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19 Aug 2026
Power-hungry AI data centers weigh viable energy sources
AI data centers are encountering political resistance in some communities, but they'll be built elsewhere. Survival depends on the power sources chosen and their availability. Continue Reading
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11 Aug 2026
Physical AI, robotics revive lagging U.S. shipbuilding
Physical AI and robotics speed shipyard operations, improve production planning, increase shipbuilding volume and automate labor-intensive tasks like welding and surface prep. Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2023
Google starts incorporating Gemini across AI software stack
The cloud provider revealed the model's API is now available in Studio and on its Vertex Platform. It also introduced new Duet offerings and a partnership with Mistral. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2023
OpenAI board fires CEO Sam Altman for lack of candor
The 38-year-old helped found the company eight years ago. He has maintained an active public presence and helped the company reach a valuation of about $80 billion. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2023
Demystifying AI with a machine learning expert
In this interview, author Ronald Kneusel discusses his new book 'How AI Works,' the recent generative AI boom and tips for those looking to enter the AI field. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Oct 2023
AI watermarking
AI watermarking is the process of embedding a recognizable, unique signal into the output of an artificial intelligence model, such as text or an image, to identify that content as AI generated. Continue Reading
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Tip
30 Oct 2023
Adversarial machine learning: Threats and countermeasures
As machine learning becomes widespread, threat actors are developing clever attacks to manipulate and exploit ML applications. Review potential threats and how to combat them. Continue Reading
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25 Oct 2023
Apple's silence on generative AI is characteristic
The consumer tech company is behind other tech giants in the generative AI race. However, stealth is the company's normal mode of operation with disruptive technologies. Continue Reading
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Podcast
23 Oct 2023
Venture capital firm seeks to help launch early AI startups
Glasswing Ventures prides itself as being a founder-first company, as it works with startups to help find customers, recruit talent and guide future investments. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Oct 2023
ambient intelligence (AmI)
Ambient intelligence, sometimes referred to as AmI, is the element of a pervasive computing environment that enables it to interact with and respond appropriately to the humans in that environment. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2023
Google Search Generative Experience AI updated for images
The update enables the vendor to continue to push generative AI technology to the masses while showing enterprises how they can use different models within their own products. Continue Reading
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Podcast
10 Oct 2023
CX and generative AI coexisting, carefully
Tech journalist Don Fluckinger talks to the Targeting AI podcast team about generative AI's potential for better customer service and how the technology falls short. Continue Reading
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26 Sep 2023
Getty’s AI-generated image tool allays some artist concerns
The image generator helps the stock image company get into the generative market and answer copyright questions for businesses but could still be a concern to artists. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2023
Automation Anywhere intros new generative AI tools
The new RPA tools come several months after the vendor added some initial GenAI capabilities to its platform and as vendors capitalize on the excitement about the AI technology. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2023
The fear surrounding generative AI
The language surrounding generative technology can lead to anxiety and a bad reception among employees to LLMs and tools such as ChatGPT, Dall-E and Bard. Continue Reading
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06 Sep 2023
AI inference startup raises $110 million
Investors are betting on d-Matrix to be a long-lasting vendor in the AI hardware and compute market, despite Nvidia's leading status. The startup offers a low-cost option. Continue Reading
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29 Aug 2023
Q&A: How to start learning natural language processing
In this Q&A, 'Natural Language Processing in Action' co-author Hobson Lane discusses how to start learning NLP, including benefits and challenges of building your own pipelines. Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2023
