Source – economist.com WHEN the electronics industry meets in Las Vegas at CES, its main trade show, buzzwords abound. But rarely has one been as pervasive as this week. “Artificial intelligence” or variations on the theme (“AI-driven”, “AI-powered” and so on) were slapped across most new products—although often the artificial overcame the intelligence. Those attending gawped Read More
Source – techradar.com “Artificial Intelligence” is currently the hottest buzzword in tech. And with good reason – after decades of research and development, the last few years have seen a number of techniques that have previously been the preserve of science fiction slowly transform into science fact. Already AI techniques are a deep part of our Read More
Source – eweek.com Encrypted traffic doesn’t always mean secure traffic, but how can an organization understand what’s going on with encrypted traffic without decrypting the data? That’s the goal of Cisco’s Encrypted Traffic Analytics offering, which became generally available on Jan. 10. Cisco announced ETA as a preview technology in June 2017 as part of the company’s wider Read More
Source – marketwatch.com This is the century of artificial intelligence. The scientists and engineers driving artificial intelligence forward will undoubtedly have a greater role in shaping the world of our future than the politicians you will see on TV tonight. In fact, key sectors that make up much of the world economy, from oil & gas, transportation Read More
Source – brinknews.com Christmas 2017 was a busy one for retailers. During peak season, Amazon reported records for holiday shipping as they handled deliveries to 185 countries. UPS, meanwhile, said it was breaking records on package returns, having processed more than a million daily in December. With a 23 percent global growth in the last year, e-commerce continues to post solid Read More
Source – forbes.com 2017 was a formative year for artificial intelligence – not just in terms of the advancement of the technology itself, but also for the evolution of our understanding of AI’s impact on our society. Here are my predictions on the two topics that will become the primary focuses of AI in 2018. Algorithms Read More
Source – computerweekly.com Last year, artificial intelligence (AI) generated countless news headlines and ideas that fascinate us. Its predictive ability has been called on in a range of industries, especially in the financial sector. However, the use of AI and machine learning in retail banking pose a special challenge. There are numerous regulations requiring that lenders Read More
Source – singularityhub.com The field of artificial intelligence goes back a long way, but many consider it was officially born when a group of scientists at Dartmouth College got together for a summer, back in 1956. Computers had, over the last few decades, come on in incredible leaps and bounds; they could now perform calculations far Read More
Source – manilatimes.net Artificial intelligence (AI) is the use of computer systems to perform tasks normally done by humans. Our smartphones are packed with the most common AI applications. Visual perception: When I point my smartphone at myself with my family for a picture, a set of computational rules (called an algorithm) identifies our faces by Read More
Source – forbes.com Machine learning (ML) is touted as the most critical skill of current times. Artificial intelligence (AI), an application of ML, is becoming pervasive. From autonomous vehicles to self-tuned databases, AI and ML are found everywhere. Industry analysts often refer to AI-driven automation as the job killer. Almost every domain and industry vertical are Read More
Source – huffingtonpost.com Leading thinkers believe that AI will solve climate change, prevent all traffic accidents, and turn everyone into superhuman cyborgs. Then again, there are those who believe that AI could put almost everyone out of work, destroy the middle class, or become a Skynet-type military tool that destroys the world. Regardless of your personal view, neither the worst nor best case scenario Read More
Source – techtarget.com Why is now the time for healthcare organizations to consider applying machine learning capabilities to cybersecurity? Matt Mellen: Healthcare has seen more than its fair share of cyberattacks for a variety of reasons and it urgently needed a game-changing security technology to prevent them. I think machine learning is that game changer, and it’s going Read More
Source – techtarget.com healthcare. There have been many success stories around the use of AI for medical imaging, data mining and implementation of bots that have conversations with patients. AI also offers hospitals an opportunity to enhance quality of care and improve patient outcomes. However, there are several obstacles standing in the way of artificial intelligence Read More
Source – financialexpress.com Libratus, the artificial intelligence that defeated four top professional poker players earlier this year, uses a three-pronged approach to master a game with more decision points than atoms in the universe, scientists say. In a study published in the journal Science, researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University in the US detailed how their Read More
