Posts Tagged ‘Machine learning’
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…
Read MoreAI 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…
Read MoreAddressing 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…
Read MoreAI 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…
Read MoreMachine 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…
Read MoreMachine 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreCloud Computing Has New Partners
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are two technology terms and concepts that have altered the computer science and data analysis arenas. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Artificial Intelligence as a Game-Changer in the Public Cloud.” These technological approaches are at work in the business and at home. Cortana, Siri, Google’s…
Read MoreNew Product Marries Libraries and Machine Learning
San Francisco-based Fast.ai recently released version 1.0 of “fastai,” a set of code libraries designed to radically simplify writing machine learning tasks. ZD Net brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Fast.ai’s software could radically democratize AI.” Radical and library are not two words commonly seen together, but this new product, which is built…
Read MoreGet Smart
A technology revolution began at the turn of the century and we’re still riding it. The proliferation of the smartphone and the internet has galvanized this obsession with development and investment in technology trends. Such is the relentless pace of our pursuit of better and faster that innovations become outdated in a matter of weeks.…
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