If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent the last decade hearing about blockchain technology and all the ways it’ll change the world. And at some point, you’ve probably wondered, “Hey… what the heck even is a blockchain?”
So, like Gandalf giving Bilbo a few Tolkien-themed cryptocoins and sending him on an adventure (pretty sure that’s how the story goes), The Verge told me to try to learn about and demystify the tech that underlies everything from cryptocurrencies to NFTs. Possibly because my editors want to drive me to the point where I build an actual red string board.
So, shall we begin?
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN?
I’ve read 1,000 analogies trying to explain the blockchain. Could you give me another one?
You can think of a blockchain like an obsessive club filled with members who love to keep track of things. The club has a ton of complicated rules to make sure that every member writes down the exact same set of records about what happens each day (whether it’s bird sightings, or beer tastings, or flower sales) and that once data is recorded and accepted, it becomes exponentially more difficult to change as more and more records are added on top of it. Then, usually, outsiders can come by and check out all their records and go, “Oh, wow, a cardinal flew by at 10AM in front of Mike’s house. Cool.”
Continue reading: https://www.theverge.com/22654785/blockchain-explained-cryptocurrency-what-is-stake-nft

Throughout the global pandemic, people in every step of life were forced to interact with and rely on technology in new ways. Older generations adopted new habits like online grocery shopping, businesses quickly shifted to virtual meetings, and processes like vaccine distribution required a collaborative use of both AI and mass notification technology across all levels of government and industry.
These experiences demonstrated how the intentional use of advanced technology can help to improve the lives and well-being of people during times of volatility. Particularly in the last 18 months, an unprecedented level of instability has upended business as usual. As a result, organizations of all kinds are now preparing for unpredictability more than ever before and are turning to modern technology, such as AI and big data, to help them manage these uncharted waters.
I recently sat down with enterprises, small businesses and state and local government leaders during OnSolve Nexus 2021 to discuss how AI and big data can play a big role in managing uncertainty. From climate change and global COVID-19 disruption to domestic terrorism and ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure, uncertainty will be constant in the future. Using AI and machine learning to deal with the unexpected, forecast actions and anticipate potential risks will increase in demand. IT leaders must take center stage to help improve their adaptation and bolster resiliency, yet there are key challenges they face as it relates to leveraging AI and data to do so.
Continue reading: https://www.informationweek.com/ai-or-machine-learning/managing-uncertainty-with-ai-and-big-data-beyond-the-pandemic

Swarms of drones have gotten a lot of time in the spotlight lately, mostly for their use in potential military operations. The U.S. military is testing out swarm operations in simulations, while the British Army is using live drones operating in swarms during actual training operations. Other militaries are also interested in deploying swarms.
One of the biggest advantages a swarm of drones has when performing military operations is its resiliency. If a swarm enters combat and several individual drones get shot down or otherwise incapacitated, it really doesn’t reduce the combat effectiveness of the swarm, nor the tactics that it uses. A swarm of 550 drones is just about as powerful and flexible as a swarm of 600, even if the former has “lost” almost 10% of its initial strength.
And while that is noteworthy, it’s probably the least interesting aspect of swarms. What makes them really amazing in both military and civilian applications is their so-called swarm intelligence, a term first coined by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989 when describing the potential for cellular robotic systems.
Swarm intelligence can enable drones to act very similar to how swarms of insects behave in nature. Take bees, for example. Individual bees each have their own intelligence and jobs within a colony. But when a bee finds something good, like a patch of blooming flowers, it will report that information back to other bees that happen to be nearby when it flies back to the colony. Interestingly enough, bees generally communicate the distance, direction and elevation of the discovered resource, as well as any dangers that might exist along the way. These are exactly the kinds of things that an artificial swarm of flying robots would need to know about a target or a potential point of interest. The bees that receive the message can then either go off to gather juicy pollen from those newly discovered flowers, or share the information with more nearby bees until it becomes well-known within the swarm.
Continue reading: https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2021/09/swarms-may-offer-next-level-artificial-intelligence/185177/

