologies and they lie at different points in the curve of adoption with virtual assistants and robo-advisors being the most common. Semantic technologies have a world of discovery lying ahead. Although it is widely used as the underlying technology for most deep learning systems, there…
Read MoreShades of Grey
When it’s not black or white, it falls into the many shades of grey. For academic publishing, that is referred to as grey literature. Grey literature stands for manifold document types produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats that are protected by intellectual property rights, of sufficient quality…
Read MoreCan Taxonomies Evolve?
I recently read an article about a debate around the appropriate pieces of what is classified as a sandwich. No, I am not joking. Jimmy Dean is petitioning the Merriam Webster dictionary to remove bread from the definition of sandwich. This obvious marketing ploy included this response: ”Just as we adapt and introduce new products to…
Read MorePeer Review Optimization – Hindawi Limited and Access Innovations Partner for Better Author Service
Access Innovations, Inc., provider of Data Harmony software solutions, is proud to announce their work with Hindawi Limited, a leading publisher of peer reviewed, fully open access journals. Access Innovations developed a controlled vocabulary to index published content for Hindawi at the beginning of 2017. The mission was to significantly improve their information architecture framework by clustering their data based on…
Read MoreSafety in Numbers
There is much discussion in the news about the safety of your personal data. Do you know how safe your data might be? Do you know all the locations that hold your data? Don’t worry, few people do. Protecting your personal data has never been more important. In a post-Cambridge Analytica world, the followup question is whether…
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