Tag: machine learning

Excogitatoris ex machina - Influence of CAD on Product Design

Excogitatoris ex machina, the title of this post, is a latin expression that directly translates into “Designer in the machine” (if Google Translate is to be believed). This phrase was chosen due to it’s similarity to another descriptive phrase, “Deus ex machina”, or “God in the Machine”. This title was specifically chosen due to the… Read more Excogitatoris ex machina - Influence of CAD on Product Design

Effect of medical technological advances on our society

Medicine has evolved in a very short time span, from ancient civilisation history of healing with the use of natural resources to the conduction of MRI and CTC scans in the modern day world. The evolution of medicine has by large had a severe impact in the increment of lifespan as well as easing pain… Read more Effect of medical technological advances on our society

How 2018 Software is Different From 2004

During her presentation to class on Friday, Jetlore’s COO Montse Medina shared the story of how Jetlore got started, and specifically how software in 2018 is different from 2008. Her startup story remind me of my own. In 2004, I co-founded CollectiveTrust Solutions to develop anti-phishing technologies. I was coming off of five years building… Read more How 2018 Software is Different From 2004

Is Artificial Intelligence Fair ?

We a live in the Data realm. From every picture clicked to every Card Swipe, you’re data is being stored and fed into an algorithm that will make a decision about your daily day life. Artificial Intelligence is used to make decisions about targeting people in fields like – Advertisements, Loans, Justice Systems, so it… Read more Is Artificial Intelligence Fair ?

AI & Quantum Computing: Where Technology Is Leading Us

Technology has always played a key role in humans’ history, influencing significantly every aspect of our lives: how we interact, work, travel, and so forth. It is particularly true if we consider last 50 years, from the onset of the personal computer to the latest edition of smartphone. Let’s think about our daily routine: we… Read more AI & Quantum Computing: Where Technology Is Leading Us

Would Artificial Intelligence threaten human progress?

Many people argue that the evolution of AI would inevitably lead to the downfall of man – it’s inventors.  In contrast to the natural inherent intelligence as portrayed by humans and other animals artificial intelligence is that which is demonstrated by machines through software’s that are designed by humans to process tasks and services that… Read more Would Artificial Intelligence threaten human progress?

Start-up Environment in China

Carl Eschenbach, this week’s guest speaker, made a rather intriguing comment about the start-up environment in China. While comparing two lists of tech companies with top capitalizations in 1992 and 2017, he mentioned, “The companies from China already have the top capitalizations in the world. My guess would be, if we spent one year [.… Read more Start-up Environment in China

Automating the World

Last year I met professor Jerry Kaplan, from Stanford, who published his new books on AIs (AI: a guide to the near future [1] and We don’t need people [2]) with my University. In a short, one-hour lecture, he managed to paint a very good overview of where AIs are now and in what directions they will… Read more Automating the World

Why is Machine Learning so Hard?

Machine Learning is a fascinating field that is rapidly emerging and heavily marketed as solution to many of today’s problems. Yet, the application of Machine Learning in a real-world production setting can be quite difficult to execute with promising results. In this post let’s examine what is Machine Learning and why it can be so… Read more Why is Machine Learning so Hard?

Pinnability: Pinterest’s machine learning models

According to google, Pinterest currently has 70 million monthly active users with number of photos (pins) growing 75% each year being 50 billion in 2015. With tens of millions of users (pinners) interacting with those pins each day one has to wonder how you manipulate algorithms to personalize each pinner’s view, making sure that they… Read more Pinnability: Pinterest’s machine learning models