Category: summer2017

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

The Evolution of Banking: AI

What is AI? The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was first coined in 1955, by Stanford Professor John McCarthy, as ‘the science and engineering of making intelligent machines’ [1]. In other words, it is a branch of Computer Science, in which a machine mimics the cognitive functions that are associated with the human mind –… Read more The Evolution of Banking: AI

Algorithmic Bias: Challenges and Solutions

A recent article in The Guardian described the issue of discrimination by algorithms with a few examples: “There was the voice recognition software that struggled to understand women, the crime prediction algorithm that targeted black neighborhoods and the online ad platform which was more likely to show men highly paid executive jobs”. When I worked on a fraud analytics project… Read more Algorithmic Bias: Challenges and Solutions

Montreal, Canada - The new AI super-cluster

For many people, this blog’s title might seem bold or crazy, but many key players in Montreal’s rapidly growing artificial-intelligence sector are working hard on transforming the city into a Silicon Valley of AI. Yes, you read it right, Montreal… For those who are already lost, I’m talking about Montreal, a city located in the… Read more Montreal, Canada - The new AI super-cluster

Why are we so afraid of AI?

“Facebook AI Creates Its Own Language In Creepy Preview Of Our Potential Future” this is the kind of news that have spread on the internet a few days ago, following an experiment that had been shut down at Facebook. The AI engines involved had developed their own language… [1] But this is not the first… Read more Why are we so afraid of AI?

Diving through the layers of Artificial Intelligence

When reading about artificial intelligence we see terms like neural networks, deep learning, machine learning, reinforcement learning and more thrown about. Some of these terms are often interrelated and can be substituted to discuss the same subject matter, whereas others are mutually exclusive. In this post, I aim to provide clarity on the various subgroups… Read more Diving through the layers of Artificial Intelligence

The path of Artificial Intelligence

Cognitive computing or artificial intelligence (AI) was first idealized in the late 19th century through the work of George Boole in his literature The Laws of Thought. The british mathematician was also an educator and philosopher. Besides cognitive computing his energy was dedicated to comprehend the challenges of differential equations and algebraic logic. A few… Read more The path of Artificial Intelligence

The AI Apocalypse

Last week, the same headline was all over the news: “Facebook AI creates its own language”! This resulted in a lot of discussion and debate, bringing an old question to minds: is AI going to take over the world? With recent movies and prior cultural fear the power of AI is being questioned more and… Read more The AI Apocalypse

Artificial Intelligence helps create startups to solve different problems

Last week, I enjoyed hearing about how Machine Learning helped Pinterest start up and scale to support the needs for millions of users, by Jure Leskovec who is the Chief Scientist at Pinterest and an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His talk inspired me to look at the current landscape of artificial… Read more Artificial Intelligence helps create startups to solve different problems

Cars will become commodity. Do we even need to own a car in the future?

The automobile industry is in the midst of innovation that is sure to come in the near future. Toyota and Mazda partnership announced Toyota just recently announced a partnership with Mazda to build new crossover models.  Also, they will work together to accelerate the development of electronic vehicles and connected vehicles.  Two great rivalries now… Read more Cars will become commodity. Do we even need to own a car in the future?