Analysis of Generative AI PDF Solutions
Generative-AI which I have written about many times (and will in the future too, as it impacts our space), continues to be “hot.” The challenges include “quality,” “hallucinations,” “bias,” and “output.” There are a lot of products already out there for someone to choose from, and in this analysis I focused on the whole PDF…
The top 10 skills of 2023 (and how to start learning them)
Did you know? Between now and 2027, 60% of workers will need retraining due to global transformation and macrotrends. That’s one of many findings in the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report. It reflects 800+ global employers’ views of skills and jobs over the next 5 years—and it features Coursera data that highlights fast…
ChatGPT vs. Me: Can an AI Chatbot Build a Program From Scratch Better Than...
It took me, an absolute beginner programmer, just under 15 minutes to code my first program in Go completely from scratch, no AI involved. Impressed? I am! While it might not be the most sophisticated program, watching the code I typed into the terminal actually do something was (no exaggeration) extremely rewarding. Some context: As…
Why AI Needs Queer Technologists & How To Get Involved
A big part of being a responsible developer and machine learning practitioner in the “age of AI” is understanding the dangers of biased datasets and AI systems. From the planning stage to well after deployment, it’s on developers to design equitable algorithms that protect people from discrimination. The LGBTQ+ community, for example, faces unique risks…
The Focus – Reskill, not upskill
I suspect it is similar to other sports around the world. Whereas one player is selected/signed for one position on the team, then the team decides they want them to be at another position. The problem though is that the person has never played that position before. What happens then? Well, the player agrees to…
AI in the Workplace
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the talk and rage. While it has been for some time now, conversations around AI have become realities across businesses and industries. AI has unfathomable possibilities and is changing the way we work. From our everyday use of cell phones to ChatGPT, it’s become necessary for all individuals to understand…
AI in the workplace
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the talk and rage. While it has been for some time now, conversations around AI have become realities across businesses and industries. AI has unfathomable possibilities and is changing the way we work. From our everyday use of cell phones to ChatGPT, it’s become necessary for all individuals to understand…
New Opportunities to Solve Healthcare Challenges with AI
An Interview with Dr. Jimeng Sun about the new Deep Learning for Healthcare Specialization on Coursera Artificial intelligence and deep learning are being used to solve important challenges in the field of healthcare, and these innovations are being made possible through the groundbreaking efforts of visionary practitioners who work at the intersection of health and…
The rise of the digital twin
Author: Charles McIntyre, Chairman and co-Founder of IBIS Capital and EdTechX Replicating the real world to understand better how to solve a problem, was most dramatically played out in the rescue of Apollo 13. In 1970, the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank failed two days into the mission. Houston had to find a…
Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Impact: How Educational AI is Making the Grade
Adoption of artificial intelligence is on the rise: According to research firm Gartner, 37 percent of organizations have now “implemented AI in some form,” and adoption is up 270 percent over the past four years. Schools are following suit: Technavio’s “Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector 2018-2022” report predicts a nearly 48 percent growth rate for AI tools…
