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Forward-looking enterprises have to be aware of emerging artificial intelligence technologies. Get the latest on AI technologies such as NLP, bots, machine learning, deep learning and open source AI tools.
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19 Dec 2024
Boomi's Rivery acquisition aimed at AI, real-time analysis
With the purchase, the data integration specialist adds change data capture capabilities for AI and real-time analytics. Continue Reading
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19 Dec 2024
How bad is generative AI data leakage and how can you stop it?
Mismanaged training data, weak models, prompt injection attacks can all lead to data leakage in GenAI, with serious costs for companies. The good news? Risks can be mitigated. Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2020
Wordtune AI tool from AI21 Labs rewrites sentences using NLG
A new product powered by AI and natural language generation can rewrite sentences. The tool could foreshadow the arrival of more AI-powered writing assistants. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2020
How 5G and artificial intelligence may influence each other
5G and AI can be combined to improve the network speed, responsiveness and efficiencies of organizations in the enterprise, but the former needs more time to mature. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2020
SharePoint Syntex automatically uncovers document metadata
AI can help organizations automatically uncover metadata and tag documents. Discover how Microsoft's SharePoint Syntex achieves this using machine learning and machine teaching. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2020
Insurance provider uses AI for legal to manage contracts
The legal team at Asurion, a major insurance provider, kept its documents spread out across filing cabinets, hard drives and the cloud. It turned to an AI platform to better manage them. Continue Reading
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23 Oct 2020
General AI vs. narrow AI comes down to adaptability
AI today has limited and specific applications, but the continual growth of the technology may just lead to the replication of human intelligence through general AI. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2020
GPT-3 AI language model sharpens complex text generation
GPT-3 is the latest natural language generation model, but its acquisition by Microsoft leaves developers wondering when, and how, they'll be able to use the model. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2020
Google enters mortgage space with new Document AI tool
Google's new Lending DocAI product can help users automate mortgage document processing. The product is Google's first specialized mortgage tool. Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2020
COVID-19 to drive more AI in retail for small retailers
Retailers were hit hard by the COVID-19 economic fallout, especially small, local businesses. Amid a shift online, AI could help some retailers adjust to the new reality. Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2020
How automated content tagging improves findability
Companies that use AI to automatically tag their metadata can improve findability of content across the entire organization. AI tagging vendors can help businesses get started. Continue Reading
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15 Oct 2020
New AI system to give Microsoft Seeing AI a boost
A new object captioning AI model from Microsoft strengthens the tech giant's accessibility services, which the vendor has championed for years. Continue Reading
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08 Oct 2020
Nvidia Jarvis, new conversational AI tool, now in open beta
A speech recognition services vendor in Great Britain turned to Nvidia Jarvis, a new framework for creating conversational AI models on GPUs, to quickly build a product. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2020
HireVue acquires recruiting chatbot startup AllyO
HireVue, a video interviewing vendor, has acquired AllyO, a startup that makes chatbot technology for use in high-volume hiring. Continue Reading
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02 Oct 2020
IBM chatbot gives voting information to Idaho residents
By turning to IBM Watson Assistant, the state of Idaho deployed a chatbot to help voters get information about the primary elections, which were mail-in only, back in May. Continue Reading
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30 Sep 2020
Enterprise and home find use for intelligent virtual assistants
Intelligent virtual assistants have the capacity to augment employees, as well as improve convenience in homes, but only time will see their limitations resolved. Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2020
Advantages of AI in agriculture include increased efficiency
Artificial intelligence has the capacity to improve the supply chain and agricultural industry by improving demand forecasting and increasing productivity. Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2020
The deepfake 2020 election threat is real, but containable
Disinformation could harm the 2020 presidential election, and technology simply isn't advanced enough to detect manipulated content, especially deepfakes. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2020
Microsoft exclusively licenses OpenAI's GPT-3 language model
Microsoft expanded its partnership with AI research organization OpenAI. The tech giant will exclusively license OpenAI's powerful GPT-3 language model. Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2020
AI in transportation reduces employee workloads
