The United States leads the world in artificial intelligence, but lags behind other countries in applying technical innovations to the field of healthcare. Globally, machine learning is used to increase efficiency, lower error rates, and decrease medical costs, but the fragmented marketplace and lack of universal healthcare in America disincentivize adoption of new technology … [Read more...] about U.S. Falls Behind China & Canada In Advancing Healthcare With AI
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8 Ways AI Makes Virtual & Augmented Reality Even More Real
Regular reality is being disrupted by virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). The biggest names in tech are battling to power the next generation of entertainment, education, and communication.Facebook acquired Oculus to make next generation social networking virtual. Apple CEO Tim Cook claims augmented reality will be “as big as the iPhone.” Microsoft’s HoloLens, Google’s … [Read more...] about 8 Ways AI Makes Virtual & Augmented Reality Even More Real
Why Smart Taxation Needs Smart Machine Learning
Taxes do a lot of things. Used wisely, they can make life safer, healthier and worthwhile. Used unwisely, they can spark rebellions like the one we celebrate every July 4th. They stick around for a pretty long time, from the moment you’re old enough to work until the end of your earthly existence in the form of an estate or inheritance tax. They can also be so dang … [Read more...] about Why Smart Taxation Needs Smart Machine Learning
5 Key Trends In Enterprise Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
As AI continues to demonstrate unprecedented potential to transform technology and business, executives at leading enterprises are taking action to enable their organizations to capitalize on emerging breakthroughs.Here are 5 key trends that innovative companies are driving in enterprise AI.1. Converging Infrastructure & Connected SolutionsOrganizations must be … [Read more...] about 5 Key Trends In Enterprise Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Accelerators and Incubators
I. Rationale for the postThe current startups landscape is incredibly messy, with all the venture capitalists, angels, incubators, accelerators, private equity funds, corporate venture capital, private companies, and research grants. There are plenty of ways to get funded to start your own company — but how many of them are not simply ‘dumb money’?This problem is … [Read more...] about Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Accelerators and Incubators
Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Investors
I. Investing in AIInvesting in AI is not an easy job: AI technologies can be black boxes and unless you are able to dig into lines of code, they may be inscrutable. Simply looking at proof of concepts might not be enough to really understand the underlying stack behind specific applications. This represents a big barrier for investors to efficiently allocate their … [Read more...] about Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Investors
Chatbots Go Cha-Ching: The Looming Impact of AI in Finance
From minting coins to dispensing greenbacks on ATMs, the love affair between money and machine goes a long way back. The pervasive influence of technology in how we create, exchange and store money treads a colorful history — replete with culture-shifting innovations such as cash registers, magnetic credit cards and mobile wallets.The romance is far from over. With recent … [Read more...] about Chatbots Go Cha-Ching: The Looming Impact of AI in Finance
Balancing Machine Learning And Human Intuition In The Travel Industry
Travel planning is incredibly stressful. Between researching options, paying for bookings, and organizing your itinerary, you may also have to contend with the risk of being beaten and dragged off planes.Machine intelligence can alleviate some of the pain points for both you and the travel companies you book with. Perhaps no one knows this better than Giorgos Zacharia, CTO … [Read more...] about Balancing Machine Learning And Human Intuition In The Travel Industry
4 Key Differences Between Industrial And Consumer AI
Robots are probably the first thing you think of when asked to imagine AI applied to industrials and manufacturing. Indeed many innovative companies like Rodney Brooks’ Rethink Robotics have developed friendly-looking robot factory workers who hustle alongside their human colleagues. Industrial robots have historically been designed to perform specific niche tasks, but … [Read more...] about 4 Key Differences Between Industrial And Consumer AI
AI Is Turning Supply Chain Logistics Into Automated Trading
Ever wonder how your Amazon Prime packages show up at your door mere hours after you place an order?A complex series of operations connects suppliers to manufacturers to wholesalers to retailers to you, the end consumer. Oversight of this process is called supply chain management (SCM). Within SCM, logistics is the portion that handles the movement of goods. E-Commerce … [Read more...] about AI Is Turning Supply Chain Logistics Into Automated Trading