Posts Tagged ‘Semantic’
Semantic Technology in the Financial World
Semantic technology seems to be the popular kid these days. Schema.org and the Financial Industry Business Ontology (FIBO) are teaming up to bring more semantic technologies to an even greater audience. This interesting news came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Schema.org Semantics Vocabulary Expands with the Help of FIBO.” The soon to be released…
Read MoreThe Semantics of Words
Do you have one of those friends who has words they can’t stand to hear? Or maybe you are one who shudders at hearing words like “moist”? This interesting information came to our attention by SF Gate in their article, “Here’s why you hate the word ‘moist’. So is it the connotation of the word or…
Read MoreCome to the Taxonomy Cafe
We have already shared with you about The Taxonomy Cafe taking place at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) annual conference in June. In this unique workshop, presenters will give 30-minute case studies of a taxonomy implementations. They will cover how and why their organizations decided to implement a taxonomy, their approaches to implementation, lessons learned, and…
Read MoreLive Webinar Opportunity for Smart Data
Mark your calendars for July 13th, 2016 to participate in a full-day live webinar for Smart Data Online. From 8:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. (PST), there will be sessions focused on education in the latest Smart Data topics including: Cognitive Computing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing. Speakers and sessions include such gems as An…
Read MoreThe Future of AI
A new artificial intelligence technology startup, Semantic Machines, has raised $12.3 million in new funding towards technology that goes beyond understanding commands to understanding conversations. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Artificial intelligence startup Semantic Machines raises $12.3 million.” Conversational AI represents a new paradigm, enabling computers to communicate, collaborate, and understand…
Read MoreAcademia Graded on a Curve
Academia has long been known for cut-throat competition and high stakes maneuvers…well, maybe not. But seriously, how do you know a good researcher from a bad? Are there measures you can reference? This interesting information came from Geek Wire in their article, “Who’s hot in academia? Semantic Scholar dives more deeply into the data.” The classic…
Read MoreMachine Learning Can Change Population Health
The power of machine learning and the benefits from that technology continue to be discovered. Recently, machine learning’s ability to produce actionable results from unstructured data is literally saving lives. Forbes brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Machine Learning Breaks Bottleneck In Gathering Valuable Information About Cancer.” A study published in the April 2016…
Read MoreNext Generation of AI
When most people hear the words “artificial intelligence,” they think of The Jetsons or Star Wars. As much fun as it is to imagine a future with the conveniences Hollywood dreams up, there are some similarities and stark contrasts to the business world’s use of this technology today. This interesting information came to us from Data…
Read MoreTechnology Saves Lives
Researchers at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have found that existing algorithms and open source machine learning tools are as good as, or better than, human reviewers in detecting cancer cases using data from free-text pathology reports. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their…
Read MoreSemantic Technology Used to See the Brain in a New Way
Digging into the human brain seems daunting and dangerous, but we know that, for all we already know about the human brain, there is likely even more to learn. For instance, what if a map of the brain could help us decode people’s inner thoughts? This very interesting information came to us from the Berkeley News in…
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