Governance Begets Integrity
Data integrity is of paramount importance in business decision-making. Improving data integrity involves implementing measures to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data throughout its lifecycle. CMS Wire brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Maximizing AI and Machine Learning with Quality Data.” In conjunction with data integrity, establishing robust data governance practices…
Read MoreMoving Beyond the Query
Semantic search is a search technique that aims to understand the meaning of a query and provide more relevant search results. It goes beyond traditional keyword-based searches by analyzing the context, intent, and relationships between words. This topic came to us from Fedscoop in their article, “Microsoft launches generative AI service for government agencies.” Instead…
Read MoreFocusing the Language Models
Large language models (LLMs) are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can mimic human intelligence. They use statistical models to analyze vast amounts of data, learning the patterns and combinations of words and phrases. I recently searched “what is the future of LLMs” on perplexity.ai. This statement jumped out at me: “One potential future for LLMs…
Read MoreEmerging Tech is Dependent on Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) models that are built on consumer data must be built with data privacy in mind. Hesitation is understandable in users of automated systems that collect and use private data, so to remain viable, AI models must incorporate privacy protection into their design. This interesting topic came to us from Technology Magazine in…
Read MoreApplying AI in Environmental Decisions
If we’re going to rely on more renewable energy sources, utilities will need better ways of predicting how much energy is needed, both in real time and over the long term. There has been much discussion and debate in the scientific community regarding the efficacy and suitability of machine learning techniques to help improve our understanding of…
Read MoreHuman vs. Machine
More and more, artificial intelligence (AI) agents trained through machine learning are reaching skill and discernment levels comparable to humans. Mark Tech Post brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “A New AI Study Reveals Machine-Learning Model Achieves Human-Level Skill in Describing Chemical Smell.“ In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, the…
Read MoreData: Supply and Demand
Data has never been more powerful, useful, and revelatory as an asset. This is true regardless of the subject matter and includes all types and sources of data, including healthcare data, transaction data, and even human resources data. Human Resource Executive brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Your HR data is…
Read MoreToward Openness
Transparency, openness, verification, and reproducibility are important features of research and innovation. Open research helps to support and uphold these features across the whole lifecycle of research – improving public value, research integrity, re-use, and innovation. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Guest Post — Why Interoperability Matters for…
Read MoreProtecting the Integrity and Security of Your Data
Confidentiality and data security are closely related concepts within the broader field of information security. They are two essential components that help protect sensitive and valuable data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. This important topic came to us from Fortune India in their article, “The relationship between confidentiality and data security in informatics.”…
Read MoreThe Role of Governance
All organizations need to plan the use of data, so that it is handled consistently to support business outcomes. Organizations successfully doing this can be shown to have answered all questions about the data, not only ensuring security and compliance but extracting value and improving business performance. Federal Times brought this interesting information to our…
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