Innovating in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Throughout the history of mankind, we humans have used our innate curiosity and intellect to radically reshape the world we live in. From our no-so-distance cave-dwelling ancestors to today’s sophisticated space-faring society, in an instant of time (cosmologically speaking) we’ve transformed what it means to live as a human being. Known as industrial revolutions, today, […]
Is Light the Secret to Faster Machine Learning Algorithms?
Machine learning is going to make an impact on every industry. Want to know how it will change yours? Interested in seeing how you can leverage its capabilities today? Download our Free Machine Learning Whitepaper right now! Imagine if you could accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence (AI). Recent developments in machine learning (ML) have already unlocked numerous opportunities thought […]
Healthcare Wearables Have Vast Untapped Potential
Wearables have immense potential to improve how we approach healthcare. But adoption of this technology has been moving at a snail’s pace. In this post, we’ll examine the current state of wearables, what’s holding them back, and possible developments we can expect to see soon. Where Wearables Stand Right Now There’s been no shortage of […]
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 […]
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, […]
Has Efficient Encryption for the Internet of Things Finally Arrived?
It’s no secret that security has been a vexing problem for the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT development and its general adoption across industries have been stifled by this inherent issue since the concept of a world connected through smart sensors first became viable. Now, researchers at MIT have found a way to make encryption […]
OneWeb’s Broadband Satellite Network May Launch Next Year
It’s easy for Boston iOS app developers to take a consistent high-speed internet connection for granted, but not everybody has it so lucky. As of last year, 39% of Americans in rural areas did not have access to 25 Mbps/3 Mbps service, with 20% of rural Americans unable to connect to 4 Mbps/1 Mbps service. […]