4 Problems We Must Solve for AI to Advance
In 2020, the pandemic caused emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to advance faster than ever before. At an international AI conference, called NeurIps, AI researchers and enthusiasts explored how AI intersects with our biology and how we can improve AI applications by chaining together multiple AI […]
Dogtown Media Is Named a Top Machine Learning Developer of 2021 by Techreviewer!
We’ve barely just begun 2021, but it’s already shaping up to be an amazing year for Dogtown Media. We were recently featured as a top machine learning developer by Techreviewer.co! Thanks so much to our clients, team, and community for your continued support — you’re the ones who make this possible. Techreviewer is a trusted […]
How AI Helps Us Tell Conspiracy Theory Fact from Fiction
Conspiracy theories are everywhere these days, and social media is perpetuating how fast people learn about them. What once were doubtful ideas with little evidence supporting them, conspiracy theories have moved into the realm of causing harm and danger to whoever or whatever is thought to be the cause of the theory. Forums that draw […]
What’s an Algorithm? A Look at the Magic Behind Data-Driven Decisions
The term “algorithm” in computing is inescapable. Found everywhere, it can mean an artificial intelligence (AI) application used in the cloud, for quantum computing, in self-driving cars, on social media, or a host of other technologies. Like programming languages, algorithms are a set of instructions for a computer. Unlike programming languages which dole out very […]
How Tech Like AI and IoT Can Make Travel Safer During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Companies in the travel industry have a responsibility to care for and protect their customers during trips. They should do their best to keep clients out of harm’s way and help them get where they need to go safely, especially if dangerous situations arise. Despite this duty, varying guidelines and constraints have only served to […]
Can We Stop AI-Generated Deepfakes from Rewriting History? — Part 2
Welcome to the second and final chapter in our series that examines one of the bleakest possibilities for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) development: Could deepfakes rewrite human history? For our first post, we explored how synthetic media could cause us to spiral into a digital dark age if left unchecked. Potential events included […]
Can We Stop AI-Generated Deepfakes from Rewriting History? — Part 1
Since deepfakes became viable a few years ago, these digital alterations have caused concern for the potential catastrophic damage they could wreak on society. Using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, deepfake creators are able to craft increasingly convincing counterfeits of video, images, and audio. Soon, this synthetic media could start sowing doubt about the authenticity of […]
8 AI Trends You Need to Know About
Years ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was a highly sought-after capability that only tech companies in San Francisco were able to leverage. Now, those same organizations have created machine learning and AI toolkits that any business can use to optimize their performance, revenues, and efficiency. Investment in AI through these toolkits unlocks more long-term and short-term […]
How AI Is Impacting Wealth Management
The financial industry is in the midst of unprecedented change. Many big banks and entrenched institutions are directing their IT budgets towards the support of legacy systems written in COBOL. But customers clearly want something else: convenient, more efficient digital banking experiences. This is opening up a disruption opportunity for young FinTech startups that are […]
Thanks to AI, Cars May Soon Be Able to Sense Your Emotions
Pretend you’re on your daily work commute. Stuck in the stop-and-go traffic on your local highway, you start getting a little nervous — you have a big presentation today at your job, and it could be the difference between a promotion and staying in the same role for yet another year. As you ponder this […]