The Origins of Machine Learning

It was in 1959 that Arthur Samuel coined the term machine learning and defined it as a “Field of study that gives computers the capability to learn without being explicitly programmed”. That was the beginning. The Machine Learning Times brought this topic to us in their article, “The First Rule of Machine Learning: Start without Machine Learning.” Today,…

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Embracing Emerging Tech

Semantics is the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. There are a number of branches and subbranches of semantics. People can absolutely interpret words differently and draw different meanings from them. Semantics EurekAlert! brought this topic to our attention in their article, “A study identifies a universal property for efficient communication.” To look…

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Using AI in Healthcare Without Bias

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and permeate into all parts and facets of our lives, healthcare is getting much attention from developers. Researchers have now developed a method using AI for providing insight into how diseases or injuries change the body. Health IT Analytics brought this interesting news to us in their article,…

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The Importance of Data Governance

Data governance forms the basis for company-wide data management and makes the efficient use of trustworthy data possible. The efficient management of data is an important task that requires centralized control mechanisms. This interesting information came to us from IT Wire in their article, “For the best digital transformation you need data governance, Teradata says.” Some…

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Gaining Access to Data is Key

Information architecture (IA) is a science of organizing and structuring information or content, including text, photos and videos within a digital product. IA and artificial intelligence (AI) work hand in hand. The challenge is getting both people and data together on the same path. ZDNet brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial…

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Improving the Relationships

Relationships are a big thing in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its siblings. It is the foundation for producing the timely results that emerging technologies are popular for producing. This interesting news came to us from MIT in their article, “Artificial intelligence that understands object relationships.” When humans discern relationships it is calculated…

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Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic

Unfortunately, criminals take advantage of the weak and especially during a time of crisis. Whether it is taking advantage of patients in healthcare settings to phishing information from deployed employees through fake interactions – they are always looking for ways to work the system. This was true during the pandemic as well. Reuters brought this…

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Using Technology to Fight Burnout

Employee burnout is not limited to the healthcare field. After almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers are feeling the stress and anxiety of working and learning remotely, being separated from their families and taking safety measures to protect them and their loved ones from a global public health crisis. This interesting topic came…

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Finding and Trusting Your Data

A recent survey of healthcare executives revealed their lack of trust when it comes to data. This is especially ironic given they are fundamental to making clinical and business decisions. Fierce Healthcare brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Most healthcare executives don’t trust their organization’s data, survey finds.” Having confidence that…

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Managing Big Data

Real world big data are largely dynamic, interconnected and unstructured text. To transform such massive unstructured data into structured knowledge is a common, yet challenging goal. Penn State News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Talk to explore power of taxonomy and embedding in text mining.” Equipped with domain-independent and domain-dependent…

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