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• A chemical company simplifies workflows using RPA

  Software from Automation Anywhere, an RPA vendor, was easy for Eastman Chemical Company employees to use at a desktop level to automatically handle daily tasks.  Continue Reading

• Deep learning and neural networks gain commercial footing

  Deep learning and neural networks are picking up steam in applications like self-driving cars, radiology image processing, supply chain monitoring and cybersecurity threat detection.  Continue Reading

• Government AI strategy includes tech transfer to private sector

  The Department of Energy's chief commercialization officer works with the DoE's national laboratories on transferring AI and other technologies to the private sector.  Continue Reading

• AI in content management revolutionizes unstructured data

  Managing content and data can take business process from unrefined to streamlined. Enterprises can slowly apply technologies to climb the ladder of cognitive content intelligence.  Continue Reading

• Ethical concerns of AI call growing adoption into question

  AI tools are getting easier to use every day, putting powerful tools into the hands of potentially malicious users. The time to think about the ethics of AI advances is now.  Continue Reading

• Human-AI collaboration produces top results

  Humans and machines have different -- and often complementary -- strengths and weaknesses. That's why we're not seeing automation leading to mass job losses, at least for now.  Continue Reading

• John Deere's software and AI journey

  John Deere began a software journey more than a decade ago, hiring technology teams and developing new technologies, including AI, to help drive innovation in its machinery.  Continue Reading

• How automated machine learning tools pave the way to AI

  Every enterprise is trying to get to machine learning and, ultimately, AI, but not every business has the level of skill in-house to make it happen. Is automated machine learning the answer for them?  Continue Reading

• Is artificial general intelligence possible in our lifetime?

  Artificial general intelligence aims to create a wide-reaching, common-sense AI that behaves in a human fashion, but researchers and experts are questioning its plausibility.  Continue Reading

• AI gig economy sets workers and bots on collision course

  The future of work has shifted toward a gig economy, with high-value, short-term workers on demand for organizations. The fast turnover and high volume demand AI to reduce friction.  Continue Reading

• Clashes between AI and data privacy affect model training

  Enterprises' lax data rules reveal weaknesses around AI and model training -- particularly machine learning's reliance on unrestrained big data collection.  Continue Reading

• Clearsense uses Unravel Data for AI in performance management

  Unravel Data uses AI in performance management to power its APM platform. Clearsense turned to Unravel to get automated optimizations and enable multi-cloud support.  Continue Reading

• Serverless machine learning reduces development burdens

  Getting started with machine learning throws multiple hurdles at enterprises. But the serverless computing trend, when applied to machine learning, can help remove some barriers.  Continue Reading

• Collaborative robots' safety stalls enterprise implementation

  Cobots are promising big gains, especially in enterprises utilizing manual labor. However, due to a number of safety concerns, human workers are still at risk.  Continue Reading

• Full benefits of voice assistant tech yet to be realized

  Voice assistant technology is advancing rapidly, thanks to substantial vendor investment. But a new benchmark report reveals the most popular assistants still leave much to be desired.  Continue Reading

• U.S. spends more on AI as AI in China continues to grow

  Research and development of AI in China continue to grow. Meanwhile, the U.S. plans to up its spending on non-defense AI projects by close to $1 billion in 2020.  Continue Reading

• Use of AI in business requires education, understanding

  AI adoption requires business leaders to have a clear understanding of the technology and its capabilities, as well as how AI can help automate and aid specific functions.  Continue Reading

• Using enterprise intelligent automation for cognitive tasks

  RPA is no longer comprised of simple chatbots or repetitive programmed tasks. Enterprises are looking at RPA to move up the ladder of cognitive automation.  Continue Reading

• How to choose the right autoML platform for your enterprise

  Before autoML can improve model building and deployment, enterprises need to choose a platform. Here, we evaluate autoML platforms by category, key features and accessibility.  Continue Reading

• Enterprises work toward AI trust and transparency

  If ignored, a lack of trust in AI algorithms could diminish user adoption. To remedy this risk, enterprises are working to make their applications more transparent and explainable.  Continue Reading