“Conversational AI” startup PolyAI, based out of London, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors (Point72 Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Passion Capital and Entrepreneur First). This follows their $12 million Series A, and will provide resources for further U.S. expansion beyond its existing U.S. team. The startup has now raised $28 million to date.
PolyAI builds and deploys voice assistants for automating customer services, which, claims the startup, sound like real humans. This helps companies get an infinite and cheaper supply of their best human voice operators, which reduces customer waiting times, and increases customer satisfaction and retention, says the company.
Co-founder Dr. Nikola Mrkšić said: “The technical term for our technology is ‘multi-turn conversational AI’, but all the caller has to do is talk to it, like they would to a human. Compared to existing call centers, our assistants can boost customer satisfaction (CSAT) scores by up to 40% and reduce handling times by up to five minutes.”
“We build these systems very quickly (relative to the competition) — we get experiences like these up and running in 2-4 weeks thanks to our transformer-based language understanding models and the underlying dialog management platform,” he added.
Continue reading: https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/08/ai-driven-voice-assistant-polyai-raises-14m-round-led-by-khosla-ventures/

Officials in Napa County, Calif., plan to install IQ FireWatch systems as part of its efforts improve the county’s early fire detection capabilities.
The pole-mounted, artificial intelligence-based system uses optical and heat sensors to detect and analyze smoke plumes that may indicate fire. When smoke that indicates a possible fire is spotted, the system alerts authorities, sending images so officials can rapidly confirm a fire and dispatch appropriate response.
Besides helping improve wildfire detection, the system will help first firefighters respond to fires before they get out of control and ensure that the public receives critical information in a fire emergency, officials with Illumination Technologies, the manufacturer of IQ Firewatch, said in their announcement.
Continue reading: https://gcn.com/articles/2021/09/08/fire-detection-sensors-napa.aspx

In September last year, Google’s cloud unit looked into using artificial intelligence to help a financial firm decide whom to lend money to.
It turned down the client’s idea after weeks of internal discussions, deeming the project too ethically dicey because the AI technology could perpetuate biases like those around race and gender.
Since early last year, Google has also blocked new AI features analyzing emotions, fearing cultural insensitivity, while Microsoft restricted software mimicking voices and IBM rejected a client request for an advanced facial-recognition system.
All these technologies were curbed by panels of executives or other leaders, according to interviews with AI ethics chiefs at the three U.S. technology giants.
Reported here for the first time, their vetoes and the deliberations that led to them reflect a nascent industry-wide drive to balance the pursuit of lucrative AI systems with a greater consideration of social responsibility.
“There are opportunities and harms, and our job is to maximize opportunities and minimize harms,” said Tracy Pizzo Frey, who sits on two ethics committees at Google Cloud as its managing director for Responsible AI.
Judgments can be difficult.
Microsoft, for instance, had to balance the benefit of using its voice mimicry tech to restore impaired people’s speech against risks such as enabling political deepfakes, said Natasha Crampton, the company’s chief responsible AI officer.
Continue reading: https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2021/09/09/305872.htm

Mayo Clinic researchers alongside the Google Research Brain Team developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm to improve brain stimulation devices to treat movement disorders and epilepsy.
For millions of people who struggle with epilepsy or movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, electrical stimulation on the brain is currently a widening treatment possibility. In the future, electrical stimulation could even potentially help those with psychiatric illness and direct brain injuries, including stroke.
However, according to researchers, examining how brain networks interact with each other is complicated. Brain networks can be studied by delivering brief pulses of electrical current in a specific area of a patient’s brain while also measuring the voltage responses in other areas.
In principle, researchers say they should be able to infer the structure of brain networks from the data. However, it becomes problematic with real-world data since recorded signals are complex, and only a limited number of measurements can be made.
Continue reading: https://healthitanalytics.com/news/artificial-intelligence-tool-enhances-brain-stimulation-devices

Out of the different innovative technology-driven solutions and platforms, 'drones' must be one of the most intriguing and mind captivating in nature. In other words, a very 'cool' one. It is very easy to appreciate the unique angle they provide on things and to imagine the endless opportunities they can offer. However, it is another thing to actually create such solutions in a practical manner or that are economically viable. Moreover, it is even harder to 'translate' the relevance of it to the end users, should it be a small farmer or a construction worker.
It is not surprising then that the global interest in drones' civil applications is growing at an exponential speed. Beyond the obvious commercial applications, advancements in technology and reduced costs, together with their respected advantages (including reach and versatility) are some of the reasons fueling this rapid growth.
In this respect, it is well understood why the recent announcement by The Ministry of Civil Aviation on the liberalization of 'Drone Rules' was so well received and perceived as a bold and welcoming move, from which India could soon emerge as a global drone hub.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced on Twitter: "The new Drone Rules usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India. The rules are based on the premise of trust and self-certification. Approvals, compliance requirements and entry barriers have been significantly reduced". The Prime Minister also added that, "The new Drone Rules will tremendously help startups and our youth working in this sector. It will open up new possibilities for innovation & business. It will help leverage India's strengths in innovation, technology & engineering to make India a drone hub".
Continue reading: https://www.socialnews.xyz/2021/09/09/new-avenues-for-collaboration-between-india-israel-in-drone-related-technology-and-solutions/

Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, today announced the launch of its advanced new Velaris connectivity solution, which is uniquely positioned to serve as a catalyst for the safe and rapid growth of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) industry. 
Powered by the Inmarsat ELERA global satellite network, Velaris will provide secure communications for commercial UAVs – commonly known as drones – to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and seamlessly integrate with aircraft in commercial airspace. Backed by military grade cybersecurity, it allows operators to send their UAVs on long distance flights and access various applications, such as real-time monitoring, to ensure safe integration with other air traffic. In addition, Velaris allows a single pilot to remotely operate multiple UAVs at scale, making operations more commercially viable. 
Over the next seven years, the commercial UAV market is projected to increase from $2.32 billion in 2021 to $11.29 billion in 2028, marking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.39% during this period1. This will have a far-reaching impact on various aspects of business and society, ranging from cargo delivery, urban transport and surveillance to emergency services and disaster relief, including the supply of critical items such as medicine, test kits and food for remote communities. 
Continue reading: https://www.suasnews.com/2021/09/inmarsat-launches-first-uav-connectivity-solution-to-safely-integrate-drones-into-managed-airspace/

Drones successfully delivered automated external defibrillators to the locations of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, according to a speaker at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
In 64% of cases, the AED arrived nearly 2 minutes ahead of the ambulance, researchers reported.
For every minute without treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the chances of survival decrease by approximately 7% to 10%, and, in Sweden, the median ambulance response time is about 11 minutes, according to the presentation. Therefore, researchers posited that drone delivery of AEDs directly to cases of suspected cardiac arrest may not only be feasible but may arrive faster than an ambulance.
“Last year, we conducted a study where we looked at the use of drones to deliver [AEDs] to patients suffering from cardiac arrest,” Sofia Schierbeck, MD, physician at Karolinska University Hospital and PhD student at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, said during a presentation. “We found that AEDs can be carried by drones to real-life cases of cardiac arrest outside of hospitals, and we also found that there can be a time benefit as compared to the emergency medical services (EMS) or ambulance, in the cases where the drone arrived first.”
Continue reading: https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20210908/aedequipped-drones-can-arrive-minutes-ahead-of-ems-for-outofhospital-cardiac-arrest

The much-awaited trials of delivering medicines and vaccines using drones are set to begin from Thursday under the Telangana government's ambitious 'Medicine From The Sky' project, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The trial flights will be conducted from September 9 to October 10 at Vikarabad (Hyderabad), and a majority of them will be by tech start-up Skye Air Mobility, said the statement.
This will make Telangana the first state in the country to start trials of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, it said.
BVLOS drone flights are those that go beyond 500-700 meters from the eye's vision or beyond the visual line of sight. Skye Air is part of a consortium for the project. It has joined hands with BlueDart Express to provide drone based-delivery and drone flights to conduct these trials. Skye Air focuses on an end-to-end ecosystem for drone-based logistics transportation.
Continue reading: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/trial-run-of-delivering-medicines-vaccines-by-drones-to-begin-in-telangana-from-thursday/articleshow/86037413.cms

Since its inception in 2018, the goal of the TIA Drones Ad Hoc Subcommittee (under TIA’s TR-14 Engineering Committee) has been to understand the needs of the tower industry and help usher in the next generation of field services and data analytics via unmanned aerial systems (UAS), otherwise commonly referred to as drones. With over 70 members, the TIA Drones Ad Hoc Subcommittee is comprised of stakeholders from major tower ownership groups, network operators, as well as dozens of the industry’s leading engineering and field service companies.
We have continued to see increased adoption of UAS projects in the tower industry. The catalyst behind the continued adoption has been the rapid technological enhancements enabling their deployments globally as well as increased competition which helps keep costs for the technology under control.
Enhancements in Technology
Flight Automation
The advancements in tower specific flight automation are enabling the collection of comprehensive datasets in short amounts of time. These datasets can be leveraged for comprehensive visual inspections or creating 3D virtual reconstructions commonly referred to as “digital twins”.
Continue reading: https://tiaonline.org/drone-use-in-telecom/

