In 1943, at the height of World War II, the U.S. military hired an audacious psychologist named B.F. Skinner to develop pigeon-guided missiles. These were the early days of munitions guidance technology, and the Allies were apparently quite desperate to find more reliable ways to get missiles to hit their targets. It went like this: […]
By Michael B. Eliot Foreword by Dr. Lance Eliot: As the AI Insider and a regular columnist for AI Trends, I am pleased to provide you with a posting that was written by a guest author, Michael B. Eliot. In his article, he discusses several key aspects about Expert Systems, a long-time and formative topic […]
In a sign that computers will be able to perform image analysis as fluently as text analysis, a group of Stanford-based researchers were able to make accurate predictions about neighborhood voting patterns based on millions of pictures collected from Google Street View, reports The New York Times. While other academic projects have used artificial intelligence to […]
By Dr. Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider When my son was very young, he and I played a board game that he seemed specially to enjoy. It required concentration and dexterity, and a bit of imagination along with a dose of excitement. If you made a mistake during the game, there would be a […]
By Akshay Sabhikhi, CEO & Co-founder, CognitiveScale AI Will Not Be Commoditized Only one in 20 companies has extensively incorporated AI in offerings or processes. Less than 39% of all companies have an AI strategy in place. According to MIT Sloan Review, the largest companies — those with at least 100,000 employees — are the […]
Terbium Labs, focused on intelligence about the dark web, recently announced a $6 million investment led by Glasswing Ventures, bringing the total raised by the company to $15 million. Terbium Labs will use the new funding to extend its geographical footprint, bolster channel relationships with managed security service provider (MSSP) partners, and continue to innovate […]
It’s always gratifying when experts confirm what you’ve suspected. Research firm Gartner put a shot of reality into our morning coffee this past summer with its critical analysis that artificial intelligence (AI) had reached the “peak of inflated expectations.” Frankly, I think a lot of technology vendors are blowing smoke about their capabilities. If your expectations were for […]
In less than five years, a 2012 academic breakthrough in artificial intelligence evolved into the technology responsible for making healthcare decisions, deciding whether prisoners should go free, and determining what we see on the internet. Machine learning is beginning to invisibly touch nearly every aspect of our lives; its ability to automate decision making challenges the future roles of experts and […]
By Dr. Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider The fish in the aquarium tank were going round and round the inner edges of the glass surface that encased them in water. Humans watching the fish were likely wondering whether or not the fish knew they were in water. There is an ongoing philosophical debate about […]
According to a recent Teradata study, 80% of IT and business decision-makers have already implemented some form of artificial intelligence (AI) in their business. The study also found that companies have a desire to increase AI spending. Forty-two percent of respondents to the Teradata study said they thought there was more room for AI implementation across the […]