Q&A: Expert tips for running machine learning in production
In this interview, 'Designing Machine Learning Systems' author Chip Huyen shares advice and best practices for building and maintaining ML systems in real-world contexts. Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2023
Compare machine learning vs. software engineering
Although machine learning has a lot in common with traditional programming, the two disciplines have several key differences, author and computer scientist Chip Huyen explains. Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2023
Microsoft, LexisNexis take partnership deeper with genAI
The cloud provider and the legal research giant plan to create points of integration within Word, Outlook and Teams, while minimizing the risks that come with LLMs. Continue Reading
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26 Jul 2023
AWS targets generative AI at NYC Summit
The tech giant updated its Bedrock Platform with new foundation models and a new foundation model provider. It also introduced new services for developers and health professionals. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Jul 2023
How data quality shapes machine learning and AI outcomes
Data quality directly influences the success of machine learning models and AI initiatives. But a comprehensive approach requires considering real-world outcomes and data privacy. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Jun 2023
Pros and cons of conversational AI in healthcare
Conversational AI platforms have well-documented drawbacks, but if they are regulated and used correctly, they can benefit industries such as healthcare. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 Jun 2023
machine teaching
Machine teaching is the practice of infusing context -- and often business consequences -- into the selection of training data used in machine learning (ML) so that the most relevant outputs are produced by the ML algorithms. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Jun 2023
Tribe 9 Foods uses digital twin technology from AI startup
The food manufacturer saves time and money by using the startup's technology to gain insight into what consumers think about products it has released or is considering releasing. Continue Reading
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01 Jun 2023
Automation Anywhere infuses RPA platform with generative AI
The RPA vendor unveiled new features for its AI Success platform aimed at expanding the number of automation applications while providing users with a choice of cloud providers. Continue Reading
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30 May 2023
Nvidia's AI supercomputer garners support of Microsoft, Google
Nvidia details plans to deliver multiple AI supercomputers this year using its new GH200 Superchip. The new system is capable of delivering 1 exaflop performance. Continue Reading
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11 May 2023
Google's upgrade of AI chatbot Bard could change search
The tech giant added new features and opened Bard to 180 countries and territories. While its new chatbot seems like an experiment, it may herald the next search experience. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 May 2023
cognitive search
Cognitive search represents a new generation of enterprise search that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to improve users' search queries and extract relevant information from multiple diverse data sets. Continue Reading
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Definition
09 May 2023
case-based reasoning (CBR)
Case-based reasoning (CBR) is an experience-based approach to solving new problems by adapting previously successful solutions to similar problems. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2023
Deloitte targets specific industries with new AI offerings
The consulting firm introduced Quartz AI, a suite of services. Two offerings now available focus on the logistics, fleet routing, restaurant and customer service industries. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2023
The effect of Reddit’s decision to charge for data use
The sprawling social media platform's decision to charge for the commercial use of data will not only affect AI vendors but also enterprises and consumers. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2023
Google needs to ramp up AI-powered search to keep Samsung
The search giant faces tough challenges as it squares off against Microsoft and its newly re-emergent search engine powered by OpenAI's GPT technology. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Apr 2023
cognitive modeling
Cognitive modeling is an area of computer science that deals with simulating human problem-solving and mental processing in a computerized model. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Apr 2023
What do large language models do in AI?
