Databases, graphs, and GraphQL: The past, present, and future
GraphQL was never conceived as a query language for databases. Yet, it's increasingly being used for this purpose. Here's why, and how.
Read More →Data meets science: Open access, code, datasets, and knowledge graphs for machine learning research and beyond
A new interconnected ecosystem for research is shaping up, and machine learning is just the tip of the iceberg.
Read More →AI chips in the real world: Interoperability, constraints, cost, energy efficiency, and models
The answer to the question of how to make the best of AI hardware may not be solely, or even primarily, related to hardware
Read More →From data to knowledge and AI via graphs: Technology to support a knowledge-based economy
In the new knowledge-based digital world, encoding and making use of business and operational knowledge is the key to making progress and staying competitive. Here's a shortlist of technologies and processes that can support this transition, and what they are about.
Read More →Getting there: Structured data, semantics, robotics, and the future of AI
Leveraging structure in data is key to making progress in AI, says AI prodigy Gary Marcus. A forward-looking view on Software 2.0, AI chips, robotics, and the future of AI
Read More →Rebooting AI: Deep learning, meet knowledge graphs
Gary Marcus, a prominent figure in AI, is on a mission to instill a breath of fresh air to a discipline he sees as in danger of stagnating. Knowledge graphs, the 20-year old hype, may have something to offer there.
Read More →Own your newsfeed, own your data
A guide to keeping all your news sources and items in one place We all have things we care about and follow. Whether it’s sports, arts, technology, from the mainstream to the obscure, we gravitate around them. Over time, we tend to both specialise, accumulating knowledge in specific sub-domains, and expand, jumping to adjacent topics […]
Read More →What’s next for AI: Gary Marcus talks about the journey toward robust artificial intelligence
Gary Marcus is one of the more prominent, and controversial, figures in AI. Going beyond his critique on Deep Learning, which is what many people know him for, Marcus puts forward a well-rounded proposal for robust AI
Read More →AI and automation vs. the COVID-19 pandemic: Trading liberty for safety
Reports on the use of AI to respond to COVID-19 may have been greatly exaggerated. But does the rush to pandemic-fighting solutions like thermal scanners, face recognition and immunity passports signal the normalization of surveillance technologies?
Read More →Explainable AI: From the peak of inflated expectations to the pitfalls of interpreting machine learning models
We have reached peak hype for explainable AI. But what does this actually mean, and what will it take to get there?
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