By using intelligent automation, a shipping company trimmed employee workloads, enabling employees to shift from document processing to customer service. Continue Reading
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03 Sep 2020
Microsoft deepfake software combats election propaganda
Ahead of the 2020 United States presidential election, Microsoft released Video Authenticator, an AI-powered tool to help identify deepfake images and videos. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2020
Explore the foundations of artificial neural network modeling
Dive into Giuseppe Bonaccorso's recent book 'Mastering Machine Learning Algorithms' with a chapter excerpt on modeling neural networks. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2020
3 keys for the implementation of AI in the enterprise
Organizations need to focus on diversity, proper scaling and augmentation capabilities when implementing artificial intelligence in order to keep the process pain-free. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2020
Combining AI and predictive analytics crucial for the enterprise
Predictive analytics, when combined with artificial intelligence, can assist organizations with their risk management, as well as their planning and optimization. Continue Reading
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28 Aug 2020
IBM uses AI to power new US Open online features
With AI and Watson Discovery, IBM is providing tennis fans with new ways to interact with each other online during this year's US Open, which will be held without live spectators. Continue Reading
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28 Aug 2020
It's been a slow road for AI in oil and gas industries
Analytics and AI can help oil and gas companies better predict supply and demand, involuntary flaring and where to drill. But the companies struggle to get talent. Continue Reading
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26 Aug 2020
Future of autonomous vehicles depends on driver attitudes
Getting the public behind the idea of an autonomous vehicle means peeling back the black box nature of AI and proving the safety of self-driving technology. Continue Reading
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Infographic
25 Aug 2020
Modern AI evolution timeline shows a decade of rapid progress
AI has become an asset for organizations to better understand their business position, and its capabilities have improved dramatically over the past decade. Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2020
AI in retail has helped retailers during COVID-19
During the Ai4 2020 virtual conference, a panel of retail experts discusses how AI and analytics have helped retailers deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
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21 Aug 2020
Automated document processing helps PPP applications
Using its own AI models, as well as technology from Abbyy, PwC can rapidly and correctly file a large volume of PPP loan applications. Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2020
Machine learning limitations marked by data demands
Machine learning has impressive capabilities in the enterprise, but with high-data requirements and struggles with explainability, it remains unable to reach widespread use. Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2020
4 ways AI and digital transformation enable deeper automation
Organizations that are going beyond the enterprise adoption of digitization are entering a new wave of AI-enabled digital transformation. Continue Reading
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18 Aug 2020
Reimagining creativity and AI to boost enterprise adoption
AI has yet to reach the point of creativity but continues to advance, while assisting humans in the production of their own creative works and improvement of their organizations. Continue Reading
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13 Aug 2020
Process automation in education helps school during COVID-19
Using process automation, a school in Sydney helped keep classes going online by automating the daily roll call process. Organizations have increasingly turned to automation and AI during COVID-19. Continue Reading
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05 Aug 2020
Google Cloud, Harvard release COVID-19 Public Forecasts
Google Cloud, in partnership with the Harvard Global Health Institute, released public models that can predict new COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations 14 days out. Continue Reading
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31 Jul 2020
Autoencoders' example uses augment data for machine learning
Autoencoders are neural networks that serve machine learning models -- from denoising to dimensionality reduction. Seven use cases explore the practical application of autoencoder technology. Continue Reading
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31 Jul 2020
Applications of generative adversarial networks hold promise
Generative adversarial networks are tied to fake online content known as 'deepfakes,' but GANs can help data-poor enterprises supplement their data needs. Continue Reading
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31 Jul 2020
Intuit AI, knowledge engineering help power Aid Assist
The principal product manager at Intuit talks about the company's use of machine learning, natural language processing and knowledge engineering in its new Aid Assist tool. Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2020
Salesforce's AI-powered Einstein Call Coaching now available
Salesforce's Einstein Call Coaching has moved out of pilot testing, during which a steel building manufacturer saw a 60% reduction in time spent manually analyzing customer calls. Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2020
