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Stanford Algorithm Helps Modern Quilters Focus On Creativity
Stanford University computer science graduate student Mackenzie Leake has been quilting since age 10, but she never imagined the craft would be the focus of her doctoral dissertation. Included in that work is new prototype software that can facilitate pattern-making for a form of quilting called foundation paper piecing, which involves using a backing made …
How AI Can Help You Make Your Videos Amazing
AI is taking over the video editing world—and with good reason. AI-powered tools are transforming the editing process, allowing organizations to cut time, decrease costs, and increase output. And those outcomes aren’t just nice to have. They’re becoming critical to a brand’s success, as video becomes the primary method through which customers want to hear …
How Capital Markets Can Prepare For The Future With AI
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Forbes BrandVoice. In capital markets, the stakes have been raised for participants to establish value, win loyalty, and expand their share of wallet. An organization’s data analytics capabilities, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning, can open new opportunities in these areas. But many organizations are still using …
An Artificial Intelligence Tool That Can Help Detect Melanoma
Melanoma is a type of malignant tumor responsible for more than 70 percent of all skin cancer-related deaths worldwide. For years, physicians have relied on visual inspection to identify suspicious pigmented lesions (SPLs), which can be an indication of skin cancer. Such early-stage identification of SPLs in primary care settings can improve melanoma prognosis and …
More Transparency And Understanding Into Machine Behaviors
Explaining, interpreting, and understanding the human mind presents a unique set of challenges. Doing the same for the behaviors of machines, meanwhile, is a whole other story. As artificial intelligence (AI) models are increasingly used in complex situations — approving or denying loans, helping doctors with medical diagnoses, assisting drivers on the road, or even …
How Google Uses Machine Learning To Turn Paint Into Sound
A machine learning system lets visitors to a new art exhibition experience the sounds of colours through the artist Kandinsky’s eyes. The abstract art pioneer had synaesthesia, a condition that can make people hear sounds when looking at colours and shapes. Have you ever heard colours? As part of a new exhibition, the worlds …
Cash App Uses Google Cloud To Power Mobile Payments Innovation And research
Mobile payments are creating opportunities to reach and benefit more people worldwide by providing services to underbanked communities, and empowering streamlined services in e-commerce and brick-and-mortar stores. Square, a U.S.-based financial services company that specializes in payment software and hardware products, currently stands at the cutting-edge of this industry. The company regularly pursues more powerful, …
Top 5 Machine Learning Programming Languages in 2021
If you are interested in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning, you’re probably planning your path forward in the exciting and dynamic world of programming. But which languages should you study if you see AI and machine learning in your future? With so many to choose from, you need to be strategic about …
The Evolution And Future Of AI In The Stock Market
Are you aware of how the buying and selling of stocks were carried out when there was no internet or computers? Back then, stock exchanges had active trading floors filled with brokers and traders. To make a trade or a purchase, they had to shout or use hand signals to alert others about their buy …
AI Facts Every Dev Should Know: Artificial Intelligence Is Older Than You, Probably
The hype around AI is growing rapidly, as most research companies predict AI will take on an increasingly important role in the future. While business leaders are very interested in leveraging machine learning technology, there’s a talent shortage standing in the way. It turns out that there are very few developers that have the skills …