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- July 26, 2019
26 Jul'19
Enterprises need to create an AI culture for success
Enterprises can resist using AI because of the cultural changes employees feel it will bring, including changes to employee job descriptions and elimination of outdated jobs.
- July 25, 2019
25 Jul'19
Analyst, author talks enterprise AI expectations
The author of the upcoming book about enterprise AI talks about realistic AI deployment, dispelling some of the AI hype myths that can be harmful to enterprises.
- July 25, 2019
25 Jul'19
Augmented intelligence applications showing ROI, broad success
Enterprise uses have shown that utilizing augmented intelligence technology increases ROI, productivity and linear success as compared to general AI or AGI.
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- July 19, 2019
19 Jul'19
Agricultural equipment maker uses AI for customer experience
Using AWS services Redshift, S3 and SageMaker, as well as third-party tools, AGCO has created new AI marketing tools and a customer portal to better compete in a tight market.
- July 19, 2019
19 Jul'19
AI for digital marketing heavily used in the gaming industry
AI in gaming has evolved beyond automating character and fictional world development. Gaming companies are now using AI to better market to existing and potential players.
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Cybersecurity in the Cloud: Eliminating Confusion and Closing Gaps in Protection
Sponsored by HPE - Security continues to be a major source of concern as organizations move more workloads and applications into the cloud. According to the Flexera 2020 State of the Cloud Report, security is the top cloud challenge for decision-makers, cited by 83% of respondents. This situation has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and the expansion of remote work, as well as adoption of multicloud strategies by a large percentage of organizations. See More
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Transforming Business Continuity for the Hybrid Workplace
Sponsored by HPE - One of the important new imperatives for IT is to reframe how to view business continuity. The traditional IT metrics around business continuity are no less important than they have ever been: uptime, availability of applications and data, backup, recovery and disaster recovery. See More
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Driving Digital Transformation With a Hybrid Cloud Experience
Sponsored by HPE - Digital transformation continues to be one of driving forces behind business and IT investments across all industries. IDC says the economy “remains on course to its digital destiny,” estimating that digital transformation will drive nearly $7 trillion of investments from 2020 to 2023. According to the research firm, by 2023, 75% of organizations will have comprehensive digital transformation roadmaps, “resulting in true transformation across all facets of business and society.” See More
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- July 18, 2019
18 Jul'19
AI in financial services helps speed consumer interaction
By using AI in finance, financial organizations are able to speed processes that otherwise would require more manual input from employees or consumers.
- July 12, 2019
12 Jul'19
Automated transcription services for adaptive applications
NLP technologies have advanced in recent years. Using them, startups have been able to create automatic transcription software for adaptive applications.
- June 27, 2019
27 Jun'19
Use of AI in government still lags
Adoption of AI in government might lag behind the business world, but some agencies within the government hope to make more use of AI.
- June 26, 2019
26 Jun'19
Working toward explainable AI
Many constituencies are on a push toward explainable AI algorithms, as AI technologies become more widespread, powerful and relied upon than ever before.
- June 25, 2019
25 Jun'19
Gauging the right amount of government regulation of AI
Government AI regulation is needed, AI experts and policymakers concur. But, there's no clear consensus on how much regulation by the government is necessary.
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- June 24, 2019
24 Jun'19
Tellius joins Google Cloud Partner Program
Tellius is now part of the Google Cloud Partner Program, which enables it to integrate with Google BigQuery and Google Analytics in addition to using the Google Cloud Platform.
- June 21, 2019
21 Jun'19
Successful retail robots improve the augmented workforce
The future of AI in the workplace relies on the successful integration of humans and bots. Retail use cases for cobots point to customer engagement and labor tasks.
- June 20, 2019
20 Jun'19
New Amax servers aim to accelerate AI and ML workflows
The Amax BrainMax Series servers feature the latest Nvidia RTX GPU accelerator cards for intensive GPU and AI applications and deep learning initiatives.
- June 20, 2019
20 Jun'19
DataRobot acquisition of ParallelM to enhance AI management
DataRobot machine learning tools should see a boost following the company's acquisition of ParallelM, a startup with tools for deploying, managing and monitoring AI.