• How to solve deep learning challenges through interoperability

  The challenges of training and overseeing advanced neural networks is leading to an implementation bottleneck in deep learning technology.  Continue Reading

• The use of technology in education has pros and cons

  Vendors continue to develop AI in education applications and technologies as students see benefits in using technology in the classrooms and when doing their homework.  Continue Reading

• Consumer goods company Unilever uses Google AI for marketing

  Using Google Cloud products, including Google's Vision API and Natural Language API, Unilever creates innovative and personalized social media marketing campaigns.  Continue Reading

• Choosing the right chip foundation for AI-optimized hardware

  Every enterprise is trying to implement AI and machine learning. But, before AI, before clean data and before platform comparison, enterprises need to find the best hardware to support AI.  Continue Reading

• With ThoughtSpot, GlobalTranz makes AI in logistics platform

  GlobalTranz, a logistics company, uses AI and analytics in logistics to predict driver behaviors and plan shipping routes that will keep the shippers and the drivers happy.  Continue Reading

• 3 GAN use cases that showcase their positive potential

  GANs' ability to create realistic images and deepfakes have caused industry concern. But, if you dig beyond fear, GANs have practical applications that are overwhelmingly good.  Continue Reading

• Bibb County School District cybersecurity efforts use AI

  Using AI-driven cybersecurity from ManagedMethods, a Georgia school district blocks external threats and identifies potentially harmful language in student documents.  Continue Reading

• Key considerations for operationalizing machine learning

  Once a machine learning model is trained, developers need to operationalize it. This turns out to be a significant challenge for many enterprises.  Continue Reading

• Chatbots in customer service find success with focused goals

  Chatbots can be a great adjunct to customer service, but a successful rollout requires careful planning, flexibility and clear objectives.  Continue Reading

• Wayfair takes a dip into NLP image processing technology

  At Wayfair, using computer vision and NLP to understand the meaning behind images and searches is the key to customer recommendation, satisfaction and easy substitutability.  Continue Reading

• Causal deep learning teaches AI to ask why

  Most AI runs on pattern recognition, but as any high school student will tell you, correlation is not causation. Researchers are now looking at ways to help AI fathom this deeper level.  Continue Reading

• The future of data science and AI points to automatic tools

  The relationship between data scientists and companies using AI is evolving rapidly, shifting from a focus on trained professionals to experienced employees with automated tools.  Continue Reading

• AI for retailers is progressing

  AI in retail adoption has been relatively slow, but it's starting to pick up as retailers see the benefits of AI technologies and the realities of e-commerce competition.  Continue Reading

• Use of AI in government makes agencies smarter

  Government agencies are starting to embrace some of the same AI technologies that typical enterprises use, and many are finding increased efficiencies along the way.  Continue Reading

• AI in law enforcement is growing, but needs work

  AI for police includes numerous different analytics, machine learning and natural language processing technologies, including facial recognition and automated transcription tools.  Continue Reading

• Reinforcement learning and deep learning pairing pushes AI limits

  The pairing of reinforcement and deep learning is enabling researchers to push the boundaries of what AI can do and could help contribute to advanced applications.  Continue Reading

• Enterprises need to create an AI culture for success

  Enterprises can resist using AI because of the cultural changes employees feel it will bring, including changes to employee job descriptions and elimination of outdated jobs.  Continue Reading

• Analyst, author talks enterprise AI expectations

  The author of the upcoming book about enterprise AI talks about realistic AI deployment, dispelling some of the AI hype myths that can be harmful to enterprises.  Continue Reading

• Augmented intelligence applications showing ROI, broad success

  Enterprise uses have shown that utilizing augmented intelligence technology increases ROI, productivity and linear success as compared to general AI or AGI.  Continue Reading

• More to machine learning platforms than meets the AI

  To reach full analytics potential, machine learning platforms powered by AI must provide scalability, handle multiple models, integrate with data sources and be cloud-friendly.  Continue Reading

