AlphaGo is one of our favorite topics to write about ” not only are games of strategy interesting in and of themselves, but pitting human masters against a computer in the most complex board game we've yet invented is thrilling stuff. Part of what made AlphaGo so interesting is the way the computer came to win; or more precisely, how it learned the game and then formulated a … [Read more...] about Reinforcement Learning AI Techniques Now Available to the Masses
Archives for 2019
Seen and Be Seen: How Facial Recognition Will Change Society
With the number of cameras drastically increasing in our world, facial recognition is rapidly taking flight. Facial recognition is a biometric faceprint, where artificial intelligence maps an individual's face mathematically. This faceprint is then stored in data. Later, the stored data can be compared with a live or digital image using deep learning to verify someone's … [Read more...] about Seen and Be Seen: How Facial Recognition Will Change Society
Machine Learning Will Be the Next Big Thing in Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management, or SCM, is becoming a more critical job every year, as more consumers turn to e-commerce and warehouses and distribution centers grow. Technology is catching up to the exponential expansion of this industry, but it's been a slow process. It's a lot of work for one person, or even a team, to sort through thousands or millions of orders. Machine learning … [Read more...] about Machine Learning Will Be the Next Big Thing in Supply Chain Management
The Questionable Analytics of Censorship
Historically, concerns about over-zealous censorship have focused on repressive governments. In the United States, free speech has been a pillar of our society since its founding. For the most part, government attempts at censorship or speech restrictions receive swift and successful push back. In recent times, however, a new path to censorship has arisen in the form of search … [Read more...] about The Questionable Analytics of Censorship
IoT in e-Commerce: How a Connected World Can Change Trade
The Internet of Things is one of the hottest topics today that penetrates all spheres of life from healthcare to commerce. The commercial sector was among the first to adopt the idea of intelligent devices monitoring goods: Coca-Cola, for example, was implementing vending machines that reported how much stock they had left and whether the drinks were cold as early as 1982! Such … [Read more...] about IoT in e-Commerce: How a Connected World Can Change Trade