Female tech pioneers from the UAE have described their desire to get more girls to learn about artificial intelligence and coding.
They spoke in an online meeting of thought leaders, organized by the British Embassy UAE on Tuesday.
Gamification and using the power of social media were two suggestions on how to encourage more young people to consider a career in tech.
Emirati student, Fatima Ali Aldhuhoori, who was part of her school's prize-winning robotics team and Radhika Iyer, who studied in the UAE before moving to the UK and winning the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize for tech design, discussed how much they enjoyed using computer science to solve problems.
Globally, these two women are outliers for their generation. Only 18 per cent of girls in tertiary education are pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics studies, compared to 35 per cent of boys, according to the UN children's fund.
Joysy John, the CEO of 01Founders, a free coding school in the UK, told the online meeting about the dire shortage of software engineers and the need for more young people to learn how to work in the digital space.
Continue reading: https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/09/08/coding-and-ai-jobs-how-do-we-get-more-girls-into-tech/

Tech Up For Women is a collaborative hub with the goal of assisting women in “teching up” and furthering growth for women within the technological field. The International Tech Up For Women, IFA Berlin Conference 2021 was its first virtual conference. The topics ran the gauntlet on everything from brand building to women in the space industry, to pioneering women’s health through AI with everything in between.  
Faye Holland of Cofinitive kicked off the event by discussing the world’s reliance and our inextricable link to technology and the internet. There are 4.66 billion active internet users – 59.5 percent of the global population. Most are using a smart device, and what are they using the internet for? Holland pulled out the data for us; Amazon has one hundred million Prime users, Facebook has 1.6 billion daily users, Twitter 125 million daily users and all overshadowed by WeChat which is now at 1 billion daily users. Holland brought up the time before the internet and the consumer technological advancements of that period. We have come so far in just 40 years! 
Continue reading: https://dealerscope.com/2021/09/tech-up-for-women-emphasizes-diversity-as-the-key-to-growth/

The SC Women In Tech Bahrain Program has announced the five winning teams receiving $10,000 each and three months of incubation at Bahrain FinTech Bay, one of MENA’s leading FinTech Hub. The winners will be able to further develop their startups, scale up, and venture into new markets. The program is an initiative by Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), and Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB).
Earlier this week, during the final demo day event, ten Bahrain-based female entrepreneurs pitched their solutions across various industries and sectors such as health, leisure, climate tech, and more.
Prior to that, the ten teams participated in an eight-week incubation period where they received mentorship from Bahrain FinTech Bay’s team and some of the Kingdom’s subject experts. Additionally, the startups participated in workshops focusing on critical aspects of building and growing a tech startup and pitch practice sessions leading up to the demo day finale.
Continue reading: https://thefintechtimes.com/standard-chartered-bank-announce-the-winners-of-the-sc-women-in-tech-bahrain-program/

Today’s Woman in Tech: Elaine Skapetis, front end developer at Adobe
Compared to many of my colleagues, I discovered computer technology for myself relatively late. I was never a big gamer in my childhood and I didn’t spend much time in front of the computer when I was young. I only had my first own PC when I was 18, but I have always been curious. The technology behind it and how the internet and websites work have fascinated me from the beginning. And it was exactly this curiosity that drove me to dive deeper and deeper into the world of computer science and finally to learn the profession of a front-end developer. From today’s perspective, this was the best decision of my life. I have found my absolute dream job! Especially at a company like Adobe: In our international team, I get the opportunity to work with and learn from the best people from a wide variety of fields every day. I am very grateful to be able to work at Adobe.
Which different career paths have you taken?
Before I discovered my dream job as a developer, I tried out various exciting jobs in the fields of technology and innovation. Originally I come from Brazil, where I first completed an apprenticeship in mechanical engineering. Then I came to Germany to become an IT specialist. After a stopover at an automotive supplier in Mexico, I founded the IT company Factor Sigma Software Solutions in Greece. Only then did I move to Switzerland, where I joined the Adobe.com team.
Continue reading: https://jaxenter.com/women-in-tech-skapetis-172954.html

