Posts Tagged ‘Artificial intelligence’
AI in Reality
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, or at least the term is and one of the earliest adoptions has been speech to text, for example in call centers. Networks Asia brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial intelligence: how much is hype and how much is reality?” AI enables the speech of both the…
Read MoreThe Risks with IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, collecting and sharing data. Pretty much any physical object can be transformed into an IoT device if it can be connected to the internet and controlled that way – which is a pro and…
Read MoreConversational AI Market Booming
In the world of technology, business is business. For Microsoft, this means another acquisition. This interesting news came to us from Notebook Check in their article, “Microsoft continues its AI offensive by acquiring XOXCO.” Last year Microsoft acquired Semantic Machines, Bonsai, and lastly, XOXCO, a software product design and development studio that has been developing…
Read MoreArtificial Revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not new. Many applications being utilized today have incorporated AI into their technology. This will likely not be changing anytime soon. This technology has the potential to advance our world as we know it. This interesting topic came to us from Analytics India in their article, “Understanding The Artificial Intelligence Taxonomy And…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies and Aging Parents
This has been a tough year for my mother, my siblings and myself. We had to make the decision to find our mother a care facility that would be there for her medically and environmentally, while allowing her as much independence as possible for as long as possible. Throughout it all, I would never have…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies and Trade
Blockchain and machine learning technologies have the potential to help ease larger cross-border criminal issues. GCN brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Streamlining trade with emerging tech.” Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Deputy Commissioner Robert Perez said the agency has started addressing technological changes impacting the shipping industry and customs processing. CBP is…
Read MoreThe U.S. and AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) received an endorsement of sorts recently. The President of the United States signed an executive order on “Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”. The order envisions the United States taking significant steps to increase research and development efforts while reforming its executive agencies to better compete with the Chinese government’s investments in…
Read MoreSupporting STEM Education
It has never been more important for our youth to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to solve tough problems, gather and evaluate evidence, and make sense of information. These are the types of skills that students learn by studying science, technology, engineering, and math—subjects collectively known as STEM. This interesting topic came to us…
Read MoreThe Semantics of Search
A decade ago, optimizing for search engines meant grabbing as many back-links as possible and including more keywords than the content needed. Back then, search engine optimization meant understanding how search engines generated results so that we could reverse-engineer content that ranks higher. Search engine understanding has evolved, has have how we optimize for it.…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence Used in Energy Sourcing
Alphabet’s DeepMind has used machine learning to boost the productivity of wind energy. This use of artificial intelligence (AI) in renewable energy production prediction and energy grid balancing, has a significant impact on the next generation’s understanding of energy consumption. This interesting news came to us from CNBC in their article, “Alphabet’s DeepMind uses machine…
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