Adversarial Machine Learning: A Looming Threat to AI Security
Machine learning is great for niched-down problems that require an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to pay attention to very specific details. For that reason, it’s becoming a very popular technology. But machine learning applications used in essential fields like healthcare, transportation, and finance carry a lot of responsibility. If one of these algorithms were to […]
What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Healthcare Digitization
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated innovation and progress in many industries, but one of the industries that have historically been lagging behind in digitization is healthcare. Unfortunately, the pandemic hit healthcare hardest, as hospitals and medical staff struggle to keep up with the increasing spread of the virus. It’s imperative that we digitize as much […]
Machine Learning Can’t Fix Algorithmic Bias — but Humans Can
Original article featured in Quartz at Work. The fact that tech has a long way to go when it comes to its lack of diversity shouldn’t be news to anyone at this point. The technology sector is the third biggest contributor to the US economy. And the people behind it—from founders to hiring managers to […]
IoT in Manufacturing: What’s Fact, and What’s Fiction?
We often hear about how the Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing enormous industries like manufacturing. After years of optimization and the addition of many more sensors and devices, this digital transformation has cemented its place in these industries. Executives can easily keep an eye on all operational processes, and employees are freed up to […]
How IoT Is Improving the Mobile App User Experience
The Internet of Things (IoT) is most often talked about in reference to large industries and manufacturing. But IoT refers to an entire ecosystem of connected devices that work together to keep each other updated and optimized, from the materials sourcing down to the consumer. Market experts forecast that the IoT market will be comprised […]
Mobile Location Data: An Indispensable Tool in Our Fight Against COVID-19?
It’s rare for Apple and Google to team up on a project, but the two companies recently announced a new plan to use signals from their combined 3 billion smartphones to track the COVID-19 pandemic. The technology would make a record in the system when two people come in close contact (without including their identity […]
The Current State of IoT Security: How We Got Here and What’s at Risk
What’s in store for the future of the Internet of Things (IoT)? Once reserved for industrial applications and smart security systems, IoT development has become ubiquitous today. For example, you can now walk into numerous retail outlets and purchase a toaster with Wi-Fi connection capability. But as IoT expands to include almost every type of […]
A New AI Milestone: Passing an 8th Grade Science Exam
In 2015, 700 artificial intelligence (AI) developers competed to win $80,000 in prize money. Their objective? To build an AI system capable of passing an eighth-grade science exam. Unfortunately, all submitted systems failed to accomplish this, with the best contender answering only 60% of questions on the test correctly. At the time, AI was no […]
Is AI Ready to Recruit Job Candidates? LinkedIn and Amazon Have Different Opinions
These days, each job opening garners hundreds of applications. Sifting through resumes and cover letters often leads to recruiter burn-out, which can directly affect the company’s incoming talent pool. To help, artificial intelligence (AI) app developers at LinkedIn and Amazon are working on automating some of the day-to-day work of recruiters. So far, their results […]
How IoT Is Reshaping Retail
The Internet of Things (IoT) is booming, and it’ll keep expanding as consumers convert more aspects of their lives with digital products. Besides smart homes and smart cars, IoT is coming to retail, and it’s going to change how we shop for things like groceries and clothes forever. Here are a few ways in which […]