There’s a lot of debate and concern about the impact AI will have on jobs. 
Are the robots out to replace all humans and take over our jobs? Not necessarily.  
Many people believe that jobs will be lost as AI grows. But jobs aren’t car keys—they can’t simply be lost. They can, however, be taken from us.
I put together a video which talks about this in more detail. Please check it out below and if you want more content like this you can subscribe to my Youtube channel.
There are two ways that AI will take our jobs:
Continue reading: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/two-ways-ai-take-our-jobs-jacob-morgan/?trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-hero-1-title_link&midToken=AQGgi4xj0oeN-Q&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=2F9CMwc1oyQpU1

Over the last two or three decades, some inventions have changed the future of the healthcare industry. With the advancement in technologies such as application of robotics, 3D printing, artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnologies in the medical field we doctors can now identify the disease easily. With the early screening of the problem the severity of the disease can be predicted. All these advanced technologies have helped to save numerous lives. All the medical professionals are embracing the technologies which are revolutionizing the industry overall.
Internet of Things (IOT) and It’s Emergence
While the whole healthcare industry is going through technological changes, parallelly with that other factors have also affected the process such as the internet of things (IoT). IoT helps in the improvement of data computing technologies and along with that also increases the storage capacity of every possible medium from a small data chip to a big data cloud. The seamless data computing and storing process has helped a lot in creating a network which is spread all over the world but connected with a unique identity. The network that connects the whole thing is referred to as the internet of things (IoT). With the help of this we doctors can easily find a patient’s previous medical history and the whole treatment procedure has also become easy with the help of data computing.
Continue reading: https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/revolutionizing-healthcare-industry-early-screening-risk-assessment-through-breakthrough-technologies/2326330/

The Internet of Things (IoT) includes items such as smart appliances, smartwatches, and medical sensors.  For organizations to enjoy all of the benefits and convenience of IoT devices, enterprise customers must fully understand the potential risks and threats to their systems and the underlying data. IoT devices often lack built-in security controls, a situation which creates risks and threats for federal agencies and consumers. 
As IoT devices proliferate, it is important for manufacturers to provide secure and safe devices. According to NIST, built-in security controls include device cybersecurity capabilities as well as non-technical support relevant to cybersecurity. Both can be used to mitigate risks related to IoT devices.
IoT Device Non-Technical Supporting Capabilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) program announced the drafting of four public documents that provide guidance for federal agencies and IoT device manufacturers on defining IoT cybersecurity requirements. The purpose of this initiative is to help manufacturers and federal government agencies better understand what kinds of device cybersecurity capabilities and non-technical supporting capabilities may be needed from or around IoT devices used by federal government agencies. 
In distinguishing technical and non-technical means for securing IoT devices, NIST notes that IoT devices are primarily secured using technical means, referred to as “device cybersecurity capabilities,” and that non-technical supporting capabilities include actions that manufacturers or third-parties take in support of the initial and on-going security of IoT devices. 
Continue reading: https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/iot/iot-devices-built-to-meet-cybersecurity-needs/

Few environments are as complex as commercial buildings, which must support hundreds or even thousands of users and have many subsystems dedicated to keeping them comfortable, safe, and efficient.
Internet of Things (IoT) devices has improved efficiencies in many environments, from manufacturing to water treatment. Their ability to harvest data and send it back to a central point makes them ideal for automating management in complex environments.
Automation
IoT creates powerful opportunities to automate many aspects of building management, creating benefits ranging from environmental efficiency to cost management. According to Gartner, smart technologies can reduce overall building costs by 30%.
Continue reading: https://www.iotforall.com/creating-smart-buildings-of-the-future-with-iot

The world of digital advertising continues to change around us. As marketers look for ways to get their ads in front of their target audience and increase conversions, consumers are demanding more effort be made to secure their  data and privacy. 
By using everything from ad blockers to stop unwanted banner ads from following them across the internet every time they express interest in something to demanding more transparency about the type of data being collected while they’re browsing, consumers are trying to take back control of their online experience.  
Regarding how brands use their data for marketing and advertising, according to recent data from Merkle (registration required), while many believe there are benefits, 44% of consumers believe that some ads can be invasive, and 23% are unwilling to share their personal information no matter the benefit. 
So, where do advertisers and consumers go from here? Some think the answer may lie in blockchain technology.
Continue reading: https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/how-blockchain-is-changing-advertising/