To capitalize on generative AI, business IT leaders must understand the features of large language models. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2023
Don't count out Google and its AI chatbot Bard from AI race
The tech giant may have been forced to respond as Microsoft and OpenAI dominate the generative AI market. However, it might still come out on top of its competitors. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2023
DataRobot intros AI Platform 9.0, generative AI to come
With the new platform, the vendor aims to help enterprises focus not only on model performance but also on business performance. The vendor also unveiled key new partnerships. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2023
Startup's latest large language model rivals GPT-3
Jurassic-2 is the latest model from AI21 Labs. The model is the successor to Jurassic-1, which was trained on 178 billion parameters, 3 billion parameters more than GPT-3. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2023
Meta's Llama enters the generative AI fray with ChatGPT, Bard
Trailing rivals Microsoft and Google, the Facebook parent company plunged into the surging large language model market with its own powerful interactive AI chatbot, Llama. Continue Reading
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16 Feb 2023
VR platform aims to give retailers entry into the metaverse
Through a partnership with SAP, Obsess integrated the e-commerce platform within its virtual stores to create an interface that engages young consumers. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2023
ChatGPT bursts into Microsoft Bing as Google Bard rises
The AI search race heated up as Microsoft infused its struggling Bing search engine with OpenAI technology and Google introduced Bard, a lightweight version of its LaMDA chatbot. Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2022
Making avatars and metaverse technologies more mature
While a digital human is likely to capture the attention of enterprises, those interacting with the avatar see ways the virtual being can be improved to help humans. Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2022
Unlocking the potential of white box machine learning algorithms
Transparent, explainable machine learning algorithms have demonstrated benefits and use cases. Although white box AI is nascent and largely unknown, it's worth exploring further. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Nov 2022
robotic surgery (robot-assisted surgery)
Robotic surgery is the use of computer technologies working in conjunction with robot systems to perform medical procedures. Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Nov 2022
social robot
A social robot is an artificial intelligence (AI) system that is designed to interact with humans and other robots. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2022
Finding what differentiates Cerebras' AI supercomputer
The vendor's new technology enables organizations that might not have the money to build their own supercomputer to try the technology and see what they can accomplish with it. Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2022
Augmentation a better approach than automation for AI
Fears that robots will replace human workers grow as technologists create new tools that imitate what humans do. Instead, industries should focus on using AI to complement humans. Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2022
James Earl Jones, AI and the growing voice cloning market
The growing text-to-speech and speech-to-speech market is sparking new enterprise applications. However, the technologies also raise concerns about privacy and misuse of the tools. Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2022
Why and when to consider a feature store in machine learning
Feature stores exist to make data for training machine learning models reusable. Explore both the benefits and challenges of feature stores that organizations can experience. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2022
AI groups work to tune, release large language models
CarperAI, Scale AI and other research groups have partnered to deliver instruction-tuned language models as the NLP market grows. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2022
Automation and digital assistants in a post-pandemic world
From the food industry to manufacturing and healthcare, enterprises are looking for more ways to enhance their businesses and scale their growth with digital automation. Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2022
Digital twin consortium accelerates growth of the technology
Through its working groups, the consortium helps organizations deal with challenges in managing systems and data related to the technology. The subgroups publish their findings. Continue Reading
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15 Sep 2022
Jabra provides sentiment analysis with first AI software
The new SaaS offering voice coaches agents and provides self-coaching assessments and personalized evaluations. The vendor also introduced two new headsets. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2022
National Grid saves $2 million by partnering with AI startup
The gas and electric company used AiDash to realize efficiencies and improve reliability and vegetation management in Massachusetts after a challenging year. Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2022
New funding for Anyscale boosts popular Ray AI platform
The startup raised $99 million and released a new version of its open source framework, which helps enterprises scale AI workloads and projects with available resources. Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2022
Facing labor shortage, pizza franchise turns to AI phone bot
Jet's Pizza says OrderAI Talk frees up employees, keeps consumers from enduring long wait times and is an option for those who prefer using the phone to text ordering. Continue Reading
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21 Jul 2022
DataRobot CEO resigns amid turmoil
DataRobot CEO Dan Wright resigned amid turmoil surrounding 'immoral' stock sales and layoffs. His departure follows the protest resignation of DataRobot's chief AI evangelist last week. Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2022
AI predictive analytics startup aims for data analysts
