Technology at the Bar
Technology has long been involved in the making and curating of the content of our diets. More and more startups are developing technologies geared towards agriculture. Technology helps food manufacturers to produce more efficiently for a growing world population. Improving shelf life and food safety revolves around technology, and greater use of machines and software ensures affordability and consistent quality. This interesting…
Read MoreNatural Language Processing for All Languages?
Natural language processing (NLP) is the ability of a computer or machine to understand human language as it is written and its different characteristics. It is typically separated into four stages: understand, classify, retrieve and generate. The Times of India brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Accuracy in AI is a…
Read MoreSeeing the Data
A data dashboard is an information management tool that visually tracks, analyzes, and displays performance metrics and data points to monitor the health of a business. Data dashboard has been all the rage for quite some time. People want a quick snapshot of the current status of sales, stock, activity – whatever they are tracking. Is this a…
Read MoreSecurity Concern with Membership Inferences in Machine Learning Data
Machine learning can turn any kind of data into mathematical equations. Once you train a machine learning model you get a set of numerical parameters. In most cases, the model no longer needs the training dataset and uses the tuned parameters to map new and unseen examples to categories or value predictions. Tech Talks brought this interesting…
Read MoreFinding the Story in the Data
Rule number one in communications is finding the story. All good stories are made better with data as reinforcement. Data and facts support statements and add a foundation to theories. In other words, there is power in numbers, even among words. This interesting topic came to us from Forbes in their article, “How Modern Communicators…
Read MoreData Science as a Career
Data science continues to evolve as one of the most promising and in-demand career paths for skilled professionals. Today, successful data professionals understand that they must advance past the traditional skills of analyzing large amounts of data, data mining and programming skills. This topic came to us from Tech Target in their article, “How to…
Read MoreData Governance Deconstructed
There is a lot of discussion happening about data governance. But what is it? Data governance is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity and security of data used in an enterprise. A sound data governance program includes a governing body or council, a defined set of procedures and a plan to execute those procedures. In order…
Read MoreThe Future of the IoT Market
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data. IOT is making the world around us smarter and more responsive, merging the digital and physical universes. This interesting topic came to us from Business News Update in…
Read MoreBias in Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to realize more benefits in various applications. This interesting topic came to our attention from ABC 7 News out of California in their article, “‘Words do matter’: Artificial intelligence helping review, change word choices used in workplace.” Choosing words carefully is important regardless of your topic and your audience. Context and…
Read MoreBig Data Today
Big data is no longer new and not the same beast it once was. It has evolved to become the driver of digital insights for a new generation of business. This interesting information came to us from Silicon Angle in their article, “Big data gets smart as AI powers the next ‘step function’ in industrial…
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