Opening the Technology

Open has many meanings. Open source is software with the source code included. The software developers who support the open source concept believe that by allowing anyone who’s interested to modify the source code, the application will be more useful and error-free over the long term. Open access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles…

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Deeper Learning

Deep learning is fairly new and is defined as a subset of machine learning that achieves great power and flexibility by learning to represent the world as nested hierarchy of concepts, with each concept defined in relation to simpler concepts, and more abstract representations computed in terms of less abstract ones. Clear as mud? This interesting topic…

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Applying Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have quite the reputation. Despite the science fiction association, many believe that every organization from the largest to the most local are turning over processes and decisions to AI. ZDNet brought this information to our attention in their article, “‘Learning’ is still the operative word in machine learning initiatives.” This…

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AI Today and Tomorrow

Artificial intelligence (AI) has only in recent years become a part of our day-to-day topics. It is easy to think that it is a young concept, a recent discovery. But where did it originate? AI is a specific area of computer science, that aims to create machines able not only to work and think, but…

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Machine Learning is Mapping the Body

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are mapping ten billion cells from the human body in an attempt to unlock the mysteries of the human body. The Register brought this very interesting news to our attention in their article, “Scientists use machine-learning algorithms to map out 10 billion cells from human bodies in fight against cancer.” Dana Pe’er,…

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Mental Health and Technology

Digital psychiatry is a new field but maybe not as new as we would think. Over the past five years, it has grown in interest and research. Even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other organizations have published guidance and created programs to foster development of responsible and safe mental health related technologies. This…

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Machine Learning in Space

Machine learning is used in information sciences, healthcare and many other industries, including astronomy. This interesting topic came to us from Space Ref in their article, “Surveying the reach and maturity of machine learning and artificial intelligence in astronomy.” Machine learning is an automated process that learns by example in order to classify, predict, discover or…

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AI’s Role in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) just might be the driving force in how we approach healthcare and healthy aging in the future. This interesting topic came to us from Singularity Hub in their article, “Why AI Will Be the Best Tool for Extending Our Longevity.” When many of us hear AI-related conversations, we imagine robots doing our jobs, rendering…

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Taxonomies at Work

Do you spend too much time searching for market data? Do you believe there has to be a better way? You are not alone. That is what prompted T4 co-founder and CEO Maks Khurginit to build a centralized market data platform himself. Tech Crunch brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “T4 wants to transform…

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Edge Computing is Edging out AI

Edge computing is the practice of processing data near the edge of the network where the data is being generated, instead of in a centralized data processing warehouse. It is becoming popular with the aim to minimize the delay between end-users and the cloud. This interesting topic came to us from The Journal of Cloud Computing in their article,…

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