Can Artificial Intelligence Help Humanity Solve Moral Dilemmas? Why AI Researchers in Seattle are Looking for the Answer, and Why it Affects You.

AI in Moral Dilemma

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Borrowing with Bots: How AI is Revolutionizing Financial Collections

AI in financial collections

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Debt collections, in its various forms, tend to be represented by a human, either the creditor themself or sent by a creditor, demanding payment from the debtor. A landlord knocking on the door demanding rent. A […]

Why the “Transformation” of Digital Transformation is Only the First Step to Success

AI in business

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] You may have heard the phrase “digital transformation” being tossed around lately, but may be wondering what exactly it means.  Digital transformation has gone under a number of names over the past few decades, most notably […]

Robot-atouille? How AI Can Help Your Restaurants Thrive in the Kitchen.

AI for business

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] When you hear of AI and restaurants, your mind may immediately imagine a frustrating experience with an automated cashier at a McDonald’s, repeating for the eleventh time that you want a Quarter Pounder, not a “Quart […]

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Robotics: What to Know About Machine Learning Part 47

Machine Learning for Manufacturers

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] This is the forty-seventh article in a series dedicated to the various aspects of machine learning (ML). Today’s article will move our discussion of the main topic of the last few essays, a concept that is called “Analytical Learning,” which […]

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Robotics: What to Know About Machine Learning Part 46

Analytical Learning

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] This is the forty-sixth article in a series dedicated to the various aspects of machine learning (ML). Today’s article will continue our discussion of a concept that is called “Analytical Learning,” which includes a popular form of learning called “explanation-based […]

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Robotics: What to Know About Machine Learning Part 44

First Order Logic

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”||-15px|||”] This is the forty-fourth article in a series dedicated to the various aspects of machine learning (ML). Today’s article will continue our lesson on the concept of learning sets of rules in machine learning. We will dive deeper into […]

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Robotics: What to Know About Machine Learning Part 43

Learning sets of rules for machine learning

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” custom_margin=”|auto|-13px|auto||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] This is the forty-third article in a series dedicated to the various aspects of machine learning (ML). Today’s article will introduce the concept of learning sets of rules in machine learning. We’ll illustrate what it means to learn a […]

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Robotics: What to Know About Machine Learning Part 42

Genetic algorithms

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”0px||4px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”||-27px|||”] This is the forty-second article in a series dedicated to the various aspects of machine learning (ML). Today’s article will continue the discussion of genetic algorithms, which is a form of learning that finds its basis in the […]