Why Do Data Scientists Prefer Python Over Java?
Python has been billed as the most popular language in the StackOverflow survey, where it even beat C# in popularity this year. StackOverflow has chronicled the incredible growth of Python, and has...
View ArticleIndia Will Be One Of The Fastest Adopters Of AI-Related Services, Says...
COAI, the apex industry body representing the major telecom, internet and technology companies, recently said that India is going to be one of the fastest adopters of artificial intelligence-based...
View ArticleDigital Privacy In The Era Of Artificial Intelligence
Not a day goes by without news articles talking about artificial intelligence capabilities and its effects on our lives. The implications for the economy and the workforce are very profound. Companies...
View ArticleIs Data Science A ‘Pseudoscience’?
Data science has established itself as an important asset in the technology sector. Businesses are observing a significant rejig in their functions as most organisations are now dealing with surplus...
View ArticleHow To Convert Data Science And Machine Learning Internships Into Jobs
Can popular massive open online courses turn into job offers? This a common dilemma faced in data science forums about internships and certificate courses converting in job offers. Now that you...
View ArticleGeneral Data Protection Regulation: What will happen to all the micro level...
The recent episode involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica raised data privacy concerns once again. This resulted in the closure of Cambridge Analytica, once a high-flying consulting company. They,...
View ArticleDemystifying Crypto Assets: A Digital Barter System
Ethereum cryptocurrency in hand, blockchain technology decentralized currency coin In today’s world, crypto assets are changing the way businesses need to be built. Instead of getting the equity...
View ArticleIf You Love Beer and Machine Learning, MachineHack’s Next Hackathon Is For You
Our online hackathon platform, MachineHack.com is growing by leaps and bounds. The very first hackathon, “Predicting House Prices In Bengaluru” is running successfully and top three winners are going...
View ArticleAdvanced Analytics In The Restaurant Industry
The fight over which restaurant gets to satisfy your appetite is surely heating up. With ~$800B sales last year, this is an exciting space to watch, especially now. Customer expectations are at an...
View ArticleCan Big Data Analytics Help Bridge The Economic Inequality In India?
Source: WEF Can Big data help alleviate economic inequality in India? According to a report by the Johannesburg-based company New World Wealth, India is the second-most unequal country across the...
View ArticleShould One Manually Code Algorithms When ML Libraries Exist
Building a machine learning algorithm is not a job which data scientists usually perform. In fact, according to a post by a data science enthusiast, it is a job that needs to be performed by “three...
View ArticlePM Narendra Modi Promotes Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Agriculture
PM Narendra Modi at the convocation ceremony of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Jammu. (Image source: @narendramodi/Twitter) Reiterating his as well as his...
View ArticleIndia Should Focus On Building Data Infrastructure First, Before Charging...
Artificial intelligence is permeating into the Indian tech atmosphere. For this to happen at a faster pace, it needs considerable investment on resources and equipments. While AI is making headway in...
View ArticleIndia To Equip Defence Forces With Autonomous Tanks, Aerial Vehicles &...
Taking a cue from world powers like the US and China, who are focusing on artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop lethal autonomous weapon system, Narendra Modi-led government has...
View ArticleBadri Raghavan Of Ola Shares How Their Business Is Deeply Rooted In Data...
Ola, one of India’s most popular mobile apps for transportation, appointed Dr Badri Raghavan as its Chief Data Scientist in February 2017. Since then, he has been strengthening the company’s roots in...
View ArticleIntelligent Systems Are Boosting India’s Transport, But Is That Enough?
image source: https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5823/21514371756_0388c0385b_b.jpg Artificial Intelligence is a multidisciplinary field and has sound claim to be one of the most advanced sectors. Much of...
View ArticleIs There A Gap Between AI Research And AI Applications?
Is there a gap between artificial intelligence research and applied artificial intelligence? Is artificial intelligence research difficult to commercialise? ‘Strong AI research’, ‘weak AI industry’ or...
View Article68% Indian Organisations Are Expected To Deploy AI In Next 13 Months: Report
With Digital India and Make In India campaigns creating a regulatory environment for increased use of artificial intelligence, Indian companies have also embraced the change. This trend may push...
View ArticleHere’s How Increasing Computing Power Has Kick-Started AI Innovation Boom
Open AI’s analysis highlighted the major factors which are driving innovation in artificial intelligence today. Some of the key indicators of the trend are data, algorithmic advances and computing...
View ArticleApollo Hospitals Adopt IBM Watson For Oncology And Genomics
Apollo Hospitals on Tuesday announced that they will be adopting Watson for Oncology and Watson for Genomics. The two IBM cognitive computing platforms will help physicians provide patients with...
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