End of Moore’s Law?
Microchips might not go on improving forever; leaner codes may be the order of the day The integrated circuit (IC) chip was one invention that changed the face of computing technology. Though the concept and inception of integrated circuits was a result of work done by several physicists – including Jack Kilby, Kurt Lehovec, Robert […]
Making a Living out of Social Distancing
A new profession emerges out of the COVID hotbed The COVID-induced lockdown is gradually giving way to an “unlocking” phase all over the world as people try to resume normal activities. But we are very much aware by now that normal will never be the same again – at least for quite some time. There […]
EU doubts if Clearview AI is legal
It’s time for data scientists to understand the implications of privacy regulations Obstacles continue to dog Clearview AI – the closely guarded facial recognition developer that started making waves ever since it went public with its innovation. The fact that the company sourced facial images for its database from random websites over the internet had […]
Automated-Decision-Intelligence to empower millions of data workers to use the power of AI
There are more people out there who use data to take business decisions, than those who actually work with data. Researchers say there are 1 to 2 million data scientists and nearly 5-10 million data and business analysts, but an estimated 50-65 million data workers take business decisions based on data. Such decision makers often […]
Video Analytics Gets a COVID-bump
Analytics can derive more information than what we capture and see on videos As COVID-19 speeds up industry-wide digital transformation and a contactless economy, the demand for actionable insights from video data is increasing – enabling market growth. Fortune Business Insight reports that the global market for video analytics is currently valued at US$2.4 billion and is […]
Art by Algorithm
The 21st century Art Revolution is AI-based In October 2018, an eclectic piece of art entitled the Portrait of Edmond de Belamy was sold by New York auction house, Christie’s, for a shade under half a million dollars. This of course still stands as the highest value ever garnered by generative art – art not […]
AI: Adopt and Adapt
Firms need to figure out how machine learning or predictive analysis can help their businesses and react, now. The hype surrounding the behemoth that is AI has been quite powerful, and a large chunk of global organisations have already been seduced by it. However, for businesses new to AI, figuring out which aspect might be […]
AI Force: The New Airforce
Soon, manned aircraft and autonomous flying machines would collaborate in combat situations Leather jackets, Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses and fighter planes might not be the future of the US Airforce and many other air forces in several countries. The next dogfights would happen with an AI Force or the Artificial Intelligence Force. Researchers at the US […]
Cyber Security Professionals in demand for the healthcare sector
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a steep increase in the number of cyber attacks across industries with attackers exploiting uncertainty of the situation and the under-preparedness of the organizations to their favor. Implications on Healthcare sector: Whilst the world is busy in fighting its health and economic concerns, reports show that ransom ware and […]
Why the smartphone is a new weapon in the COVID-19 battle
Feted as a communications wonder and reviled as a social distractor, the impact of smartphones on our lives have always had its share of controversies. However, its role in battling the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be crucial. The two basic advantages that sets the smartphone apart from all other devices are: (i) it can […]