AI in operations management relieves pressure on IT teams
AI, when combined with IT operations and DevOps teams, forms AIOps that can greatly improve how IT assets are developed, produced and managed. Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2020
The state of AI in 2020 likely sees more adoption
AI adoption has appeared to grow this year, as organizations deploy automation to augment dwindling workforces and help deal with growing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
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17 Jul 2020
Accounts payable automation eliminates invoice backlog
Purple, a mattress company, struggled each week to manually process its myriad invoices and bills. It found relief in automated accounts payable software from a startup vendor. Continue Reading
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09 Jul 2020
DotData Stream enables real-time predictions at the edge
DotData opens the doors to new markets with DotData Stream, a new product that enables customers to create low-memory, low-latency models at the edge. Continue Reading
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08 Jul 2020
IBM acquires RPA vendor to enhance automation suite
IBM bought a Brazilian RPA and chatbot vendor to expand its collection of automation products. Continue Reading
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06 Jul 2020
Warehouse AI and robotics help train employees
Workers at a logistics and transportation company learn on the job with an autonomous cart, Chuck. The robot teaches employees the layout of the warehouses and where items are. Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2020
Artificial intelligence content writing ramps up publishing
To ease the burden that is associated with content production, AI in content production has been deployed to augment writers' work and to help monitor and measure post engagement. Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2020
Learn the business value of AI's various techniques
To drive business value from AI, business managers need to distinguish between the various AI techniques, starting with the many flavors of machine learning. Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2020
Accelerating digital transformation through remote work
As working remotely became a near-global mandate, companies have been thrust headfirst into a digital transformation. AI is helping to smooth the journey. Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2020
Understanding how deep learning black box training creates bias
Bias in AI is a systematic issue that derails many projects. Dismantling the black box of deep learning algorithms is crucial to the advancement and deployment of the technology. Continue Reading
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29 Jun 2020
IBM donates AI ethics tools to Linux Foundation
IBM donates open source toolkits AI Fairness 360, Adversarial Robustness 360 and AI Explainability 360 to the Linux Foundation amid calls for more ethical AI. Continue Reading
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29 Jun 2020
AI web scraping augments data collection
Web scraping automates the data gathering process and refines the data pipeline, but it requires careful attention to choosing the right tools, languages and programs. Continue Reading
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Quiz
29 Jun 2020
Find out how smart you are about machine learning and AI
Machine learning can help businesses gain powerful analytics value from their data -- but only if it's done right. How much do you know about machine learning and related forms of AI? Continue Reading
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26 Jun 2020
Bank modernizes with MLflow and Databricks
With Databricks and MLflow, an Argentinian bank modernized its infrastructure, increased customer retention and better managed its machine learning models. Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2020
RPA use cases expanding in large enterprises
Robotic process automation veterans at Blue Prism's virtual conference talk business process automation strategies, obstacles and untethering bot deployments from cutting jobs. Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2020
Databricks acquisition of Redash boosts data visualization
Databricks bought Redash, a data visualization vendor, to boost its own visualization capabilities. Databricks had largely relied on partnerships with other vendors for such tools. Continue Reading
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23 Jun 2020
Databricks AI in next-generation transportation
Virgin Hyperloop turned to Databricks to horizontally scale out and speed up its processes as it works to create a new form of transportation. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2020
DataRobot training aims to upskill citizen data scientists
DataRobot unveiled a new data science training program, and enhancements to its enterprise AI platform, including a geospatial capability and automated time series anomaly detection. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2020
NLP, chatbot development reignite conversational commerce AI
The world of e-commerce has been focused on the adoption of conversational commerce for years to boost online sales. COVID-19 might just be the catalyst for widespread use. Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2020
Amazon highlights distancing with Distance Assistant
Amid a lawsuit over unsafe warehouse conditions, Amazon brings an AI-powered camera and monitor system to its warehouses to help employees maintain social distancing. Continue Reading
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11 Jun 2020
Predictive maintenance vendor launches AI warranty
