Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Machine Learning Used in Drone Functions
Machine learning is being utilized in more and more projects. It is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. Over the past decade, machine learning has given us self-driving cars, practical speech recognition, effective web search, and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome. This interesting news came from Commercial UAV News…
Read MoreData Scientists and Business Analysts
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its “cousin” technology, machine learning, find themselves being utilized in a variety of circumstances and organizations. Though they cannot completely replace the human brain, scientists are still working to train them to think and feel like humans in more and more lifelike ways. Machine learning has especially become the “teacher’s pet”…
Read MoreThe Future of Digital Asset Management Systems
Because we are at the year end, information professionals are looking back at the year’s accomplishments and challenges while speculating what 2018 will bring in the technology and information management world. For digital asset management (DAM) systems, the future holds new opportunities to manage tasks and technological functionality that will enhance the inventory, control and…
Read MoreFinding Data
Big data sources are quickly becoming commonplace. What was once considered outdated is now considered a new and untapped opportunity. An important point to note from the big data revolution is that metadata can be just as lucrative as the primary data it supports. This interesting information came to us from Mobile Business Insights and their…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Going Digital
It is encouraging to see how organizations have embraced the digital workplace. The benefits offered to their employees include more flexibility and a better work/life balance. The organization also benefits with improved business processes. This interesting information came to us from CMS Wire in their article, “Digital Workplace Success Relies on Strong Search.” The business world is moving…
Read MoreMetadata in Search
Users can now digitally access some of the most important scientific texts in history. The United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, known formally as The Royal Society, is making over 330 years’ worth of high-quality, full color images from its journals available online. Their journal archive offers free online access. This very interesting information came…
Read MoreAI and DAM Systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest tool for digital asset management (DAM) vendors. They advertise these tools as complete automation solutions, which free users from ever having to manually enter image tags again. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “What it Will Take for Artificial Intelligence to Become Useful For DAM.” As…
Read MoreNet Neutrality and Its Importance to Academia
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has voted to repeal net neutrality rules enacted in 2015 to stop Internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking and tightening control on content. So what does this mean for academics in the digital world? This topic came to us from EdSurge in their article, “Will Net Neutrality Reversal Hurt Digital Learning? As Vote…
Read MoreWhat Technology Are You Wearing?
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make strides in technological advances designed to improve our lives. Speaking of design, one of the latest uses involves a system that can design new clothes based on people’s personal taste using AI. This interesting information came to us from BT in their article, “Let AI dress you as scientists develop…
Read MoreLearning New Ways to Learn
Digital humanities sounds like an oxymoron at first glance, but the term has been floating around for over a decade and still a precise definition is difficult to pin down. Dhaka Tribune brought this news to our attention in their article, “The humanities go digital.” Data, database, and metadata are the initial concepts but at its core,…
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