Tag: artificial intelligence

Deep Learning: The best "new" technique from the 20th century

If you look anywhere in Silicon Valley and many places around the world, it is hard to avoid the poster child that is artificial intelligence. There is good reason for the hype. The techniques that fall under the umbrella that is artificial intelligence (AI) have been able to do some incredible things. As a child I watched a… Read more Deep Learning: The best "new" technique from the 20th century

Teaching computers to converse

When Amazon Echo was first launched in 2014, it was primarily pitched as a smart speaker allowing you to control your music with voice. The next big phase in conversational revolution began in 2016 with the advent of chatbots [1]. Facebook announced a developer friendly platform to build chatbots on messenger. Soon there were tons… Read more Teaching computers to converse

Artificial Intelligence - Human-like or Not?

Artificial intelligence has captured the world, especially the tech community, with great excitement and fear. Despite its fame, there lacks a universal agreement on what exactly the phrase means. In class, Head of Science and Engineering at LinkedIn Craig Martell distilled what artificial intelligence is. He emphasized that the buzz phrase is a misnomer given… Read more Artificial Intelligence - Human-like or Not?

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 WILL WE BUY CLOTHES IN THE FUTURE?

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/stores-details/?StoreID=10200083&source=stores Jetlore, an AI-based prediction company, was founded by three people including Montse Medina, who was our guest speaker. Their prediction systems have been integrated with big retailors in the world such as eBay, Paypal and UNIQLO. [1] Retailors are always facing difficulties in forecasting the demand of their customers since if they miscalculate it,… Read more HOW WILL WE BUY CLOTHES IN THE FUTURE?

Wearing IT around the World

I recently returned from a trip around Hungary and Holland with a group of elite athletes as we trained and competed in the sport of water polo. Our schedule contains about 5-7 hours of intense training in and out of the water, a norm for the group I travel with. Although we are focused on… Read more Wearing IT around the World

The Two Surfaces of Google Duplex

At this year’s Google I/O Developer Conference, Google Duplex, an AI system caught my eye. Google Assistant was able to make calls on behalf of its user and do simple tasks such as booking an appointment or making a reservation at a restaurant. The system uses a Recurrent Neural Network while interacting with humans. The… Read more The Two Surfaces of Google Duplex

Soccer vs technology? Soccer and technology? – The evolution of FIFA and what is next

Soccer is the most popular sport on earth with an estimate of 3.5 to 4 billion fans worldwide (1) (2). Traditional and conservative by design, FIFA is the governing body in charge or all organized competition worldwide having inference at the national teams level but also the local leagues. Every 4 years, the FIFA World… Read more Soccer vs technology? Soccer and technology? – The evolution of FIFA and what is next

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