• Agricultural equipment maker uses AI for customer experience

  Using AWS services Redshift, S3 and SageMaker, as well as third-party tools, AGCO has created new AI marketing tools and a customer portal to better compete in a tight market.  Continue Reading

• AI for digital marketing heavily used in the gaming industry

  AI in gaming has evolved beyond automating character and fictional world development. Gaming companies are now using AI to better market to existing and potential players.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise consumer relationships are building trust in AI

  Transparency is an increasingly important component of consumer trust. If you want to win over consumers whose data is being collected, start with explainability and collaboration.  Continue Reading

• AI in financial services helps speed consumer interaction

  By using AI in finance, financial organizations are able to speed processes that otherwise would require more manual input from employees or consumers.  Continue Reading

• How AI in physical security makes public places safer

  Deep learning-based tools are increasingly finding a home in physical security to enhance the protection of real-world assets and make public spaces safer.  Continue Reading

• Automated transcription services for adaptive applications

  NLP technologies have advanced in recent years. Using them, startups have been able to create automatic transcription software for adaptive applications.  Continue Reading

• GPU analytics speeds up deep learning, other data insights

  GPU-based systems have become a popular platform for deep learning applications, and they're now also being used to accelerate analysis of IoT and geospatial data.  Continue Reading

• AI in the legal industry focuses on augmenting research

  From billable time invoice generation to patent attribute data mining, the implementation of AI in law firms has aided in reducing low-value, time-consuming paralegal work.  Continue Reading

• Consider these 12 RPA software vendors for deployment

  RPA technology can help companies successfully automate their tasks and processes if they can sift through the options to determine the right system for their enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Pushing past chatbot challenges will secure their longevity

  For chatbots to remain in enterprise futures, developers and data scientists need to get flexible. From open source to intelligent sharing, chatbot collaboration will boost benefits.  Continue Reading

• Experts discuss pressing data science problems and solutions

  Most data science projects end up facing similar problems, such as lack of robustness and data quality issues. In this feature, experts offer tips on how to overcome these challenges.  Continue Reading

• AI and big data go perfectly together -- sometimes

  The combination of big data and AI tools enables new forms of analytics and automation, but use of the technologies in enterprise applications is still evolving.  Continue Reading

• The future of voice assistants is multiturn conversations

  The future looks promising for voice assistants, but for them to really live up to the hype, they are going to have to improve at true multiturn conversations.  Continue Reading

• AI acquisitions lead to consolidation

  Analytics and AI startups emerge regularly and grow quickly. Frequent acquisitions, however, seem to be creating a more consolidated industry, cementing some vendors at the top.  Continue Reading

• Natural language processing drives conversational AI trends

  Since the first conversational interfaces, users have desired human-like conversation. Now, AI sentiment analysis, emotion and unique generation are bringing us one step closer.  Continue Reading

• The future scope of chatbots begins with addressing flaws

  Chatbots are hot software in the enterprise, but to maintain longevity and relevance, developers need to take a look at the barriers to entry, interface options and NLP issues.  Continue Reading

• Successful retail robots improve the augmented workforce

  The future of AI in the workplace relies on the successful integration of humans and bots. Retail use cases for cobots point to customer engagement and labor tasks.  Continue Reading

• AI network security tool autonomously does microsegmentation

  To ensure network security, a U.S. law firm has turned to automated network microsegmentation vendor Edgewise. The startup uses machine learning to deploy microsegmentation.  Continue Reading

• AI in professional services revolutionizes white-collar jobs

  Professional services and consulting firms are adopting AI at a rapid rate, even though these types of jobs, which mainly focus on interpersonal interaction, may not seem like strong targets for automation.  Continue Reading

• AI in pharma: Pfizer team tries Vyasa deep learning platform

  To help automatically categorize drug particle shapes, a Pfizer research team is experimenting with Vyasa, a deep learning platform for the life sciences.  Continue Reading

