Chandan Gokhale - July 30, 2019 - 247 views

Medical information and data has grown exponentially in recent years, posing new challenges for life insurance underwriting. With often voluminous medical histories to assess risk, the process can take an inordinate amount of time. Applicants can end up frustrated, dropping out of the application process and seeking other alternatives, perhaps with competitors, in search of […]

It’s been 50 years since the first person stepped on the moon, proving there are no limits to how far we can go when we apply our passion, bravery and innovation to go beyond what seems possible. Landing a person on the moon was only theoretical until Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins eased […]

Randal Kenworthy - July 1, 2019 - 1171 views

When they run the highlight reel of my greatest dad moments, this weekend’s dinner conversation with my kids will definitely be left out – the look of terror in their eyes, the curious and confused look of my wife that said it all: “What are you thinking?!” At that moment, I realized the future of […]

Bret Greenstein - June 28, 2019 - 291 views

Let’s start with water. Pumps and complex piping systems keep our houses, factories, schools and hospitals functioning. But if something goes wrong, it’s impossible to always have the right technical skills available at every pump installation. This is where AI can transform the process. We teamed up with Grundfos, one of the world’s largest pump […]

Like the Industrial Revolution before it, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is the great story of our age.  Entire industries and job categories will be created, elevated, reshaped and even eliminated, while entire classes of human interaction will be redefined. In addition to its societal impact, AI is forecast to add $15.7 trillion to the […]

Matthew O'Kane - May 31, 2019 - 935 views

A bank turned to one of its data scientists to predict the risk of customers missing their next collections payment, with the goal of reducing bad debt. The data scientist was fortunate enough to have access to a comprehensive data mart containing data across many dimensions – including customers, product holdings, transactions and collections activity. […]

Jerry Smith - May 21, 2019 - 386 views

Organizations typically suffer two common constraints when it comes to growing effectively: a lack of resources and flawed decision-making. But when both are present, it can be a bellwether of an extinction-level event. It’s one thing to lack the resources to adequately lead and deliver tomorrow’s business value today. But when suboptimal decisions are made across […]

Bret Greenstein - April 25, 2019 - 891 views

In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, Dr. Strange uses the Time Stone to explore 14 million possible futures to find the one with the best outcome, the one where the Avengers could defeat the evil Thanos. Dr. Strange has to experience each possible future and consider the decisions that were made to see how each future […]

Risto Miikkulainen - March 28, 2019 - 533 views

Deep neural networks (DNN) have produced groundbreaking results in many complex applications of AI, such as natural language processing, facial recognition, sentiment analytics and object recognition. For instance, the accuracy of Google’s machine translation system improved 60% using a DNN approach. Finding the right network architecture – that is, the components of the network and […]

Matt Smith - February 19, 2019 - 385 views

For many people, the general idea of artificial intelligence still conveys a dark, robot-master future.  Yet simply add the word “conversational” in front of it, and suddenly it’s a whole lot friendlier.  Maybe that’s why conversational AI is this year’s “everywhere topic.” It’s a consensus pick in every technology forecast, a keynote subject at business, […]