The rise of reinforcement learning “In the few years since the rise of deep learning, our analysis reveals, a third and final shift has taken place in AI research. As well as the different techniques in machine learning, there are three different types: supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning. Supervised learning, which involves feeding a machine…
Month: January 2019
How Walmart is going all in on artificial intelligence
“Sales in the U.S. are at a nine-year high. One thing Jeff’s presentation made abundantly clear is that the company plans to keep those numbers up with artificial intelligence. Last spring, Walmart redesigned its website to be more personalized. Shoppers are served product recommendations based on their previous behaviors, an important distinction. According to Accenture,…
IBM Artificial Intelligence Expert to Urge Conference Delegates to Embrace AI
“A global influencer with a passion for innovation, Sangster’s role as chief customer officer at IBM Watson puts her at the vanguard of some of the most exciting – and intimidating – transformative technologies in the world. Her firm conclusion that by becoming early adopters not for profits can outperform the private sector and reap…
Gartner claims people are warming to AI
“’Four years ago, AI implementation was rare, only 10% of survey respondents reported that their enterprises had deployed AI or would do so shortly,’ said Chris Howard of Gartner. “For 2019, that number has leapt to 37% – a 270% increase in four years. “If you are a CIO and your organization doesn’t use AI,…
Adidas Partners With Findmine On AI Shopping Experience
“Adidas is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) platform provider Findmine to offer complete product recommendations on the retailer’s site. Before the solution, Adidas merchants would have to manually put together outfits for its online “Complete the Look” feature — a process that took 27 steps and 20 minutes to finish, and resulted in fewer than…