Predictive Analytics Come Together

Since 2009, Predictive Analytics World has been the leading event on advanced analytics and machine learning. Plan your 2019 calendar now, as it is the “must-attend” event for keeping up on the latest techniques and technology. Come see the experts speak in Las Vegas, June 16-20, 2019. Registration has opened for this event with super early bird…

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Record Keeping Focus Keeps Changing Down Under

Australia has been working on revolutionizing their digital record keeping practices for more than three years. Recently they announced another shift in direction. Image and Data Manager brought this topic to us in their article, “Finance takes a new path to digital recordkeeping nirvana.” Finance is asking for vendors to submit to a co-design process…

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AI With a Curiosity

Research recently published by artificial intelligence (AI) lab OpenAI explains how an AI agent with a sense of curiosity outperformed its predecessors playing the classic 1984 Atari game Montezuma’s Revenge. Becoming skilled at Montezuma’s Revenge is not the story; technology, emerging and cognitive technology is. The Verge brought this interesting information to us in their article,…

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Using Machine Learning at a New Level

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of virtual assistants like Alexa, Siri and Cortana have gained popularity but also disappointed a huge section of their customer base with poor performance. Rethink Research brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Microsoft hopes Semantic Machines solves conversational AI.” After the initial hype, there have been…

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AI and Neural Networks

Quantum computers have the capability to solve complex tasks that are beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. However, like most things, there are challenges. This interesting information came to us from Phys.org in their article, “Neural networks enable learning of error correction strategies for quantum computers.” The quantum states are extremely sensitive to constant interference from…

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Addressing Language Ambiguity

Making sense of text information is becoming a key asset for businesses. The ability to automate repetitive, cognitive tasks is crucial to improving efficiency and as a result, profitability. Analytics Insight brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “A Pioneering Natural Language Understanding Platform Processing Intelligent Text.” Natural language processing (NLP) is a branch…

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AI Then and Now

Necessity is the mother of invention. Well, maybe. This interesting topic came to us from Analytics India in their article, “Rugged Information Architecture Is Key To AI Growth In Enterprises.” Regardless of the incentive, every invention has taken time to perfect itself. The first telephone wasn’t perfect, neither were the automobile or x-ray machine. Artificial…

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Machine Learning Results Based on Ontology

Machine learning matching is being applied to proprietary data, customer contributed data, and seed data from public sources to hone and consolidate data sets. Comparing people with acquired skills and the identification of skills gaps are difficult to understand in a meaningful way, but Workday People Analytics are utilizing an ontology to identify skills. This interesting…

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Machine Learning and Data Management

Artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are taking Wall Street by storm. Just recently, Octopai, a player in metadata management automation for business intelligence was recognized in Gartner’s September 2018 “Cool Vendors in Data Science and Machine Learning”. Markets Insider brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Octopai Named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Data Science…

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What Doesn’t Fit

Machine learning image classifiers use context clues to help understand the contents of a photo, room, or any type of space. For example, if they manage to identify a dining-room table with a high degree of confidence, that can help resolve ambiguity about other objects nearby, identifying them as chairs. Kind of a “where there…

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