- June 13, 2019
13 Jun'19
AI in pharma: Pfizer team tries Vyasa deep learning platform
To help automatically categorize drug particle shapes, a Pfizer research team is experimenting with Vyasa, a deep learning platform for the life sciences.
- June 04, 2019
04 Jun'19
New Nuxeo AI platform gives enterprises custom models
Nuxeo Insight Cloud is an AI platform that enables an enterprise to use its own data with machine learning models to improve accuracy by being enterprise-specific.
- May 31, 2019
31 May'19
How a chatbot sales platform helps King Kong on Broadway
Using an intelligent ticketing agent from vendor Broadw.ai, the Broadway production of 'King Kong' can better manage its brand while driving up ticket sales.
- May 29, 2019
29 May'19
Human rights advocate talks GDPR, AI and data privacy laws
Human rights advocate Bjørn Stormorken talks about the importance of data privacy laws, and why stronger laws and more data literacy are necessary today.
- May 20, 2019
20 May'19
Abbyy TimelinePI acquisition boosts process intelligence
With its acquisition of process intelligence software startup TimelinePI, document capture vendor Abbyy streamlines its content analysis and NLP capabilities.
- May 13, 2019
13 May'19
Red Hat OpenShift Operators target AI, big data workloads
Speedy deployment of machine learning jobs may not arrive too soon. But container platform enhancements from Red Hat aim to quicken the uptake of such innovations.
- May 08, 2019
08 May'19
Google adds Firebase AI tools to make ML mobile dev easier
A new Google Firebase update simplifies machine learning app development. The update is part of a trend of making machine learning more accessible for developers to create and deploy.
- May 07, 2019
07 May'19
Google's Cloud TPU v2, v3 Pods accelerate ML training
For the first time, Google Cloud TPU Pods are available in public beta, enabling machine learning developers and engineers to more quickly deploy and train models.
- May 02, 2019
02 May'19
Microsoft AI services roadmap to be delivered at Build
Microsoft's Build developer conference is set to showcase a range of new services for IoT, AI and machine learning. It's evidence of how developers' palettes and customer requirements have expanded beyond core enterprise IT scenarios.
- May 02, 2019
02 May'19
ShopRunner uses Databricks for machine learning in retail
Databricks user ShopRunner talks about the tools showed at Spark + AI Summit 2019, such as MLflow and Databricks Delta Lake. And Datameer reveals new Databricks integration.
- April 29, 2019
29 Apr'19
Future of AI in transportation goes beyond self-driving cars
Transportation and logistics companies are eying an ever expanding role for AI in their products and services, ranging from safer cars to prompter shipments.
- April 25, 2019
25 Apr'19
Databricks and Microsoft collaboration boosts MLflow tool
Databricks' MLflow gets support from Microsoft and new features, including easier model tracking, as the open source tool prepares for its 1.0 release next month.
- April 24, 2019
24 Apr'19
Databricks open sources data lake building tool Databricks Delta Lake
Databricks Delta is now Delta Lake, an open source tool for building in data lakes. Databricks introduced the product at Spark + AI Summit 2019, alongside the upcoming Spark 3.0.
- April 19, 2019
19 Apr'19
Machine learning on edge devices solves lack of data scientists
Enterprises are having a hard time hiring data scientists, who are scarce and high-priced. But as edge devices get smarter, they may not need them as badly.
- April 17, 2019
17 Apr'19
Real-time machine learning with Splice Machine's ML Manager
Splice Machine's AI management software ML Manager, shown at Spark + AI Summit 2019, enables users to update their machine learning models with up-to-date data from varied sources.
- April 10, 2019
10 Apr'19
New Google Cloud AI Platform unifies AI development tools
Google's newly unveiled AI Platform offers AI developers a collaborative environment to test, train and deploy machine learning and deep learning models.
- April 08, 2019
08 Apr'19
IBM PowerAI workstation eases AI app development, lowers cost
IBM has delivered a low-cost workstation tuned to work hand in hand with its Power AC922 server to lower the bar of entry for AI application development.
- April 02, 2019
02 Apr'19
Abbyy Vantage eyes easy AI infusion in content automation
The Abbyy Vantage platform aims to enable customers to infuse intelligence skills and automation into their content-based platforms, including RPA and BPA software.
