5 More AI & Data Science Predictions for 2020
2019 was undeniably a big year for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data science. But what will the new year bring to these fields? In a previous post, we made five predictions about what’s in store for AI and data science in 2020. In case you missed it, you can read it here. But […]
5 AI & Data Science Predictions for 2020
2019 was a tremendous year for artificial intelligence (AI) development. Not only were 100 research papers published every single day, but the past year also became a record-breaker for AI funding. All of this begs the question: What’s in store for AI and data science in 2020? Let’s find out with five predictions! 1) AI […]
How AI Drones Are Helping Wildlife Conservation Efforts
When wildlife conservationists Zoe Jewell and Sky Alibhai were visiting Zimbabwe to study black rhino populations in the late 90s, they discovered a major issue with how they were tracking the animals. By tranquilizing the rhinos and fitting a radio-enhanced collar around their neck, the pair were able to study the rhinos’ migration patterns easily. […]
Your Brief Guide to Natural Language Processing (Part 2)
Once an obscure subset of artificial intelligence (AI) development, natural language processing (NLP) is now a vital part of modern life. Whether it’s digital voice assistants, translation apps, word processors, or even customer service calls, you probably encounter this technology in your everyday activities much more frequently than you presume. Welcome to our brief guide […]
Your Brief Guide to Natural Language Processing (Part 1)
In recent years, natural language processing (NLP) has become a part of our everyday lives. You probably interact with this sub-field of artificial intelligence (AI) development quite often without realizing it. Smartphones now come equipped with NLP-powered voice assistants that interpret and understand human speech in order to provide relevant responses to user queries. NLP […]
AI in Medicine: What the Smart Tech Can Tell You About Your “Brain Age”
It may be possible to delay your brain from aging. And no, this isn’t the beginning of a pitch from an after-hours informercial — the science behind this concept is surprisingly real. A recent study in Nature Neuroscience merged three fields to make strides in this research: longevity, neuroscience, and machine learning. The result? An algorithm […]
Food Waste Is a Big Problem – Can AI Solve It?
Approximately one-third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted each year according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. That equates to 1.3 billion tons and carries an annual cost of $1 trillion. If we could salvage this waste, FAO estimates that we’d have enough food to meet the […]
Google Now Has Access to Millions of Medical Records
Google recently announced its newest healthcare partnership is with nonprofit Ascension. With 150 hospitals in 20 states, Ascension is the United States’ second-largest hospital system. This immense size will certainly come in handy to achieve the partnership’s main objective: The two organizations will work together to analyze the medical data of millions of patients in an […]
Can This AI Pioneer Make Algorithms Understand Cause and Effect?
Last March, Yoshua Bengio won the Turing Award with Geoff Hinton and Yann LeCun. Known as the “Nobel Prize of computing,” the Turing Award is regarded as the highest honor in computer science. The three researchers received this prestigious accolade for their contributions to deep learning, a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) development that’s largely […]
AI Isn’t Replacing Workers; It’s Picking up the Slack. Here’s How.
This column was originally published on Entrepreneur.com on April 29, 2019. A recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco showed that the U.S. labor market is “at or beyond its full potential.” While that might be good news for the economy, it’s not for the tech companies still out there, searching desperately for qualified talent. Research […]