Posts Tagged ‘Artificial intelligence’
Using Data to Save Lives
Technologies can be used to enhance life and businesses. Emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are being used to empower community health workers, with the potential of saving the lives of at least six million children and women in ten countries by 2030. The Next Web brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How data…
Read MoreThe Value of a Digital Audit
Business leaders today are forced to make strategic decisions without the luxury of time to ponder significant outcomes and make momentous changes to their organizations or processes in real-time. This necessitates that businesses manage risks and leverage opportunities with speed, accuracy and efficiency. Are they ready? Business World brought this interesting topic to our attention in…
Read MoreThe Role of the Data Scientist
Finding the right person for a vacant position is serious work. Manufacturers now have more data in their production than ever before so it has never been more important to employ the right individuals – like maybe a data scientist? This interesting information came to us from Industry Week in their article, “Data Scientists Are in…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence in the Environment
We have often discussed the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), but what about the ecology of AI? How does it impact our environment? Tech HQ brought this topic to us in their article, “How is data-hungry AI affecting the environment?” With much focus and discussion around climate change, energy consumption, and greenhouse gasses, it is…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Music
Machine learning has permeated all parts of our lives, from retail recommendations to search enhancements. It continues to evolve and grow into more insightful and valuable applications. This interesting topic came to us from Analytics India Magazine in their article, “Machine Learning Now Shows How Music Influences Human Experience.” Machine learning now is working on the…
Read MoreInsurance Industry and AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated every industry and the insurance world is no different. The transformative potential of AI has been discussed ad nauseam, but has yet to fully be realized in the industry. Digital Insurance brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Exploring AI and machine learning in health insurance.” At its…
Read MoreThe Robots Rise Up
What many refer to as the robot revolution has long been feared as the end of the road for blue-collar workers whose tasks are manual and repetitive. Vox brought us this interesting information in their article, ““Knowledge workers” could be the most impacted by future automation.” A recent study revealed that 50 percent of work activities…
Read MoreIoT Growth and Security
Internet of Things (IoT) has seen great growth and much financial investment interest that should keep it progressing and evolving for years to come. But some are still hesitant due to the security risks that come with automation. Computer Weekly brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “IoT growth set to come from…
Read MoreMitigating the AI Bias
Machine learning bias, also known as algorithm bias or artificial intelligence (AI) bias, occurs when an algorithm produces results that are systematically prejudiced due to erroneous assumptions in the machine learning process. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Target in their article, “Eliminating bias in AI is no easy feat, but fixes do exist.” AI…
Read MoreAI and Emerging Tech
There is growing concern that the trend toward emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a divide. Computer scientists say AI research is becoming increasingly expensive, requiring complex calculations done by giant data centers, leaving fewer people with easy access to the computing power necessary to further develop the technology. The Seattle Times brought this interesting…
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