- April 01, 2019
01 Apr'19
Tools fill gaps in predictive modeling and machine learning
Machine learning platforms can bring the lone data scientist into the overall workflow. Updates to tooling also let that data scientist use familiar development interfaces.
- March 06, 2019
06 Mar'19
Google AI division open sources GPipe neural network library
Google AI, the AI research and development team at Google, made GPipe a framework for building large-scale and accurate deep neural networks open source.
- February 27, 2019
27 Feb'19
Trump's AI executive order glosses over data privacy, funding
Trump released his AI executive order two weeks ago, and researchers are continuing to analyze its potential impact on the industry. One thing is certain: AI is about to change.
- February 26, 2019
26 Feb'19
DataRobot AI platform to get boost from Cursor acquisition
The DataRobot acquisition of Cursor will see DataRobot incorporate unified search and data collaboration tools into DataRobot's automated machine learning platform.
- February 22, 2019
22 Feb'19
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech see upgrades
Google upgrades its cloud-based speech and text products with higher accuracy levels, new WaveNet voice options and support for several new languages.
- February 14, 2019
14 Feb'19
IBM Watson OpenScale: AI control, monitoring for any cloud
OpenScale, a new IBM AI product, enables organizations to monitor their AI models. Global services provider KPMG is using OpenScale to help power its own AI monitoring tool.
- February 12, 2019
12 Feb'19
IBM's Project Debater loses debate but shows off AI prowess
While Project Debater, the IBM AI debate system, lost the live IBM Think 2019 debate, it impressed those who watched the event. Maybe next time, Debater.
- January 30, 2019
30 Jan'19
IBM Project Debater crowdsources to boost its AI, NLP skills
Project Debater, an IBM AI system, creates viewpoints with the help of people who type in arguments on topics. That may also help drive future business uses.
- January 11, 2019
11 Jan'19
Intel AI chip aims to boost inference for AI users
Adding to the Intel Nervana chip line, Intel and Facebook are expected to launch in the second half of 2019 a new processor designed to speed up inference.
- December 10, 2018
10 Dec'18
Formula E technology driven by data analytics and AI
Formula E racing team EVR hopes to drive wins and innovation with a new partnership with Genpact, a professional services firm that offers an AI and analytics platform.
- December 07, 2018
07 Dec'18
Impact of AI on business still more limited than some hoped
Most businesses have yet to feel the full effect of AI, as enterprises labor to determine where and under what conditions the technology can most effectively be deployed.
- December 06, 2018
06 Dec'18
Oracle-DataFox acquisition could expand users' AI options
Oracle AI capabilities are likely to see a boost, as the vendor now has access to machine learning algorithms that can automatically distill useful information from large bodies of text.
- November 14, 2018
14 Nov'18
An AI project should start with a question, not an insight
Avis' former director of BI and analytics talks about the kind of analytics capabilities and business problems you need to have before launching your next AI project.
- November 06, 2018
06 Nov'18
Lessons learned from 3 AI use cases
Sharing use cases is a form of storytelling, and that may be a key to proving just how valuable AI can be for companies, according to Gartner's Erick Brethenoux.
- September 24, 2018
24 Sep'18
Wayfair's computer vision technology gets your style
At Wayfair, the digital and physical worlds continue to converge thanks to computer vision and mixed reality tech, enabling customers to get a better feel for products before they buy.
- September 21, 2018
21 Sep'18
Create and apply a successful enterprise chatbot strategy
For enterprises looking to introduce chatbots, tips range from testing the bot in many different channels, planning for conversational limitations, and studying successful bots.
- September 20, 2018
20 Sep'18
Credit card giants step up AI fraud detection
While Capital One and Mastercard delve into AI and machine learning to detect credit card fraud, IBM joins the ranks of AI vendors with AI bias detection tools.
- August 13, 2018
13 Aug'18
O'Reilly machine learning survey: Enterprises aim for maturity
A new survey finds companies are using fairness and bias as metrics to evaluate the success of a machine learning model.
- July 31, 2018
31 Jul'18
Google's Edge TPU breaks model inferencing out of the cloud
Google's Edge TPU is a force multiplier to compete against the likes of Amazon, IBM and Microsoft, and to attract next-gen app developers.