• How data privacy and marketing coexist when influencing the public

  The author of a new book on the intersection of advertising and marketing with AI and data privacy talks about influencing the public with technology.  Continue Reading

• How pattern matching in machine learning powers AI

  Pattern matching may sound like a simple idea, but it's being used to create some highly advanced AI tools, powering everything from image recognition to natural language applications.  Continue Reading

• Applications of autonomous robots lead in the enterprise

  In enterprise AI, bot technology is leading the charge. Seamless integration and process streamlining are initial benefits, but the true profit lies in what comes next -- auto-AI.  Continue Reading

• Identify the best RPA tools using these points of consideration

  A successful RPA implementation depends on selecting the proper tool. Learn about the different capabilities and other points of consideration when looking at the options.  Continue Reading

• How to recycle data from AI for employee engagement efforts

  By reusing the data collected for AI algorithms and the insights they generate, enterprises can boost employee performance and improve business processes.  Continue Reading

• How a chatbot sales platform helps King Kong on Broadway

  Using an intelligent ticketing agent from vendor Broadw.ai, the Broadway production of 'King Kong' can better manage its brand while driving up ticket sales.  Continue Reading

• Human rights advocate talks GDPR, AI and data privacy laws

  Human rights advocate Bjørn Stormorken talks about the importance of data privacy laws, and why stronger laws and more data literacy are necessary today.  Continue Reading

• Computer vision tools reach into test, healthcare, security

  Gaining a reputation as a viable technology in niche applications like X-ray scans, fingerprint matching and robotics, computer vision looks to mainstream, commodified apps.  Continue Reading

• AI at the edge spurs decentralization, IoT interconnectivity

  As AI spreads into most enterprises, it's imperative that devices or programs can make immediate smart decisions. Localized AI at the edge is aiming to tackle the lag.  Continue Reading

• Inventory optimization machine learning tool sharpens pricing

  Retailers are chasing data-driven process automation in hopes of boosting sales and streamlining margins. But how do you decide which processes to automate or vendor to implement?  Continue Reading

• DroneBase uses analytics-powered freelance payment system from Qwil

  DroneBase uses Qwil, vendor of an analytics-based payroll and payments system, to automatically manage and pay the freelance drone pilots who use the DroneBase platform.  Continue Reading

• Deep learning recognition use cases grow as tech matures

  As deep learning image and voice recognition technology improves, enterprises are finding novel ways to apply the technology to sharpen and improve their operations.  Continue Reading

• Learn the benefits of RPA and the drawbacks by industry

  RPA is a hot IT commodity. Discover more of the benefits (and drawbacks) these tools can usher into organizations and how they can enhance workflows in different industries.  Continue Reading

• Reinforcement learning applications provide focused models

  Goal-driven AI uses trial-and-error learning methods to find optimal solutions to enterprise problems, while distancing themselves from requiring human maintenance.  Continue Reading

• Automatic meeting transcription records business sessions

  By using an automated transcription platform from Fireflies.ai, employees at Zenatta Consulting can more easily find and read transcripts from important client calls.  Continue Reading

• Top computer vision retail uses and how they enhance shopping

  Computer vision technology can help retailers make shopping in stores faster and easier for customers, while also improving checkout accuracy and theft prevention.  Continue Reading

• What is RPA technology and what can it do for your business?

  RPA tools play an important role in modern companies because they can automate manual or repetitive human tasks, freeing workers to focus on more important work.  Continue Reading

• Use of AI in payments industry is set to explode

  Payment processors are making wider use of AI technologies as part of an effort to make better use of their vast troves of data and connect more directly with customers.  Continue Reading

• Berklee uses SnapLogic for its AI in higher education needs

  Berklee College of Music needed intelligent integration for its two student portals after a merger with the Boston Conservatory. The college chose SnapLogic to connect the systems.  Continue Reading

• Grammarly AI and an update to the writing tool

  A Grammarly update adds a new consistency checker tool to the writing platform that uses AI to automatically scan for multiple writing styles within a single document.  Continue Reading

