Trends in data and AI: Ben Lorica on cloud, platforms, models and Pegacorns

As Ben Lorica will readily admit, at the risk of dating himself, he belongs to the first generation of data scientists. In addition to having served as Chief Data Scientist for the likes of Databricks and O’Reilly, Lorica advises and works with a number of venture capitals, startups and enterprises, conducts surveys, and chairs some […]
Read More →Red Hat and IBM team up to enhance AIops with an open-source project

AIops is what you get when you combine big data and machine learning to automate IT operations processes, including event correlation, anomaly detection and causality determination. At least, that’s how Gartner defines it.
Read More →Top AI investors reveal State of AI in 2022

If you think artificial intelligence (AI) is moving at a breakneck speed and it’s almost impossible to keep up, you’re not alone. Even if being on top of all things AI is part of your job, it’s getting increasingly hard to do that. Nathan Benaich and Ian Hogarth know this all too well, yet somehow they manage.
Read More →Using graph-powered analytics to keep track of ESG in the real world

What does sustainability actually mean for organizations? Can it be measured, and if yes, how so? Often, these are obvious questions with less-than-obvious answers, even for sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) professionals like James Phare.
Read More →Salesforce’s AI Economist research wants to explore the equilibrium between equality and productivity

Economic theory is known to be constrained by a number of inefficiencies in its modeling. Salesforce researchers claim AI can help address that, leading to more robust economic policies. 2016 was a pivotal year for Salesforce. That was when the company acquired MetaMind, “an enterprise AI platform that worked in medical imaging and eCommerce images […]
Read More →Fair forecast? How 180 meteorologists are delivering ‘good enough’ weather data

Weather forecasts, too, are all about data and models these days. But balancing accuracy and viability is a fine act, especially on a global scale and when the stakes are high. What’s a good enough weather prediction? That’s a question most people probably don’t give much thought to, as the answer seems obvious — an […]
Read More →You.com is taking on Google with AI, apps, privacy, and personalization

Award-winning AI research? Check. Startup and enterprise experience? Check. Venture capital and Mark Benioff backing? Check. Is that enough for Richard Socher’s you.com to take on Google? Are you happy with Google search? Regardless of how you answer this question, chances are you still use it. With the notable exceptions of China and Russia, where […]
Read More →How to apply decision intelligence to automate decision-making

Decision intelligence is one of those terms that sound vaguely familiar, even if you’ve never come across it before. Like many category-defining terms, it can mean different things to different people. This is a feature category-defining terms either have by design, or acquire through extensive use.
Read More →JupiterOne scores $70M series C funding, achieves unicorn status

Cloud security solutions are experiencing increased "growth and adoption." Cybersecurity platform JupiterOne is using graphs to capitalize on this.
Read More →Managing disaster and disruption with AI, one tree at a time

Ingesting loads of fine-grained data helps, but it's not enough to make fine-grained predictions. You need domain expertise too, and that's what AiDash is applying for its Disaster and Disruption Management System.
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