A predictive maintenance vendor added a new warranty to its platform that pays customers $100,000 for repair if the AI-based prediction system fails to foresee a machine breakdown. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2020
DataRobot partners with BCG, acquires its analytics software
DataRobot's new partnership with Boston Consulting Group aims to bring the technical expertise of BCG to DataRobot's customers. The AI vendor also acquired analytics software from BCG. Continue Reading
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08 Jun 2020
Hospital IoT highlighted by AI use cases and wearable devices
AI in healthcare can provide patients and doctors with better care and support through prescriptive analytics, wearable devices and illness detection. Continue Reading
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04 Jun 2020
Microsoft replaces dozens of journalists with AI system
In a cost-saving move, Microsoft is ending the employment of dozens of contract journalists in favor of AI systems. It's a risky move, though. Continue Reading
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02 Jun 2020
5 AI technologies in business that are making a big impact
Learn how image recognition, speech recognition, chatbots, natural language generation and sentiment analysis are changing how businesses operate. Continue Reading
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29 May 2020
Use of AI-assisted surgery remains limited despite its benefits
While AI adoption to assist with surgeries remains limited, the technology holds great potential to increase quality of care and decrease patient risk. Continue Reading
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29 May 2020
Enterprises should not neglect AI digital transformation
Enterprises should focus on automation to augment their workforces as they recover from the COVID-19 economic downturn, and not lose sight of larger digital transformation projects. Continue Reading
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28 May 2020
AI in sales can make smart lead recommendations
For one B2B sales tech company, a self-service AI startup founded by a former Google employee helps create lead recommendations using machine learning. Continue Reading
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22 May 2020
Using data and IBM AI to make coronavirus economic predictions
A major marketing firm has turned to IBM Watson Studio, and its data, to create an interactive platform that predicts the risk, readiness and recovery periods for counties hit by the coronavirus. Continue Reading
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21 May 2020
AI COVID-19 tech bolsters social distancing, supply chains
As the world waits for staggered reopenings and a return to normal life, AI-based technology is assisting scientists with diagnosis, detection, research and remote-based workforces. Continue Reading
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19 May 2020
Pegasystems releases Ethical Bias Check to cut down on AI bias
Pegasystems has embedded a new tool to combat AI bias in its Pega Customer Decision Hub. The tool can alert users to potential biases before they deploy system changes. Continue Reading
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15 May 2020
AI and augmented reality blur lines between virtual and reality
Using AI with augmented reality and virtual reality in industries as varied as gaming and conversational systems can enhance the already impressive technologies. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
15 May 2020
IBM Think 2020: AI, security, COVID-19 news, trends and analysis
News at the IBM Think 2020 digital conference focused on paths to modernization -- including advanced AI and automation -- IoT, hybrid cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity. Continue Reading
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14 May 2020
Intel makes new investments in AI startups
Intel reveals new investments in 11 startups focused on AI, automation and chip design as the tech giant ramps up its efforts in the AI hardware market. Continue Reading
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13 May 2020
Facebook advances AI used to detect hate speech
Facebook can now proactively find and flag hate speech better. Meanwhile, the social media giant's AI Research made BlenderBot, an advanced conversational AI system, open source. Continue Reading
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13 May 2020
AI and DevOps team up in remote work model
Communication and network security are increasingly difficult in DevOps teams as the workforce goes digital. Using AI and machine learning helps companies adjust to the remote work model. Continue Reading
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08 May 2020
Automated data governance vendor Immuta gets key update
An update to Immuta's automated data governance enabled one of its users to better anonymize its consumers' data and control who has access to it. Continue Reading
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07 May 2020
What is a benefit of Qualtrics Text IQ sentiment analysis?
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound effect on consumers. Text IQ provides sentiment analysis to understand just what that effect is -- as it evolves. Continue Reading
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06 May 2020
AI in digital transformation vital for enterprises
Without using AI, enterprises will not be able to compete effectively, according to the CEO of Box. Companies need to infuse AI into their digital transformation efforts now. Continue Reading
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04 May 2020
Are giant AI chips the future of AI hardware?
