Tag: AI
Where Eagles Dare
by Giacomo Pastorella on August 3, 2018 3:32 pm
Automation is starting to impact more and more fields of expertise were humans were considered to be essential: driving cars, working in a factory, serving food and, lately, the art of killing one another. As the era of mass warfare came to an end, the population of western countries became increasingly unsupportive with the idea… Read more Where Eagles Dare
Integrating a Framework for Human-Centered AI
by Jasmine Poon on August 3, 2018 11:57 am
Shaping a Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Framework Artificial Intelligence is now deeply intertwined with how we interact with information technology, the government, and one another. Tech companies face a crisis of trust in misusing their data and technology capable of unprecedented surveillance and absolute censorship, requiring a delicate balance between regulation and freedom of expression in… Read more Integrating a Framework for Human-Centered AI
IoT and Edge Computing Services
by Stefan Schmitt on August 2, 2018 8:33 pm
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most hyped topics in today’s technology coverage. But what really is IoT? The term IoT summarizes all connected “entities”. The Internet of Things is made up of the smallest machines up to the largest computers. All of them have in common that they use networking technology… Read more IoT and Edge Computing Services
Becoming the CEO of our own healthcare
by Jeff Hanson on August 2, 2018 3:07 pm
During this past week’s class, Milo Werner said, “The vision is that . . . in 2050 everyone will be the CEO of their own healthcare. In order for all 7 billion people to be healthy and have access to healthcare, they are not all going to be able to see a human doctor. In… Read more Becoming the CEO of our own healthcare
IoT and AI: Inseparable
by Young Wu on August 1, 2018 2:49 pm
Over the past few weeks we have learned about the development of AI and IoT, both of which are promising to dramatically change the way we interact and use technology. AI and machine learning will provide new ways for us to analyze vast amounts of information. IoT will allow us to gather information from a… Read more IoT and AI: Inseparable
Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems
by Dev Saraf on August 1, 2018 9:50 am
“An unmanned systems future, really for almost every facet of our life, is inevitable. It is not going away, so we need to deal with it head-on” says Brigadier General Frank Kelley, and I concur. Kelley, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy’s unmanned systems put forward his idea that the unmanned drones are on… Read more Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems
How to measure deep learning performance?
by puyang on July 30, 2018 10:03 am
With the huge success of deep learning in various fields, there is a critical question we need to answer. How to measure deep learning performance? In 2018, NVIDA president and CEO put forward the PLASTER framework to answer it [1]. PLASTER stands for Programmability, Latency, Accuracy, Size of a model, Throughput, Energy efficiency, and Rate… Read more How to measure deep learning performance?
AI and the insurance industry
by Anush Lakshmanan Vellayan on July 27, 2018 7:58 pm
AI is providing endless opportunities in analytics, marketing and software development for innovative professionals who are able to leverage technology effectively. With AI, there will be a shift in the skills needed to work in the insurance industry. Tech savvy professionals must train for the future and learn to work alongside AI to reveal their… Read more AI and the insurance industry
Moderated AI: Humans supplementing AI, and not the other way round
by Jasmine Poon on July 27, 2018 11:29 am
Humans assist AI with filtering and with training subjective topics, such as hate speech in the form of sarcastic comments. It is not so much AI assisting humans, but sustaining a reciprocal mutualistic relationship. Case Study: Facebook’s Filters Facebook employs thousands of human content moderators and struck partnerships with human fact-checking organizations, as A.I. alone… Read more Moderated AI: Humans supplementing AI, and not the other way round
Decoding Big Data and why it is important.
by Sebastian Gomez on July 27, 2018 10:22 am
Big Data is evolving, its the force behind many ongoing waves of digital transformation, including AI, data science and the IoT. This is largely due to the rise of technology and its capacity of capturing information from the real world, and converting it to digital data. [3] We generate data whenever we go online, leaving… Read more Decoding Big Data and why it is important.