Legal technology, commonly known as LegalTech, refers to software that enable lawyers to do their jobs more efficiently and cost-effectively. Though very much an emerging sector, LegalTech already comprises a $16 billion market in the U.S and is growing. Undoubtedly the biggest change in this burgeoning market —taking lawyers by storm—is the rapid rise of … [Read more...] about Automating The Law: A Landscape of Legal AI Solutions
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You Don’t Need A PhD To Master Machine Learning & Data Science
Editor's Note: Many TOPBOTS readers have asked us for advice on learning modern techniques like deep learning and getting jobs in AI. No one knows more about this subject than Rachel Thomas, deep learning researcher and co-founder of Fast.ai. Fast.ai is committed to democratizing practical AI education globally and offers popular MOOCs to get you ramped up fast. Without further … [Read more...] about You Don’t Need A PhD To Master Machine Learning & Data Science
U.S. Falls Behind China & Canada In Advancing Healthcare With AI
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
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
Unsupervised Investments: A Guide to AI Accelerators and Incubators
I. Rationale for the post The 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 AI Investing 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
Fighting Algorithmic Bias & Homogenous Thinking in AI
When Timnit Gebru attended a prestigious AI research conference last year, she counted 6 black people in the audience out of an estimated 8,500. And only one black woman: herself. As a PhD candidate at Stanford University who has published a number of notable papers in the field of artificial intelligence, Gebru finds the lack of diversity in the industry to be “extremely … [Read more...] about Fighting Algorithmic Bias & Homogenous Thinking in AI
The Point Of Play: How Games Make AI Smarter
Do video games make you dumb? You can probably think of someone in your life who’d make you nod vigorously, but according to behavioral psychologists, playing games actually does the opposite. Play performs a crucial role in cognitive development and building behavior that helps advanced animals thrive in different situations and environments. Turns out what helps kittens … [Read more...] about The Point Of Play: How Games Make AI Smarter
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