Can Machine Learning Be Used to Predict Earthquakes?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly powerful. In the past, we’ve covered stories of how this technology is impacting enterprise applications, MedTech innovation, and the FinTech industry. But today’s topic is certainly a new one — scientists have developed machine learning to predict aftershock patterns of earthquakes. Analyzing Aftershocks “If you think about making forecasts of […]
Location, Location: One of IoT’s Greatest Obstacles
As the Internet of Things (IoT) develops and grows more connected, there will be an explosion of data points to track, analyze, and record. Naturally, this will bring issues in lack of hardware and software to adequately respond in real-time to situations. Location is the biggest issue for IoT right now. By itself, location data […]
MIT Created a Psychopath AI to Demonstrate the Dangers of Bias
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) decided to make an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm into a psychopath. Why? For science! Specifically, the AI is being used to demonstrate the dangers of introducing biases to AI. You Are What You Eat MIT researchers Manuel Cebrian, Iyad Rahwan, and Pinar Yanardag trained the algorithm by […]
The White House Sets Its Sights on AI With New Task Force
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot commodity right now. Many countries see the technology as the key to a prosperous future. And the United States is no different. Recently, the White House set up a task force dedicated to guiding its AI development efforts. Advantages That All Can See A few days ago, the Trump […]
Human Nature Spreads Fake News Faster Than the Truth
Who’s to blame for the spread of fake news? Common suspected culprits are Russian bots and social media platforms propagating false information without any checks in place. A recent study from MIT hints at a more disparaging truth — we don’t have anyone to blame but ourselves. The Numbers Don’t Lie “Falsehood diffused farther, faster, deeper, […]
Drones Can Dodge Obstacles at High Speeds, Thanks to Uncertainty
A little bit of uncertainty never hurt anyone, right? In tech, the answer to that question is almost always “no.” But with high-speed drones flying through cities with tall skyscrapers, busy warehouses, and thick forests, the answer could very well be “Yes!” Recently, researchers from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) at MIT […]
These New Edible Sensors Could Revolutionize MedTech
Can you imagine eating a capsule embedded with sensors so it can monitor your gut? Yeah, that sounds a little weird. But hear us out; here’s how it works. RMIT University in Australia led several successful trials of these capsules. These little pills are expected to revolutionize how doctors monitor, treat, and diagnose gastrointestinal diseases, […]
Italy Is Launching Its Own IoT Network
Without a doubt, Internet of Things (IoT) development will disrupt various industries and business verticals. 2018 will be a year of scaling and specialization for IoT. Not only will we start seeing more industrial IoT applications, but we’ll also have more intimate, first-hand interactions as the technology is incorporated into smart cities. One thing these cities all […]
Tech Companies Stamp Out Neo-Nazis After Charlottesville
The events this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, shocked the nation, and Trump’s equivocating response threw salt in the wound. For many years now, the trend of political polarization has made common ground harder and harder to find, but it used to be that denouncing Nazis was as American as hot dogs, sparklers, and apple pie. […]
Siri Comes Home in the Form of a New Voice-Activated Speaker
It’s a testament to Apple’s supremacy in the marketplace and culture that rumors about new products tend to drum up more excitement than most other companies’ big launches. Internet of things app developers and Apple devotees were thrilled this week to hear that the company’s answer to Amazon Echo and Google Home may be right […]