Source – theaustralian.com.au It’s 2050 and you’re not allowed to drive. In fact, you’ve forgotten how. And you can’t get a licence anyway. Fitness devices and computers monitor your health daily. Even the toilet analyses what you offer up to check for disease. And you, like many, have had your genes sequenced. You know the diseases Read More
Source – venturebeat.com As it relates to technology, the private aviation industry has been flagging lately. While some industries — health, retail, manufacturing, automotive — have adopted machine learning in recent years and used it to transform their businesses, our sector has fallen behind. What the private aviation industry specifically lacks is machine learning technology to Read More
Source – infoworld.com There’s now a JavaScript library for executing neural networks inside a webpage, using the hardware-accelerated graphics API available in modern web browsers. Developed by a team of MIT graduate students, TensorFire can run TensorFlow-style machine learning models on any GPU, without requiring the GPU-specific middleware typically needed by machine learning libraries such as Keras-js. TensorFire is another step Read More
Source – bgr.com Nearly a month after YouTube said it was going to combat online terrorist content on its platform, the video-sharing site said the process is going well, thanks to machines and humans alike. In an August 1 blog post, the Google-owned site said its multi-pronged approach is being aided by machine learning, where computers are Read More
Source – phys.org Applying big data analysis to mineralogy offers a way to predict minerals missing from those known to science, where to find them, and where to find new deposits of valuable minerals such as gold and copper, according to a groundbreaking study. In a paper published by American Mineralogist, scientists report the first application to Read More
Source – firstpost.com The Information Technology has never had it so bad as it has since a year ago when job cuts and summary dismissals have been the order of the day. No matter which blue chip IT firm an individual works for, the jobs they are hold at risk, irrespective of seniority. A survey by Read More
Source – forbes.com One of the most surefire ways to reach a potential customer base is through social media. By maintaining a steady presence on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, marketers have been able to engage with audiences in more intimate — and ultimately productive — ways than ever before. As helpful as social media has been to marketers, however, Read More
Source – financialexpress.com To build out a more elaborate personal assistant for the Messenger users, Facebook has acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ozlo that specialises in understanding text-based conversations. The four-year-old start-up claims that its virtual assistants can understand and provide answers to questions which do not have simple “yes” or “no” answers. “By joining Read More
Source – firstpost.com Automation is bringing about changes in work choices like never before as some profiles get obsolete and new job roles make their way to cyber security, cloud and Big Data, among others, says a report. According to a recent research by Simplilearn Career Data Labs, some of the job roles that may soon go Read More
Source – informationweek.com Artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, and other advanced analytics technologies are driving the growth of some of the most forward-looking and admired organizations, from Amazon to Netflix to GE. This leading-edge of analytics combines big data and near real-time processing with other advanced tools to deliver the insights you need, before Read More
Source – techtarget.com In this Q&A, Daniel Bryant, CTO at SpectoLabs and an independent technical consultant, talks about some of the challenges that come up when addressing microservices security and some of the tools and techniques you can use. Compared to more traditional architectures, what new challenges have microservices introduced in terms of security? Daniel Bryant: Read More
Source – techtarget.com Most enterprise development teams will end up using cloud-hosted microservices. The question for most will be where to start, because picking poor candidates early will slow or even discredit microservices adoption. The best microservices use cases fall into four categories, and every enterprise should look for one or more of these for suggested early Read More
Source – nextplatform.com For developers, deep learning systems are becoming more interactive and complex. From the building of more malleable datasets that can be iteratively augmented, to more dynamic models, to more continuous learning being built into neural networks, there is a greater need to manage the process from start to finish with lightweight tools. “New Read More
Source – independent.co.uk Facebook has shut down two artificial intelligences that appeared to be chatting to each other in a strange language only they understood. The two chatbots came to create their own changes to English that made it easier for them to work – but which remained mysterious to the humans that supposedly look after Read More
Source – businessinsider.in There are a lot of myths out there about artificial intelligence (AI). In June, Alibaba founder Jack Ma said AI is not only a massive threat to jobs but could also spark World War III. Because of AI, he told CNBC, in 30 years we’ll work only 4 hours a day , 4 days a Read More