Pecan AI has raised $116 million for its predictive business intelligence platform aimed at data and business analysts. The platform automates model building and deployment. Continue Reading
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12 Jul 2022
AI for video editing: How one startup is doing it
The vendor's Magnifi platform enables enterprises to generate clips from live or prerecorded videos. The platform uses AI and computer vision to create short clips. Continue Reading
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19 May 2022
How AI and automation play a role in ITOps
Tech professionals agree that AI, intelligent automation and cybersecurity play important roles in the enterprise and can revolutionize ITOps when implemented and used correctly. Continue Reading
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04 May 2022
TeamViewer's AiStudio: AI is the next evolution for AR
Frontline's new add-on enables enterprises to train models for image and object recognition. The system can detect shop floor warning signs and other safety problems. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2022
How a startup uses a facial recognition engine during COVID-19
Sentry Interactive uses an AI facial recognition system in its Tower platform, a device that enables organizations to help people safely and securely enter buildings. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2022
Chatbots and a tortilla-making robot: Chipotle's AI
The restaurant chain uses the technology to provide recommendations to customers, help with complaints and improve its inventory system. It is also testing out AI in the kitchen. Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2022
Stochastic processes have various real-world uses
The breadth of stochastic point process applications now includes cellular networks, sensor networks and data science education. Data scientist Vincent Granville explains how. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2022
Spotify personalizes audio experiences with machine learning
The streaming platform builds models using analytics, data from users and content to create a personalized audio experience for users and try to keep them as long-term customers. Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2022
Using digital twins simulation to reduce risks in industry
Whether it's fighting wildfires or working in a warehouse, people often encounter dangerous working conditions. Researchers are using digital twin simulation to counter those risks. Continue Reading
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18 Mar 2022
How AI can counteract disinformation in Russia-Ukraine war
Irina Rish, an AI expert at the University of Montreal, discusses the use of bots to combat disinformation and other ways AI technology can be used non-violently in warfare. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2022
Dialysis lab uses SambaNova, DeLorean AI for renal care
The lab ingests data from test results of kidney patients into the AI engine. The engine finds patterns and provides recommendations for the best care for patients. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2022
AI and disinformation in the Russia-Ukraine war
From false videos circulating on TikTok to AI-generated humans and deepfakes, the Russia-Ukraine war is playing out both in the physical world and virtually. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2022
Automated machine learning improves project efficiency
Until recently, machine learning projects had a small chance of success given the amount of time they require. Automated machine learning software speeds up the process. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2022
Learn the benefits of interpretable machine learning
In this excerpt from 'Interpretable Machine Learning with Python,' read how machine learning models and algorithms add value when they are both interpretable and explainable. Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2022
Piloting machine learning projects through harsh headwinds
To get machine learning projects off the ground and speed deployments, data science teams need to ask questions on a host of issues ranging from data quality to product selection. Continue Reading
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13 Jan 2022
Lucidworks releases AI-powered search platform
The vendor's SaaS platform includes a newly released application, Connected Search. It's the first of several releases expected over the next year. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2021
Language models and the metaverse top AI stories of 2021
From moves toward government regulation to the metaverse, language models getting bigger and autonomous vehicle tech slowing, these are some of the biggest stories of the year. Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2021
Using machine learning to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
A look at how Final Mile is trying to fix vaccine hesitancy with its AI model and behavioral science and design, along with the impact of models developed during the pandemic. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2021
AWS intros SageMaker Canvas no-code machine learning service
The service enables users to build machine learning models and generate accurate predictions without writing code. It supports both on-premises and cloud deployments. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2021
Will autonomous vehicles transform the supply chain?
Autonomous vehicles are being road tested and companies are predicting added value if these vehicles become integrated in supply chains, but certain obstacles must be overcome. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2021
AWS AI for analytics partner tool simplifies model building
AWS' new AIDA program helps close the tech skill gap, the tech giant said. Enterprises can use languages like SQL to embed ML software tools using Amazon SageMaker Autopilot. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2021
Why optimizing machine learning models is important
A look at why AI needs optimization and how it speeds up inferencing, helps deploy models on small devices and reduces memory footprint. Continue Reading
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12 Nov 2021
Predictive analytics vs. machine learning