- July 30, 2018
30 Jul'18
Where the IBM Project Debater AI system may be headed
Unveiled during a live debate in June, IBM's Project Debater will be partially released in 2019 and could have real-life applications, particularly in education.
- June 14, 2018
14 Jun'18
Quantum computing applications creep forward
Tech vendors and users are moving forward on quantum computing tools and research. While still futuristic, developments bear watching, Forrester's Brian Hopkins says.
- June 08, 2018
08 Jun'18
Databricks platform additions unify machine learning frameworks
Databricks' new products take aim at simplifying machine learning integration -- something that has become increasingly difficult, as the number of tools has multiplied.
- May 30, 2018
30 May'18
New data science platforms aim to be workflow, collaboration hubs
Oracle's acquisition of DataScience.com is shining a spotlight on workbench-style platforms designed to centralize advanced analytics work by teams of data scientists.
- May 18, 2018
18 May'18
New Intel toolkit OpenVINO supports deep learning on CPUs
A new developer kit from Intel seeks to lower the bar for doing deep learning on CPUs and other types of chips to extract more intelligence from video.
- March 27, 2018
27 Mar'18
Artificial intelligence in business strategies, uses
SearchEnterpriseAI delivers news, tips and strategic advice on applying artificial intelligence technologies in the enterprise to improve products, services and operations.
- March 02, 2018
02 Mar'18
Expert panel warns developers to beware of AI bias
Despite new development tools to build AI applications, developers must be wary of bias creeping into their systems.
- March 02, 2018
02 Mar'18
AI experts advise developers on dev tools
New tools help developers build better, smarter AI apps, as machine learning toolkits have progressed exponentially over the last few years.
- December 14, 2017
14 Dec'17
AI experts: Business alignment key to AI implementation
For enterprises to benefit from AI tools and techniques, experts at AI World stressed that technology needs to be grounded by a tight focus on how it can improve business goals.
- November 30, 2017
30 Nov'17
The brain-computer interface comes of age?
Two entrepreneurs on the forefront of emerging tech describe their progress on developing a brain-computer interface for commercial use.
- October 26, 2017
26 Oct'17
Oil and gas IT leaders drilling for AI benefits
In an industry not known for being on the tech cutting edge, some are exploring the business value of artificial intelligence.
- August 15, 2017
15 Aug'17
AI washing muddies the artificial intelligence products market
Artificial intelligence products are the future and many tech vendors are AI washing to trick potential customers into thinking they're buying leading-edge software.
- July 31, 2017
31 Jul'17
AI analytics expected to rise, along with management complexity
Growing use of artificial intelligence tools by businesses was the focal point of analytics and data management trends predicted by a group of IT consultants and vendor execs.
- July 31, 2017
31 Jul'17
AI technologies affect all corners of business, IT
Think before you act on artificial intelligence technologies to ensure that your efforts to become a "cognitive business" lead you in the right direction.
- July 18, 2017
18 Jul'17
AI taking jobs isn't the problem; how it will change them is
The combination of AI and jobs will change the way workplaces look in the future, experts say. People will have to focus more on their areas of strength.
- July 17, 2017
17 Jul'17
Without communication, machine learning for data science goes nowhere
The chief data officer's next challenge may be to find storytellers who can explain machine learning for data science to decision-makers in the organization.
- July 10, 2017
10 Jul'17
Creative AI looks to take machines into uncharted territory
Artificial intelligence and creativity may not seem like the most natural pairing, but some AI developers are trying to show that machines can actually replicate much of human creativity.
- July 07, 2017
07 Jul'17
Developing AI apps free from bias crucial to avoid analytics errors
Biased data samples or model development practices can derail any company interested in using AI tools and diminish the technology's return on investment.
- June 30, 2017
30 Jun'17
Businesses must prepare for uncertainty of AI systems
AI software is garnering a lot of hype, but many companies are going to have to rethink how they interact with analytics tools in order to capitalize on the true potential of AI.
- June 21, 2017
21 Jun'17
Data skeptic Cathy O'Neil explains why we need to regulate algorithms
In part two of this SearchCIO Q&A, mathematician and data skeptic Cathy O'Neil argues it's time to establish a national safety board for algorithms.
