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27 Incredible Examples Of AI And Machine Learning In Practice
There are so many amazing ways artificial intelligence and machine learning are used behind the scenes to impact our everyday lives and inform business decisions and optimize operations for some of the world’s leading companies. Here are 27 amazing practical examples of AI and machine learning. Consumer goods Using natural language processing, machine learning and advanced analytics, Hello Barbie listens and responds to a child. A microphone on Barbie’s necklace records what is said and transmits it to the servers at ToyTalk. There, the recording is analyzed to determine the appropriate response from 8,000 lines of dialogue. Servers transmit the correct response [...]
What Does GDPR Really Mean For HR Teams?
One of the main challenges of HR data is the thorny issue of data privacy. With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect in May 2018, this issue is set to become even more critical for HR teams. But what is GDPR and how might it impact the work of HR teams? What is the idea behind GDPR? It’s fair to say that legislation has failed to keep pace with the speed at which technology and big data has advanced – particularly our ability to gather, store and analyze data. GDPR is therefore designed to enhance data protection and [...]
How To Put AI Into A Business To Accelerate Performance?
There’s no doubt in my mind that artificial intelligence (AI) – the ability of machines to interpret the world around them, learn and make decisions, in a way that simulates human thought processes – is going to utterly transform our world. Fuelled by the incredible amounts of data we’re creating every day, computers, robots and other machines are getting smarter all the time. For companies, this delivers exciting opportunities to enhance business performance in two ways: Offering customers smarter products and services Improving the efficiency of business operations, largely through automation In this article, I’ll look at both applications in [...]
3 Ways Every Company Should Prepare For The Internet Of Things
With the global Internet of Things (IoT) market being valued at $164 billion in 2018 – and still rising sharply – it’s no wonder companies want to get in on the IoT act. But what might this entail for the average company? How can your business capitalise on this massive tech trend? Read on to find out. What is the IoT? The 30-second explainer The IoT refers to the ever-growing network of smart, connected devices, objects, and appliances that surround us every day. These devices are constantly gathering and transmitting data via the internet – think of how a fitness [...]
Deloitte Survey Finds Digital Maturity Is Critical To Business Success
A company’s level of digital maturity is one of the most significant indicators of growth and financial success, according to a new study from Deloitte. And this is only going to become more so as we move into a post-COVID era. Findings from the Digital Transformation 2020 survey show that companies identified by their executives as well along the road to digital transformation were three times more likely to achieve revenue growth in the last year. This may not seem particularly surprising given the boom we have seen in artificial intelligence, data analytics, and connected technology – all enthusiastically co-opted [...]
The Most Amazing Real-World Examples Of Mixed Reality
As the newest immersive technology, mixed reality (an expanded version of augmented reality where users can interact with virtual objects) might still be in testing phases for many organisations, but the current use cases give an idea of what might be possible in the not-too-distant future. If you’ve experienced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) and were impressed, get ready for the best of both worlds in mixed reality (MR). Developers are still refining mixed-reality technology, so it’s not yet widely available or inexpensive enough for most consumers to enjoy. Since investment in augmented and mixed reality is expected [...]
The AI Technology Stack: 4 Key Layers Of Technologies Used For Artificial Intelligence
After existing in the dreams of science fiction authors for centuries, in recent years artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly started to become a reality. The computer processing power available today, combined with the explosion in the amount of data available to us in a digital world, means smart, self-teaching machines are now commonplace. Although, they are often hidden away behind services or web interfaces where we may not even notice them, unless we know what we’re looking for! But behind the scenes at Google, Facebook, Netflix or any of the hundreds of organisations which have deployed this revolutionary technology, vast [...]
How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Chatbots Better For Businesses
Just a few short years ago, having “conversations” in human languages with machines was pretty much universally a frustratingly comedic process. Today that has changed. While natural language processing (NLP) and recognition is far from perfect, thanks to machine learning algorithms it’s getting increasingly closer to a point where it will be harder to tell whether we are talking to a human or a computer. Business has capitalized on this, with increasing numbers of chatbots deployed, usually in customer service functions but increasingly in internal processes and to assist in training. At ICLR 2018 in Vancouver, Salesforce’s chief scientist, Richard Socher, presented [...]
What Is Sentiment Analysis – And What Are Its Real-World Applications
Computers are beginning to learn to read between the lines of our tweets, Facebook updates, and email messages. Humans are fairly sophisticated when it comes to understanding the complex meanings beneath spoken or written word. For example, we can tell that a statement like, “My car had a flat. Brilliant!” is sarcastic, and not actually brilliant. And with the help of machine learning, computers are beginning to get better at the same, resulting in a new kind of analytics: sentiment analysis. Sentiment analysis, also known as opinion mining, seeks to discover subjective opinion or sentiment from text, video, or audio [...]
The Most Amazing Examples Of Drones In Use Today: From Scary To Incredibly Helpful
Drones, aircraft that are remotely or autonomously piloted with no human onboard, are used in many ways from a hobbyist who flies a $25 drone around for fun on the weekends to a multimillion-dollar military drone that’s becoming a critical part of missions. Also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), drones aren’t by default dystopian. While there are scary uses of drones, there are many ways they can be incredibly helpful and fun. Scariest Use of Drones We got a peek into the dangers of drones when the president of Venezuela was the victim of what appeared to be an [...]