• ShopRunner uses Databricks for machine learning in retail

  Databricks user ShopRunner talks about the tools showed at Spark + AI Summit 2019, such as MLflow and Databricks Delta Lake. And Datameer reveals new Databricks integration.  Continue Reading

• AI for knowledge management boosts information accessibility

  Integrating AI for knowledge management systems builds intelligent searches. Enterprises benefit from streamlined, smart content platforms that make information accessible.  Continue Reading

• Future of AI in transportation goes beyond self-driving cars

  Transportation and logistics companies are eying an ever expanding role for AI in their products and services, ranging from safer cars to prompter shipments.  Continue Reading

• AI vendors attack data scientist shortage with trainings

  Internal data science training programs have helped vendors when colleges and universities have failed. Training is helping to fix the data scientist shortage.  Continue Reading

• Clean data for machine learning is key to successful AI

  Many enterprises think their AI projects should start with massive amounts of data. But clean data for machine learning should be their first step toward AI.  Continue Reading

• Better together: Predictive analytics and AI boost each other

  Enterprises have long seen the value of predictive analytics, but now that AI is starting to influence forecasting tools, the benefits may start to go even deeper.  Continue Reading

• Machine learning bots enable immediate paperless workplaces

  Document digitization allows for the automatic extraction of data through rapid bot technology, as companies aim for a cost-effective, eco-friendly paperless workplace.  Continue Reading

• Federated deep learning offers new approach to model training

  Training deep learning models puts a massive strain on enterprise infrastructure, but federated learning, which trains models on endpoint devices, could lessen some of the demand.  Continue Reading

• AI bias, for good or ill

  Bias in AI algorithms can produce harmful results, but it can also help train models. This third part of a three-part series on AI ethics explains the pros and cons of AI bias.  Continue Reading

• Enterprises are crowdsourcing AI development

  By crowdsourcing AI development, enterprises can broaden the knowledge base of their machine learning applications, and early adopters are showing promising results.  Continue Reading

• Wield AI to personalize consumer products and aid logistics

  Companies using AI to sell consumer products seek brand loyalty by using personalization, online sales capabilities and optimized inventory management  Continue Reading

• How to address the hidden risks of algorithmic decision making

  From biased customer interactions to harmful treatment recommendations, some risks of automated decisions have yet to be resolved. A Wharton School professor has a way out.  Continue Reading

• 3 ways to create an AI ethics framework for responsible tech

  AI can often reflect the biases and limits of its human developers. Experts say diversity, review boards and a strong AI ethics framework will lead the way toward ethical AI.  Continue Reading

• Data scientists urged to take AI security threats more seriously

  AI security hasn't been the top concern of most data scientists using machine learning. But as these systems move closer to the core of the business, security is becoming critical.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise AI collaboration tools take tips from dating apps

  Enterprise AI collaboration is turning to an unlikely source for inspiration: dating apps that have long used machine-learning based personalization and communication.  Continue Reading

• March Madness analytics, AI help data scientist fill bracket

  To create his March Madness bracket predictions, the head of data science at DataRobot uses a host of machine learning algorithms and some predictive analytics.  Continue Reading

• Address anonymity and data privacy in chatbot security

  A key to successful enterprise chatbot security is to program your chatbot to recognize personal or sensitive information and treat it accordingly.  Continue Reading

• Capital One AI VP discusses AI assistant Eno

  Eno from Capital One is an AI assistant that can give customers real-time banking updates and alerts to possible fraud attempts. In this Q&A, Capital One's VP of conversational AI goes over the basics of Eno.  Continue Reading

• Data preparation for machine learning still requires humans

  Looking to AI to automate more of your processes? Don't overlook the labor that's still needed to prepare data for training machine learning and AI algorithms.  Continue Reading

• Data science platforms boost automation, collaboration

  Data scientists can choose from a growing list of commercial and open source platforms that ease data access, analytics, model building and management in a collaborative way.  Continue Reading