Source – equaltimes.org Artificial intelligence is fast changing the world. The premise that intelligent machines will perform tasks more efficiently and at a lower cost than human beings is by no means far-fetched. The challenges facing the workers of the future are multiplying before our very eyes. Some of the most vulnerable jobs in the transition Read More
Source – financialexecutives.org Few people will dispute that organizations have more data than ever at their disposal. But actually gaining meaningful insights from that data—and transforming these insights into action—is easier said than done. The bigger challenge, however, is how to effectively navigate through this massive amount of data in search for the right data needed to provide Read More
Source – forbes.com Many professionals use data and analytics skills to produce something of value, but only a few get media buzz. Career topics are the most popular of the articles I write. Many people write me with questions about careers in analytics, nearly all of them from people whose idea of an analytics career is Read More
Source – eschoolnews.com As technology continues to evolve, it’s not surprising that apps are starting to be incorporated into daily classroom activities. With more than 80,000 apps considered ‘educational’ in Apple’s app store, educators will never have a shortage of applications to use with students while teaching various lessons. And, while most educators welcome the use of applications Read More
Source – thefinancialbrand.com A great deal of discussion has surrounded the importance of building a seamless digital account opening process. As found in the Digital Banking Report, Digital Account Opening and Onboarding, progress is beginning to be made, as more organizations are allowing consumers to open new checking accounts online and on a mobile device. With the Read More
Source – deccanchronicle.com The lending ecosystem around the world has been at the centre of significant changes in the last decade. From financial technology disrupting the financial services sector industry with highly efficient and cost-effective processes, to stringent regulations following the 2008 global financial crisis, the growing technological intervention has played a significant role in the Read More
Source – yourstory.com Technology-driven automation is omnipresent and pervading our lives like never before. From robots and chatbots to virtual/augmented reality, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and beyond, the physical space is littered with digital influence. The impact of increased automation is already upon us and influencing our lives in all possible ways. Up till now Read More
Source – edsurge.com Don’t doubt it: Machine learning is hot—and getting hotter. For the past two years, public interest in building complex algorithms that automatically “learn” and improve from their own operations, or experience (rather than explicit programming) has been growing. Call it “artificial intelligence,” or (better) “machine learning.” Such work has, in fact, been going Read More
Source – geektime.com We live in a world of chatbots. Chatbots improve human interaction with systems by giving a response based on the user input. This means chatbots are simple automated programs that can process simple user inputs and provide a meaningful output. But with time, chatbots evolved and now are impacting the industries around us. The last decade has been Read More
Source – hotsr.com Today marks the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day focused on ending the criminal exploitation of children, women and men for forced labor or sex work. Between 27 and 45.8 million individuals worldwide are trapped in some form of modern-day slavery. The victims are forced into slavery as sex Read More
Source – thedailystar.net The software made by Cambridge Analytica (CA) is perhaps one of the most controversial and yet most desired in the world now. CA was created in 2013 as a privately-held company that uses data mining and analysis to determine strategic communications to influence the electoral process. It collects personal data from different sources, Read More
Source – financialexpress.com Are we humans or data points? Over the last decade, quantification of human nature has been the primary aim of companies. Instead of understanding human nature, they have invested in simplifying it. Big data has been about extracting the minutest detail to understand consumer patterns and translate them into successful sales models. But Read More
Source – information-age.com Synechron Inc., the global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has announced that nearly 60 financial institutions are set to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technology – with interest spanning across four continents. Currently, 57 financial institutions based in Europe, the US, Middle East and Asia are being helped to adopt AI technology by Read More
Source – techtarget.com Every day, it seems, we read headlines about a new data breach or cyberattack. Then we talk about how to improve cybersecurity to prevent similar attacks from happening in the future. Chief among the issues to address is a lack of security personnel to fill vacant positions: How can we improve security if Read More
Source – ign.com We haven’t quite reached the terrifying sci-fi hellscape described by the Terminator franchise, but researchers at Facebook have brought us just a bit closer to the age of the machines. Recently, they pulled the plug on an artificial intelligence system after it developed its own language. The AI in question was actually designed Read More