AI in Education: Personalised Learning
It seems that no sector is safe from the disruption of Artificial Intelligence. For the most part, the technology aims to improve industries rather than replace workforces. Education is no different. The AI Market in the US Education Sector 2018 – 2022 report suggests that the ‘AI in education’ market is set to grow at […]
The Link Between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and AI
“None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science… in scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder.” – Victor Frankenstein There is an indisputable link between Victor Frankenstein’s creation (let’s try and veer away from the term monster), and Artificial Intelligence. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s narrative of the […]
How AI Can Help Alleviate Poverty
Artificial Intelligence can help those most in need We’re seeing an increase in researchers, scientists, organisations and start-ups of all kinds looking at ways we can leverage AI for good. ‘High-technology’ has become synonymous with high wages and high investment. However, there are loads of projects out there applying this technology to poverty reduction. Harnessing […]
Beyond the Hype: Daily Uses of AI
Artificial Intelligence is often overlooked as being a general-purpose application technology that already inhabits many aspects of our lives. Not to mention the prophecies about the ‘future’ of AI, Skynet-inspired stories and doomsday divinations. But what about the way in which AI has improved existing technologies? Let’s take a look at how Artificial Intelligence impacts […]
We Need to Talk About AI Regulation
Technology regulation is critical for governments and policymakers. They must think about how they can safeguard the effects of Artificial Intelligence on a social, economic and political scale. Artificial Intelligence is not inherently good or bad, but the way we use it could well be one or the other. Unfortunately, there has been little attention […]
The Transformative Power of AI for Social Good
Artificial Intelligence has the power to help change the world for the better I’d love to help achieve social good for the world a little bit more. Unfortunately, my brain has a limited capacity, my bank account is not bottomless, and my time is fleeting. I do my best to make a difference where I […]
How is Data Science Fighting Disease?
Healthcare in the 21st century is at an impasse. Like so many things, it is a case of limited supply and unlimited demand, and the gap between the two is growing ever wider. Residents of the UK fear that the National Health Service (NHS) will undergo privatisation. Divided up piece by piece and flogged to […]
Will a Robot Take Your Job?
The BBC recently published a study of over 350 professions, ranking them in order of the likelihood of a robot being able to do their job in the near future. The data, gathered by Oxford University academics Michael Osborne and Carl Frey, judged each position against 9 key parameters of artificial intelligence and machine learning […]
Do CEOs Get the Big Data Truth?
For so long, the foundation of the CEO’s empire has been experience. They have risen to the top, learnt as they went along, and they lean on those who have learnt alongside them. They have had enough information at their disposal to make what they saw as informed decisions, but, even so, many of them […]
So What is Deep Learning?
Imagine a baby coming into the world. From the moment she opens her eyes, there is a world of learning to absorb. Every action will create an imprint on her brain, and she will not stop learning until the moment she leaves the world. She develops because of her environment, because of the things she […]