The European Commission proposed before the summer an EU-wide framework to enable all EU citizens to have a digital identity but it did not urge countries to use blockchain in the process, although the technology seems quite fitting. EURACTIV France reports.
“There is an opportunity to deploy a system in Europe based on this concept of self-sovereign identity and to take advantage of this formidable regulation to put digital trust back at the center of exchanges,” said Hervé Bonazzi, head of a consortium founded by the Caisse des Dépôts group, La Poste, and two energy utilities, EDF and Engie.
The e-wallet – on top of having peoples’ surnames, first names, dates, place of birth, gender or nationality – should enable Europeans to identify themselves online and in the long term store a collection of administrative documents of all kinds, which can be recognized and used throughout the bloc for administrative purposes.
“The European digital identity will allow us to act in any member state as we would at home, at no extra cost and more easily, whether we want to rent a flat or open a bank account outside our country of origin,” said Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for digital affairs.
Continue reading: https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/blockchain-might-be-the-solution-to-the-digital-identity-hurdle/

Over the past year or two, we’ve talked about blockchain in combination with the Internet of Things numerous times. But to really understand how the blockchain can help improve device security and the IoT experience, you first have to understand what the blockchain is.
With that in mind, here’s a brief overview along with some examples, so you don’t get lost in all the buzzwords.
Blockchain 101
When most people hear the word “blockchain” these days, they typically associate it with cryptocurrency. Those are the digital coins or tokens you likely hear about on a near-daily basis, such as Bitcoin, Etherium, and yes, even Dogecoin.
In fact, those digital coins and tokens are simply applications that use blockchain for transaction history. When you buy, sell, or trade such digital currencies, a public record is added to a digital ledger that records the transaction.
And at its most basic level, that’s what a blockchain is, a database of stored information. But that database is different from most others because it’s completely distributed. There’s no central database server. Instead, the data is replicated across the internet as a peer-to-peer list, or chain, of transactional blocks.
Continue reading: https://staceyoniot.com/blockchain-101-how-distributed-trusted-data-can-boost-the-iot/

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are oft-cited buzzwords in our contemporary conversations about property operations and analytics -- but what are their meanings and, more importantly, how can their application benefit multifamily business operations? 
If you are encountering these concepts in internal meetings, vendor presentations, and sessions at conferences -- but wish to take a deeper dive, you've come to the right place.  This article aims to demystify the concepts of Machine Learning and discuss their role in the broader context of Marketing Analytics. 
So, first, the terminology.....
What is Machine Learning?  How is it different from Artificial Intelligence? 
Machine learning is a method of data analysis used in computer software to identify patterns in data and make recommendations for optimization based on those patterns. 
Artificial Intelligence is a broader discipline, that includes Machine Learning -- but also represents a higher level of cognition. An example of Artificial Intelligence technology would be in certain types of robotics, where a more human-like sense of reasoning would be applied -- such as with self driving cars -- whereas Machine Learning is more focused on analysis and logic. 
In this article, we will focus on Machine Learning, as a fundamental concept for building Marketing Analytics systems. 
Continue reading: https://www.multifamilyinsiders.com/multifamily-blogs/brandon-hornibrook-multifamily-marketing-machinelearning-analytics?utm_source=MHN&utm_medium=MHN&utm_campaign=Content

As US health systems prioritize financial recovery and innovation in the wake of the pandemic, the pressure is on to re-evaluate their infrastructure and emerging technology investments, and to ensure their efforts not only support the future of healthcare delivery, but also provide services more efficiently and cost-effectively.
While there is no widely agreed-upon definition of a smart hospital, healthcare executives are nonetheless working toward their visions of the hospital of the future. The digital solutions that health systems are deploying today—like AI—are effectively steps in their evolution into smart hospitals.
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
Several experts Insider Intelligence spoke with agree: A smart hospital triggers action. It effectively leverages AI and machine learning to not only learn from the data, but also act on the data by building automation around it. "A smart hospital takes in information from sensors, processes it in the data center, and then triggers a result," said Dr. Andrew Gostine, CEO of Artisight, an IoT sensor network provider. "In this way, a smart hospital will start providing clinical care the way clinicians do."
Continue reading: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-ai-in-healthcare-makes-hospitals-smart-2021-9