Giant AI chips like the Cerebras WSE are dazzlingly fast and could transform AI models, but how soon is the question for CIOs. Experts mull the merits of small vs. big AI chips. Continue Reading
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04 May 2020
Neuro-symbolic AI emerges as powerful new approach
The unification of two antagonistic approaches in AI is seen as an important milestone in the evolution of AI. Read about the efforts to combine symbolic reasoning and deep learning by the field's leading experts. Continue Reading
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01 May 2020
SBA bans RPA for PPP loan applications after bots clog system
After a deluge of Paycheck Protection Program loan applications overwhelmed the SBA's electronic loan transfer system, the agency said it would no longer accept loans filed by RPA systems. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2020
AI helping higher education during the pandemic
By using AI and analytics, higher education schools can gauge how their students are faring at scale during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2020
AI and edge computing security
While boasting benefits such as reduced latency, edge computing can increase a company's vulnerability. Ensuring security is crucial to getting the most out of the technology. Continue Reading
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28 Apr 2020
Can the future of voice assistants include enterprise use?
Voice assistants haven't had the success that companies originally expected. AI and machine learning could go a long way to boost this technology. Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2020
PyTorch update from Facebook and AWS eases model building
PyTorch 1.5 introduces TorchServe, a model serving library, and TorchElastic, a Kubernetes controller. Both applications are still in experimental mode. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2020
4 explainable AI techniques for machine learning models
At its core, AI is a complex modeling process with layers of information. In order to be able to explain the algorithm's decision-making process, start with its input data. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2020
5 deep learning model training tips
Deep learning model training requires not only the right amount of data, but the right type of data. Enterprises must be inventive and careful when training their models. Continue Reading
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10 Apr 2020
Text search tool makes finding documents easier
Using a visually appealing approach, Keeper.fyi enables users to search text documents, images, and graphs and charts quickly and efficiently. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2020
How far are we from artificial general intelligence?
Developers and researchers are currently debating the extent to which artificial general intelligence needs to mimic the human brain. Explore the two schools of thought. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2020
City of Knoxville deploys a web and SMS chatbot
By using a chatbot from text messaging vendor Quiq, the city of Knoxville, Tenn. can give its residents information on the coronavirus, the 2020 census, and the city's social services. Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2020
AI and RPA are here to stay
The coronavirus pandemic has caused enterprises to rely more on AI technologies as they are forced to lay off employees or temporarily close their offices. Continue Reading
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02 Apr 2020
Using AI in AML fights fraud while protecting privacy
Money laundering and fraud remain a risk for financial institutions, but AI can act as a useful tool against a constantly evolving financial enemy. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2020
Data center energy usage combated by AI efficiency
Though often forgotten by the general public, data centers account for 1% of the world's energy consumption. Explore what brought about data centers and how AI can be used to help mitigate their presence. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2020
AI in mining takes root in the industry
Executives from data science vendors Kespry and Descartes Labs discuss the importance of AI in the mining industry, a sector that is still fairly new to AI technologies. Continue Reading
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19 Mar 2020
Using automated machine learning for AI in insurance
Using dotData, an automated machine learning vendor, one of the largest insurance firms in Japan built out an AI platform that provides a personalized experience to customers. Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2020
Social media platforms ramp up automated content curation
As the new coronavirus continues to disrupt the workforce, social media companies are increasingly using machine learning to automatically detect and remove harmful content. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2020
RPA adoption trends point to broadening use cases
RPA is frequently discussed, but here we sort out the potential of this technology -- and the limiting factors that prevent it from living up to the hype. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2020
AI and chatbots: Conversational app platforms are maturing
Chatbots have long been reliant on pre-written responses to common questions. With the incorporation of AI, however, chatbots can take an important step forward. Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2020
Advanced AI in financial services boosts fraud detection, efficiency
Financial firms plan to invest more into R&D on AI and plan to deploy advanced AI, like deep learning, within the next two years, according to a new survey. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2020
The state of AI defined by global adoption and regulation
Cognilytica reports on AI adoption by both countries and companies across the globe, as well as the former's overall strategies and regulation frameworks. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2020
The pope, with Microsoft and IBM, calls for AI ethics
The Pontifical Academy for Life has issued new guidelines for ethical AI that call for artificial intelligence technology to be explainable, trusted and secure. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2020
How to create NLP metrics to improve your enterprise model
As standardized NLP framework evaluations become popular, experts urge users to focus on individualized metrics for enterprise success. Continue Reading