Is Synthetic Training Data the Future of Machine Learning?
Even as the availability of processing power increases exponentially, and machine learning algorithms are commoditized, there is a problem that persistently slows the development of complex AI: obtaining high-quality, accurate training data. All supervised machine learning algorithms require training data,...
Objectivity and Ground Truth in AI
‘Ground truth’ is somewhat of a confusing machine learning buzzword. Discussions of the ground truth naturally touch on areas such as bias, representation, and objectivity, and it’s a concept worthy of discussion. One of the main pitfalls of AI is...
How Drones and Computer Vision are Used to Enhance Crop Yield
Drones or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are propelling a revolution in farming and agriculture. In 2019, the FAO published E-Agriculture in Action: Drones for Agriculture, a detailed guide and roadmap of how drones are being used in agriculture, and the best practices for...
Ultimate Guide to LIDAR
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is a remote sensing and mapping technology designed to measure the dimensions and topography of terrain and 3D spaces. While LIDAR has been in development since the 1960s, recent developments in laser sensing and data...
AI Embodies The Bias Of Internet Content
OpenAI is a significant player in the modern artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) space. While the parent company is a non-profit, it also consists of a for-profit company that received a $1 billion investment from Microsoft in 2019....
Using AI and Machine Learning to Decipher Ancient Languages
he Sumerians inhabited Mesopotamia some 6000 years ago, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey, and Syria. Mesopotamia marks humanity’s transition from small agricultural settlements to larger urban societies. The first cities were built...
What is a Human-in-the-Loop?
Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) models still largely require the input of humans to train, tune and test models to ensure their accuracy and performance. When humans are positioned in the ML and AI loop or cycle, they...
Top 10 Books on Machine Learning and AI
Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are foundational technologies in today’s technologically evolved and hyper-digital era. Computers changed the world, but ML and AI are changing computers by equipping them with the ability to process complex information at unprecedented...
The Impacts of Bad AI
AI is a force of good, right? That’s what the industry must strive for, but the positive impacts of AI are far from guaranteed. AI is the hallmark technology of our era, but it’s entangled in risks, and even die-hard...
Digital Cryptids: How AI is Making Monsters
AI-generated art has become a hot topic. We now live in a world where AI art engines like DALL-E 2, MidJourney and Stable Diffusion create spectacular artworks that seem to possess the artistic skill, expansive imagination and visionary creativity we associate...
