Barclays has announced the appointment of Adam Kelleher as Director and Chief Data Scientist for Research. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for building a new global team of data scientists with expertise in sourcing, normalizing, and utilizing alternative data sets to support Barclays’ Research franchise. Dr. Kelleher joins Barclays from BuzzFeed, […]
It’s a college major that sounds straight out of science fiction: Starting this fall, at least two U.S. schools are offering degrees focused on artificial intelligence. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh announced on May 10 that the school will launch a bachelor of science program in artificial intelligence this fall. “Specialists in artificial intelligence have never been more important, in shorter supply or in greater […]
Financial Industry Veterans Discuss Artificial IntelligenceSeeking AlphaI have chosen the most interesting observations, quotes, and stories to illustrate the general industry thinking on artificial intelligence in M&A. The lecture turned into a ge…
Industrial Internet Consortium Members “Invent the Future” by Anticipating Disruptions from AI, Pursue Standard Testbeds to Accelerate Adoption Dr. Richard Soley is Chairman and CEO of the Object Management Group (OMG) and Executive Director of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC). In a career in the computer industry approaching 40 years, he has overseen a range […]
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Artificial Intelligence: Hero Or Villain For Higher Education?
Forbes There’s often a fine line between hero and villain, and by most accounts, artificial intelligence (AI) is on the villain side, sucking jobs out of the economy. These days you can’t throw a rock without hitting some pundit prognosticating on the … |
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Introducing The Humans Behind Artificial Intelligence
Forbes There’s always a lot of talk about how AI will steal all our jobs and how machines will bring about the collapse of employment as we know it. It’s certainly hard to blame people for worrying with all the negative press around the issue. But the reality … |
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Machine Learning Datasets: Build Or Buy?
CMSWire “As much as we all feel inundated with information overload, ask any machine learning researcher and they will tell you that there isn’t enough data to learn,” said Mansi Singhal CEO of qplum. Essentially a company has three choices: it can build it … |
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Toronto coalition calls for machine learning systems to respect human rights
BetaKit A coalition of human rights and technology groups have released a new declaration in Toronto, calling for tech companies and governments to ensure machine learning systems respect the basic principles of human rights. The document, called the Toronto … Will AI violate human rights? Humanitarian groups are trying to make sure they don’t |
InformationWeek5 Traits Organizations Need to Get Value from Machine LearningInformationWeekTake a look at the hot technologies for the enterprise in 2018, and machine learning is right up at the top. Organizations are looking to get an edge on the com…
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Chatbots Better For Businesses
Forbes As chatbots like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home are proliferating in our homes, here we look at the business applications of chatbots, how they are used for … Upgrading the Banking Processes with Artificial Intelligence |
