With the increasing hype of trends like AI and digital transformation, companies have become data-driven. They have started relying on data and analytics instead of gut feelings, and Data Science has emerged as a lucrative profession. There are 2.72 million job openings for data scientists at present, and this demand will only go higher. If […]
Data Science and Social Visibility: An Emerging Tech Revolution for 2020
Click to learn more about author Pratip Biswas. Costumes, trick-or-treating, “Fire burn and cauldron bubble,” the “Ghostbusters” movie — this year’s Halloween was eerie, as usual! While the origin of the day is rooted elsewhere, these days, it’s all about getting socially visualized! So, on this holiday, when you sipped your pumpkin latte or vampire […]
Applying the NIEM Standard to the Opioid Epidemic, COVID-19, and Other Problems
Click to learn more about author Robert Reynolds. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the value of data. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the U.S. earlier this year, most states were unprepared to deal with it. Those states that have “followed the data” have more successfully managed the epidemic’s toll on public health […]
The Future of Content Is Intelligent: But Is It Artificial?
Click to learn more about author Dave Davis. In 1980, Daniel J. Boorstin, a great scholar and historical polymath, held the office of Librarian of Congress. While serving in this capacity, Boorstin gave a speech entitled “Gresham’s Law: Knowledge or Information?” which was printed in a little booklet I still have and treasure. In economics, […]
How Predictive Analytics Can Help You Master Blended Workforce Planning
Click to learn more about author Chetan Alsisaria. How can the HR function intelligently respond to the ongoing crisis and use technology to create a blended workforce? The article is a deep-dive on how predictive analytics can help the HR unit revolutionize the future of the blended workforce. As companies begin to reopen and resume […]
Seven Ways AI Can Improve Your Web Analytics
Click to learn more about author Eddie Segal. Nearly every business today has a website. Websites can bring more customers and increase sales. However, companies that don’t invest in their website’s user experience (UX) or usability won’t be productive. If people can’t easily navigate your website or find it unappealing, they will leave your site. […]
Four Predictions for Natural Language Processing in 2021
Click to learn more about author David Talby. 2020 has been a year of massive growth for applied natural language processing (NLP). Even in the wake of COVID-19 and stunted IT budgets, a recent study showed that NLP spending increased 10-30 percent across organization industries, company sizes, and geographies (Gradient Flow). NLP tools can be […]
Guided Labeling Episode 6: Comparing Active Learning with Weak Supervision
Click to learn more about author Paolo Tamagnini. Welcome to the sixth episode of our Guided Labeling Blog Series. In the last episode, we made an analogy with a number of “friends” labeling “movies” with three different outcomes: “good movie” (?), “not seen movie” ( – ), “bad movie” (?). We have seen how we can train a […]
How Storytelling Makes for More Effective Data Comprehension
Click to learn more about author Bernard Brode. Once upon a time, humans communicated meaning through stories. Epic tales of adventure and intrigue, memorable myths of heroes and their trials and travails — these were the parameters around which people framed their individual lives. Today, it’s all about the numbers. From business to advertising and […]
Seven Common Misconceptions Businesses Have About Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
Click to learn more about author Irfan Ak. Artificial intelligence and big data are two of the hottest and most discussed topics in the tech circle. Despite this, there are many misconceptions surrounding both big data and artificial intelligence. There is a lot of hype around both these topics as well, which can sometimes lead […]