Posts Tagged ‘Artificial intelligence’
Emerging Technology Used in Fighting Fires
Technology in the fire service covers far more than computers and software. From personal protective equipment to fire pumps to radio communication systems, firefighting technology advances all work together to improve firefighter safety and effectiveness. How does emerging technology fit in? This interesting news came to us from The Bulletin out of Oregon in their article, “Can…
Read MoreAI in Media
Fake news, algorithms designed to manipulate content, social media robots influencing opinions – these are all things we have heard about for years and increasingly so since January 6th. One emerging technology that is new to the list is artificial intelligence (AI) and because of this, some organizations are hesitant to move forward with any…
Read MoreAI Controlling Traffic
Car accidents all too often lead to fatalities. Even during the pandemic-driven restrictions on movement, they continued around the world. However, if you look in Spain alone, there were over 12,000 accidents in Madrid in 2020, leading to 31 fatalities. In Barcelona, there were more than 5,700 collisions, causing 14 deaths. EurekAlert! brought this interesting…
Read MoreUsing Semantics
Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building. It is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions like humans, but with minimal human intervention. The problem with likening machine learning to human learning is that when humans learn, they…
Read MoreHealthcare Embraces AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in the evaluation of medical imaging data. This task usually requires a specially developed algorithm but scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now presented a new method for configuring self-learning algorithms for a large number of different imaging datasets – without the need for specialist knowledge…
Read MoreAI in Education
Scientific Learning Corporation was acquired by an affiliate of Carnegie Learning, Inc., known for artificial intelligence (AI) for education and formative assessment. This interesting news came to us from Business Wire in their article, “Carnegie Learning Acquires Scientific Learning Corporation to Strengthen its Digital Literacy Offerings.” This combination has the potential to strengthen the education…
Read MoreAI Boundaries
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is taking hold across personal and professional applications in a multitude of use cases. The plethora of data being produced and analyzed by this emerging technology can be mind blowing. Information Week brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “How AI Can Save the World, or…
Read MoreEmbracing the New Digital Life
Working from home was new and novel for millions of people a year ago. Now it is the normal for the foreseeable future. Aside from video conferencing, how can technology make this situation better for everyone – from employee to employer? This interesting information came to our attention from Human Resource Executive in their article,…
Read MoreFactoring Machine Learning
Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building. It is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions with minimal human intervention. This interesting topic came to us from Information Week in their article, “Finding the Great Predictors for…
Read MoreMachine Learning Used to Identify COVID-19 Treatment
When the COVID-19 pandemic initially struck, healthcare professionals rushed to find effective treatments. However, since developing new drugs takes time and time was at a premium, the most expedient option was to repurpose existing drugs. This is where machine learning entered the picture. This interesting topic came to us from Healthcare Finance in their article,…
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