Deep learning-based assessment of student engagement could aid classroom research
Past research has identified student engagement, or the extent to which students participate and are involved in classroom activities, as a crucial factor determining both the quality of education programs and the academic performance of individual students. As a result, many educators worldwide are actively trying to devise courses that maximize student engagement.
Machine learning to predict the performance of organic solar cells
Imagine looking for the optimal configuration to build an organic solar cell made from different polymers. How would you start? Does the active layer need to be very thick, or very thin? Does it need a large or a small amount of each polymer?
What You Need For Your Quantum Computing Pilots In 2021
Quantum computing (QC) proof of concept (POC) projects abound in 2021 with commercialization already happening in pilots and building to broader adoption before 2025. This is in sharp contrast to 2015 where the forecasts were 20 years out or more to have practical applications in use and providing real benefits beyond digital computing.
Amazon’s Unique Approach To AutoML Makes AI Accessible To Enterprises
AutoML is a technique where customers bring their data and walk away with a model without worrying about the complex workflow involved in training machine learning models. It dramatically simplifies the approach of data preparation, feature engineering, model selection, and hyperparameter tuning based on proven algorithms.
Diffractive networks improve optical image classification accuracy
Recently, there has been a reemergence of interest in optical computing platforms for artificial intelligence-related applications. Optics is ideally suited for realizing neural network models because of the high speed, large bandwidth and high interconnectivity of optical information processing.
Deep learning outperforms standard machine learning in biomedical research applications, research shows
Compared to standard machine learning models, deep learning models are largely superior at discerning patterns and discriminative features in brain imaging, despite being more complex in their architecture, according to a new study in Nature Communications led by Georgia State University.
Turning Today’s Challenges Into Tomorrow’s Opportunities: Predictions For 2021 And Beyond
With 2020 now behind us, I am sure many of us (if not all of us) are breathing a sigh of relief. In the business community, 2020 became about surviving, pivoting, adapting, and navigating what suddenly became a brand-new landscape.
10 AI Predictions For 2021
Below are 10 bold predictions about what will unfold in the world of artificial intelligence in 2021, from academic research to startups to capital markets to regulation. To keep ourselves honest, we will revisit these predictions in December 2021 to grade how we did.
How Artificial Intelligence Can Power Climate Change Strategy
Slowing down climate change is an urgent matter. If we fail, our world will face a more extensive crisis than we experienced because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. When artificial intelligence (AI) technology helps solve a problem, problem-solving can be done quicker, and the solution is often one that would have taken longer for humans to discover.
New AI tool can predict in seconds what a movie will be rated
Movie ratings can determine a movie’s appeal to consumers and the size of its potential audience. Thus, they have an impact on a film’s bottom line. Typically, humans do the tedious task of manually rating a movie based on viewing the movie and making decisions on the presence of violence, drug abuse and sexual content.
8 Leading Women In The Field Of AI
It is a simple truth: the field of artificial intelligence is far too male-dominated. According to a 2018 study from Wired and Element AI, just 12% of AI researchers globally are female.
Robot dog for Mars exploration? NASA plans alternative to rovers
Space exploration has gone to the dogs; not the real ones, the robotic one. NASA scientists have come up with a rather out-of-the-box idea of sending a robot dog to Mars.
7 reasons your AI strategy isn't working
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to help enterprises boost productivity, business agility, and customer satisfaction while shortening the time required to bring new products and services to market. Yet as more IT leaders plunge their organizations deep into AI science, many are finding disappointment rather than success.
Building machines that better understand human goals
In a classic experiment on human social intelligence by psychologists Felix Warneken and Michael Tomasello, an 18-month old toddler watches a man carry a stack of books towards an unopened cabinet. When the man reaches the cabinet, he clumsily bangs the books against the door of the cabinet several times, then makes a puzzled noise.
The Monopoly On Technology And How To Defeat It
The world of AI has been shaken by Google’s dismissal of AI Ethicist Dr Timnit Gebru last week. This behaviour is emblematic of the self-centred attitudes of major tech companies which also results in lack of commitment to democratisation of technology. With Facebook, Amazon and Apple also into the spotlight for allegedly creating a monopoly, the time has come for SMEs to re-revaluate their AI providers.