Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Using Machine Learning to Identify Fake News
In what feels like the 25th hour, researchers at UC Davis have recently developed a new machine learning based tool to verify multimedia rumors online. Tech Xplore brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Using machine learning for cross-lingual and cross-platform rumor verification.” Their paper proposes cross-lingual and cross-platform features for rumor verification,…
Read MoreImage Editing with AI
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-based image editing tool uses neural networks to differentiate between objects and the background with enhanced precision. This interesting information came to us from digit.com in their article, “MIT’s Semantic Soft Segmentation tool uses AI for accurately replacing the background of any image.” Image editors work with and often against, object…
Read MoreMachine Learning Works on Predictions
A new machine-learning tool from an artificial intelligence (AI) startup used 30,000 Wikipedia entries to create a model that allowed it to identify the characteristics that make a scientist noteworthy enough for encyclopedic inclusion. It mined the academic search-engine Semantic Scholar to identify 200,000 scholars in a variety of fields. To complete the process, it…
Read MoreCopyright Issues Should Be Consistent
In copyright law there is a common misconception that fair use is relied upon solely by consumers. The reality is that everyone – movie studios, publishers, etc. – uses fair use. This interesting information on copyright came to us from Above the Law in their article, “Fair Use For Me, But Not For Thee.” Advocates for strong intellectual…
Read MoreDocument Management Success
When running a business, multi-tasking is an understatement. Managing the paperwork, documents, and data for an organization is very important but often falls lower on the to-do list. Content is valuable. More and more content is digital-based and protecting it while providing quick access is the challenge. Business Matters Magazine brought this interesting information to our attention in their…
Read MoreMetadata Taxonomist Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreData Storage Challenges
There is a lot of discussion and references to swamps in the news lately, but they aren’t talking about data. DATAVERSITY.net brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Data Lake vs. Data Swamp: Leveraging Enterprise Data.” Data lakes and data swamps are different and the difference lies in how data is curated. A data…
Read MoreSocial Media’s Latest Challenge
“Bots” is the new word being thrown about as social media wages war against artificial intelligence (AI). This came to us from the Wall Street Journal in their article, “Bots vs. Trolls: How AI Could Clean Up Social Media.” AI has been referred to as a cure-all remedy, able to fix all the problems that…
Read MoreCyber Risk Management
When it comes to cybersecurity, organizations face a future in which it’s best to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to convince the decision makers of this fact. It’s much easier for organizations to acknowledge the overall value of cyber risk management than to be specific in terms of organizational goals, budgets, and…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence and the Retail Experience
Remember when the Internet was new and things like chat windows were considered advanced? Now cars can drive themselves, watches can track calories, and artificial intelligence (AI) can predict potential health risks and consumer behavior. YourStory.com brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “The impact of Artificial Intelligence on digital marketing.” AI, for…
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