Machine learning lends itself to various applications, while predictive analytics focuses on forecasting specific variables and scenarios. Learn what they can do when combined. Continue Reading
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05 Nov 2021
AT&T uses Quickbase platform and RPA for efficiency
The telecommunications giant says Quickbase was able to quickly help its employees transition from physical locations to remote workspaces during the pandemic. Continue Reading
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04 Nov 2021
Women-led data labeling AI startup raises $70M in Series B
The women-led training data vendor’s fundraising success is notable of the lack of women in tech. Sama also is mission driven, aiming to lift people out of poverty in Africa. Continue Reading
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29 Oct 2021
Autonomous vehicle technology advancing amid big challenges
Self-driving vehicles won't be widely viable commercially until their AI guidance systems are better than human drivers and can adjust to unpredictable road circumstances. Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2021
Google, partners launch new tools for Vertex AI ML platform
The tech giant released a series of new tools and applications, some with partners, for the automated machine learning platform it launched in May 2021. Continue Reading
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07 Oct 2021
Machine learning development for autonomous vehicles
AI experts from the autonomous vehicle technology industry discuss automation, spotting flaws in and speeding up machine learning systems and accounting for changes in real time. Continue Reading
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01 Oct 2021
Experts cautious about Apple's mood-detecting AI research
The tech giant is working with UCLA to develop technology that uses facial recognition, sleep, typing patterns and other data points to detect emotion. But some are cautious. Continue Reading
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15 Sep 2021
Tableau and DotData partner on AI automation, visualization
Tableau and DotData partner to help data scientists and engineers accelerate machine learning automation while adding a visualization layer to model building. Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2021
DataRobot acquires Algorithmia to further MLOps goal
DataRobot continues to pursue its growth-by- acquisition strategy by buying MLOps vendor Algorithmia in a bid to become a full-service machine learning platform provider. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Jul 2021
recurrent neural networks
A recurrent neural network (RNN) is a type of artificial neural network commonly used in speech recognition and natural language processing. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2021
DataRobot integrates AI modeling tools with Snowflake
The AI vendor and cloud data warehouse vendors' latest collaboration will enable joint customers to develop and deploy AI models with fewer production lags. Continue Reading
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05 May 2021
Data scientists vs. machine learning engineers
The positions of data scientist and machine learning engineer are in high demand and are important for enterprises that want to make use of their data and use AI. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2021
Google will develop RPA with Automation Anywhere
Google Cloud and a top robotic process automation vendor team up to focus on automating back-office tasks and later industries such as financial services, healthcare and retail. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2021
Broad use of EHR voice assistants still years away
EHR voice assistants aren't much more than a Siri-type interface to the patient's healthcare record right now. But vendors and clinicians see big things for the tech. Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2021
Mastercard senior VP talks about AI and fraud prevention
Mastercard uses and sells AI-powered technology to prevent fraud and has found that AI-powered services can inspire customer loyalty. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2021
Cutting through the fear of how AI will affect jobs through automation
Dive into Steven Shwartz's recent book, 'Evil Robots, Killer Computers, and Other Myths,' with a chapter excerpt on employment and the future of work. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2021
AWS SageMaker training, making machine learning accessible
Making machine learning more accessible and helping developers with AWS SageMaker training is at the core of Julien Simon's book, 'Learn Amazon SageMaker.' Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2021
Robotics company Berkshire Grey will go public
Berkshire Grey is the latest AI firm to go public, after the robotics vendor said it will merge with a special-purpose acquisition company. The move comes amid a surge in AI IPOs. Continue Reading
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16 Feb 2021
DataRobot integrates Feature Discovery tool into Snowflake
The product integration comes months after Snowflake Ventures invested in DataRobot and the two vendors agreed to a strengthened partnership. Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2021
Autonomous truck startup raises $200M but faces competition
The investment will fund Plus' autonomous driving software, which could enable long-haul trucks to drive themselves along long stretches of highway. Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2021
Nuance touts CX benefits of AI in healthcare during pandemic
Nuance acquires speech transcription vendor Saykara, adding the startup's tech to Nuance's arsenal of health IT systems. Meanwhile, Nuance and Best Buy Health execs tout CX benefits from AI. Continue Reading
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31 Dec 2020
KDD in data mining assists data prep for machine learning
While data scientists are often familiar with data mining, the deeper knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) procedure can help prepare data to train machine learning algorithms. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2020
AWS digs into its new machine learning industrial products
Amazon Monitron and Lookout for Equipment use sensor data to help industrial customers predict when their machines will break. Amazon's GM of machine learning and AI explains. Continue Reading