Source – electronicdesign.com At its core, machine learning studies the construction of algorithms and learns from them to make predictions on data by building models from sample inputs. If we further break it down, machine learning borrows heavily from computational statistics (prediction modeling using computers) and mathematical optimization, which provides methods, theory and application data to Read More
Source – digitaljournal.com Princeton – One barrier to developing nuclear fusion to generate energy is the complexity of predicting the major disruptions that can halt fusion reactions and damage the walls of future reactors. Physicists think artificial intellignece holds the answers. The idea of deploying artificial intelligence comes from scientists working at the U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Read More
Source – sanvada.com When a robot is inside of a lab, it is capable of doing many things, and this has much to do with its programming. But what happens when the AI meets the real world and the base programming is just not enough? In order for robots to become useful in society at large, Read More
Source – fosters.com The man walking toward me on the street looks like Bob, a friend of mine. As he continues to walk toward me, I decide he is Bob, my friend. I say “Hi, Bob” and he returns his greeting the same way “Hey, Sam. How are you doing?” This conversation exchange is repeated millions Read More
Source – informationweek.com It’s no secret that investing in data can lead to major benefits for organizations. Not only is data vital to success, companies that utilize insight-driven practices are twice as likely to be market leaders within their industries. When you combine that perspective with the fact that upward of 80% of all collected data goes unused, Read More
Source – cio.com Artificial intelligence and its subset, machine learning – two topics that make great dinner talk. Why? Many businesses are already using AI, and there’s little doubt that advances in AI and machine learning will continue to change how we work. But ask any IT leader how or where that’s most likely to happen and Read More
Source – popsci.com A machine learning technique called a neural network has identified two new exoplanets in our galaxy, NASA scientists and a Google software engineer announced today, meaning that researchers now know about two new worlds thanks to the power of artificial intelligence. Discovering new exoplanets—as planets outside our solar system are called—is a relatively Read More
Source – forbesindia.com Many of the worst problems of developing countries in health, education and financial inclusion are caused by unavailability of skilled professionals: doctors, teachers and bank officers, particularly in rural areas. There are obvious reasons for this shortage: it’s costly to train experts and they naturally prefer the highest-paying jobs in cities. Furthermore, the Read More
Source – techtarget.com If you were to visit some data scientist’s home at night and peek in the window, you might see a computer running with its screensaver disabled. That’s because the data scientist had to bring home analytics work that takes too long to run in the corporate data center. This story is shared in Read More
Source – hbr.org People are undoubtedly your company’s most valuable asset. But if you ask cybersecurity experts if they share that sentiment, most would tell you that people are your biggest liability. Historically, no matter how much money an organization spends on cybersecurity, there is typically one problem technology can’t solve: humans being human. Gartnerexpects worldwide Read More
Source – forbes.com In the original Blade Runner—set in 2019—technologists had already developed replicant humans and flying cars. Although I’m doubtful we’ll hit that mark in real life, I’d venture we’re not too far off. Indeed, artificial intelligence (AI) has already become an everyday part of life for most humans in 2017. We use it at work Read More
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Source – csoonline.com At its simplest level, machine learning is defined as “the ability (for computers) to learn without being explicitly programmed.” Using mathematical techniques across huge datasets, machine learning algorithms essentially build models of behaviors and use those models as a basis for making future predictions based on newly input data. It is Netflix offering Read More
Source – adnews.com.au To quote Eoin Treacy in ‘How to Profit from the Peaceful Rise of the Robots’: “Don’t think of robots as replacements for humans – think of them as things that will help make us better at tackling many of the problems we face.” Never has this been more appropriate than now in the Read More
Source – forbes.com Technology today is forcing significant changes in the ways we communicate. Some technologies, like artificial intelligence, improve efficiencies (speed, quality, style) in our daily lives that many of us likely don’t even notice are happening. Similar to any technology that’s new to an industry, AI has caused some skepticism, and I’ve witnessed that Read More
Source – techtarget.com What is Helm, and what is a Helm Chart? Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes — in other words, it is used to help you manage Kubernetes applications. Helm Charts allow you to define, install and configure your Kubernetes application. Kubernetes is an open source system, which allows you to automate, deploy, Read More