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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.

By Mark Labbe • Oct. 2, 2020

AI vs. predictive analytics debate shows powerful combination

Artificial intelligence and machine learning, when combined with predictive analytics, allow companies and organizations to get the most out of their data.

By Joseph Carew • Sept. 30, 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.

By Ron Schmelzer • Sept. 29, 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.

By Mark Labbe • Sept. 23, 2020

How to troubleshoot 8 common autoencoder limitations

Autoencoders' ability for automated feature extraction, data preparation, and denoising are complicated by their common problems and limitations in usage.

By George Lawton • Sept. 21, 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.

By Mark Labbe • Sept. 10, 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.

By Mark Labbe • Aug. 28, 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.

By Mark Labbe • Aug. 28, 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.

By Mark Labbe • Aug. 24, 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.

By Mark Labbe • Aug. 21, 2020

Future of AI in video games focuses on the human connection

The future of gameplay is reliant on the usage and perfection of Emotional AI and its ability to create and emulate realistic and human relationships.

By Kassidy Kelley • July 31, 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.

By Mark Labbe • July 30, 2020

Nvidia, University of Florida building AI supercomputer

Nvidia and the University of Florida have teamed up to build what they claim will be the fastest AI supercomputer in academia, capable of hitting 700 petaflops of performance.

By Mark Labbe • July 22, 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.

By David Needle • June 30, 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.

By George Lawton • June 29, 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.

By Mark Labbe • June 26, 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.

By Mark Labbe • June 24, 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.

By Mark Labbe • June 23, 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.

By Ron Schmelzer • June 17, 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.

By Mark Labbe • June 16, 2020

curiosity artificial intelligence (curiosity AI)

Curiosity artificial intelligence (curiosity AI) is the simulation of human curiosity in artificial intelligence.

By Ben Lutkevich • June 15, 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.

By Mark Labbe • June 4, 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.

By Kathleen Walch • May 29, 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.

By Mark Labbe • May 22, 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.

By Ron Schmelzer • May 21, 2020