Federal officials have largely come around to the idea that research funding is crucial for U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, but there are ways to accelerate innovation besides pouring in more money, according to tech experts. For one, they said,
2018-10-15
Microsoft unveils big-data-capable SQL Server 2019 and extended AI capabilities to power data-driven innovation. Here’s my analysis. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella set the tone at the September 24-27 Ignite events in Orlando by sharing at least half a
2018-10-15
With this 2-part blog series, I’ll explore the evolving nature of how humans are learning from one another and we now have the opportunity to strengthen the leadership qualities in the era of artificial intelligence and machine learning. In part 1, I’ll
2018-10-15
The term AI (Artificial Intelligence) is being thrown around left and right these days. Many companies claim they have an AI play even when they don’t. But there’s another type of AI—an algorithmic approach to intelligence—that is smart and is
2018-10-15
Artificial intelligence these days is sold as if it were a magic trick. Data is fed into a neural net – or black box – as a stream of jumbled numbers, and voilà! It comes out the other side completely transformed, like a rabbit pulled from a hat. That's
2018-10-15
Management consultancy McKinsey and Company predicts that over the next 10 years, Knowledge Work Automation will be worth $5-7trillion to the global economy. An important component of this automation will be AI-powered Cognitive Reasoning. Discussions
2018-10-14
A lot of artificial intelligence today learns by trial and error. As humans, we take this concept—learning something by attempting it again and again—for granted, because our brain has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to learn new ideas
2018-10-14
The AI revolution may take longer than some expect to spread from Silicon Valley into other industries. Recent breakthroughs in machine learning have let tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Facebook build impressive new businesses and products powered
2018-10-14
Startups operating in the gig economy typically use software platforms to assemble disconnected armies of freelance contractors to perform simple tasks. Think of Uber, which allows customers around the globe to summon drivers to take them places from
2018-10-13
