The Internet of things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. As a result, this increases effectiveness, the efficiency of the work and reduces the risk…...
COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Artificial Intelligence like any other new innovative tech making waves has come under scrutiny many times, largely from people who are ignorant of how it works.To most people, the mere mention of the word “Artificial Intelligence” could mean a super intelligent computer that can outsmart and outshine any human. It’s…...
How AI is Revolutionizing Agriculture
It is an undeniable fact that the human population keeps increasing exponentially. In about a decade ago, the world population was about 6.7 billion compared to about 7.7 billion we have now in 2020, that’s a staggering 1 billion difference. There is an effect this population explosion is having on…...
Elon Musk Calls for AI Regulations
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has called for the regulation of organisations that are into development of artificial intelligence, his companies inclusive. “All orgs developing advanced AI should be regulated, including Tesla” he tweeted. Musk was according to Techcrunch, “responding to a new MIT Technology Review profile of OpenAI,…...
Announcing the 2019 Google Faculty Research Award Recipients
In Fall 2019, we opened our annual call for the Google Faculty Research Awards, a program focused on supporting the world-class technical research in Computer Science, Engineering and related fields performed at academic institutions around the world. These awards give Google researchers the opportunity to partner with faculty who are doing…...
Fintech workforce to expand 19% by 2030 thanks to AI, Cambridge University predicts
In a recent report, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that rather than observing AI as a single instrument for blanket application across the industry, AI can be viewed as a toolkit that is being used to tinker and build services in…...
7 Must-Have Skills for Data Scientists
According to Wikipedia, data science is an inter-disciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge and insights from structured and unstructured data. Companies spend a lot on data science in order for them to have the information with which they can make smart decision, it…...
Data Science Application in Education
Quite a number of industries have witnessed a significance amount of progress after adopting the use of data science. In this article, we are going to look at how schools can also apply data science to solve specific problems and improve the experience of students and teachers. Improve Adaptive Teaching…...
Here are the 7 Women who changed the World With Science
For centuries, women have made significant contributions to the field of science. They’ve discovered life-saving remedies, devised world-altering inventions, and produced far-reaching research, but in many cases their invaluable advances are minimized or neglected. For too long, the STEM fields have been shaped by gender biases that exclude women and girls, past,…...
Young Africans benefit from $500,000 Scholarship funding under the Africa Industrial Internet Programme
GE will give 10 full scholarships for the current cohort PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, February 7, 2020/ -- General Electric (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com) and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) have announced the kick-off of the 3rd cohort of the Africa Industrial Internet Programme (AIIP) which is aimed at equipping young Africans…...