Technology and the Environment

Growing and relatively new concerns about climate change, pollution, and energy costs have prompted new focus on consumption and sustainability. In response to evolving concerns, a number of countries and large cities have focused on the development of smart cities and smart grids that uses technology to support an infrastructure  managed by artificial intelligence (AI) and big data…

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Smarter Technology

Remember when you were amazed at how fast a copy machine could reproduce your document in multiple copies including stapling and sorting them? However fast it was, it never seemed to be fast enough as became more acclimated to technology and the instant gratification it can offer. Nothing has really changed except for the tools…

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AI in Healthcare

Healthcare information technology is benefiting from artificial intelligence (AI) advances. The adoption of AI in healthcare continues to increase and providing solutions for patients, providers, and the industry as a whole. DATAVERSITY brought this information to our attention in their article, “Artificial Intelligence and Data Management: AI Meets Healthcare Innovation.” The proliferation of the Internet of…

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Intelligent Data Management

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as natural language processing, machine learning, text mining, information extraction, ontology development, and Web-based learning are used in a variety of industries and in a variety of applications. Digital knowledge management is a relatively new development in the maritime sector and one that is making smarter use of time and technology.…

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Learning from AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) activity has been accelerating and the world’s top technology companies are leading the way. From self-driving vehicles to home devices controlling the HVAC systems, AI is now making inroads into the business enterprise. Information Week brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AI Begins to Infiltrate the Enterprise.” Many business leaders…

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Workplace Environments Using AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace may mean different things to everyone. For those who are in denial, AI is likely already there in one form or fashion. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “The AI-Based Intelligent Workplace Is Closer Than You Think.” Gartner reports that 85 percent of information in a company…

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Two Sides of the Story

We talk a lot about the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the business world as well as in our personal lives–the ease and efficiency it brings to any project, as well as the insights it can provide with much more speed than the human brain. However, there are many professionals who are concerned about…

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The Learning Relationship

Machine learning is not just a single technology; it can be any of a variety of algorithms. However, there are two broad categories – supervised or unsupervised learning – depending on whether there is a learning signal or feedback available to a learning system. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Machine…

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AI in HR

The job market is as competitive as it has ever been. This is exacerbated by long-term low unemployment and a service economy that places a premium on talent and performance. Finding candidates who aren’t simply qualified for open positions but are motivated, can be very challenging. Benefit News brought this interesting information to our attention in…

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Intelligent Language

Natural language processing (NLP) is the ability of a computer program to understand human language as it is spoken. As a component of artificial intelligence (AI), it also falls into the linguistics field. A cousin to NLP is neural machine translation (MT) and the differences between the two can get a little fuzzy. This information came to our…

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