- June 21, 2017
21 Jun'17
Mathematician warns against weapons of 'math' destruction
In this SearchCIO Q&A, author and data scientist Cathy O'Neil talks about the danger of trusting algorithms too much.
- June 05, 2017
05 Jun'17
How Facebook uses deep learning models to engage users
At Facebook it's all about user engagement, and to accomplish this, the company relies heavily on deep learning algorithms to tailor its products to the interests of individuals.
- May 31, 2017
31 May'17
Panel: What we call AI today doesn't live up to hype
Modern AI tools fall short of true artificial intelligence, and this could have implications for how the technology is used by enterprises in the near future.
- May 23, 2017
23 May'17
The Roomba is an early use case for cloud robotics
iRobot is making a play for the smart home, and it's using a cutting-edge technology to do so.
- May 18, 2017
18 May'17
Deep learning vs. machine learning: The difference starts with data
Deep learning may share some characteristics of traditional machine learning, but experienced users say it's really in a class by itself when it comes to predictive-model design and output.
- April 05, 2017
05 Apr'17
The power, promise and controversy of AI applications
Artificial intelligence apps provide invaluable insights and assistance for a host of business processes, and today's uses are just the tip of the iceberg.
- March 21, 2017
21 Mar'17
IBM's cloud dreams soar on the wings of AI, open source
Hoping to play catch-up with its web services archrivals, IBM has rolled out a raft of products and services fueled by AI and open source.
- March 20, 2017
20 Mar'17
Cloud-based robotics could be an AI game changer
Gill Pratt, CEO at the Toyota Research Institute, explains why it's better for robots to have their heads in the clouds.
- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
Enterprises describe how they get value from their data science team
Simply hiring a data scientist doesn't mean you'll get the full benefits of data science. Several enterprises describe how they made the practice pay off for them.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Experts urge caution when evaluating marketing claims for AI tools
Last year saw a ton of hype around emerging AI tech, but as they penetrate further into the enterprise, experts are urging caution.
- November 22, 2016
22 Nov'16
Creative projects leave people guessing about future impact of AI
A push is underway to write creative AI algorithms that can engage in music, film and design projects. So far, they have delivered mixed results.
- November 11, 2016
11 Nov'16
Investigating the moral machine
Edmond Awad and Sohan Dsouza of the MIT Media Lab talk about their latest project and how they're hoping it sparks a conversation about morals and autonomous machines.
- November 10, 2016
10 Nov'16
Tom Davenport: Getting started on enterprise AI
In this Q&A, analytics expert Tom Davenport offers pointers for CIOs on setting an enterprise AI strategy.
- September 09, 2016
09 Sep'16
Industry responds to artificial intelligence technology development
Responses to a White House request for information on AI software show stakeholders are still split between worry and enthusiasm for this fast-developing technology.
- July 20, 2016
20 Jul'16
The future of AI apps will be delivery as a service
AI systems are generating huge hype right now, which makes it imperative for businesses to understand how the technology can be deployed most effectively.
- June 28, 2016
28 Jun'16
Look for cognitive systems in IT services marketplace
The systems that will form the backbone of future business applications will be available in the cloud, says consultant Judith Hurwitz.
- March 31, 2016
31 Mar'16
Deep machine learning drives Loop AI quest
Loop AI Labs' Bart Peintner discusses the transformational impact of deep learning technology, artificial intelligence, and how these tech trends will reshape industries.
- January 25, 2016
25 Jan'16
Beyond gaming, GPU technology takes on graphs, machine learning
The Blazegraph database runs on graphics processing units to speed graph traversals. Machine learning in the form of Google TensorFlow is also a GPU target.
- December 04, 2015
04 Dec'15
Despite progress, the future of AI will require human assistance
Two artificial intelligence luminaries talk about the future of AI -- what's possible and what's still a ways off.
- October 07, 2015
07 Oct'15
How IBM Watson, cognitive analytics will impact IT jobs
IBM Watson continues to push the envelope for what can be done with technology and some fear the cognitive computing system will push IT pros out of a job.
- March 10, 2015
10 Mar'15
It's back to the future for machine learning applications of big data
Machine learning techniques are far from new. What is new, however, is the number of parallelized data processing platforms available for applications of big data.