DSC Weekly 1 October 2024

Announcements

  • Cybersecurity risks are not only growing in sophistication, but also becoming more financially burdensome. While traditional methods of attack such as ransomware, malware, and email phishing will persist, security strategies must now address emerging concerns like the growing prevalence of AI and the near-universal employee use of mobile and IoT devices. Attend The 2025 Threatscape summit to gain insights from renowned industry experts into the risks that lie ahead and discover the most effective preventive and defensive measures against potentially catastrophic attacks.
  • From telehealth to remote patient monitoring to digital therapeutics, healthcare stakeholders increasingly deliver healthcare services via digital technologies. At the upcoming Connected Health event, attendees will glean insights into the real-world evidence and novel use cases for connected healthcare tools, alongside the hurdles to digital health adoption and use. Join thought leaders and industry insiders as they delve into the evolution of technologies that connect patients, providers, and payers, as well as innovative strategies to deploy and scale digital health efforts equitably.

Top Stories

  • Google head of product on generative AI strategy
    September 16, 2024
    By Esther Ajao and Shaun Sutner
    Google has introduced a slate of new generative AI products in the past year, including its main proprietary large language model, Gemini, and the Vertex AI Model Garden. Last week, it also debuted Audio Overview, which turns documents into audio discussions. The tech giant has also faced criticism that it might be falling behind on generative AI challenges, such as the malfunctioning of its initial image generator.
  • Large AI Apps: Optimizing the Databases Behind the Scenes
    September 30, 2024
    by Vincent Granville
    In this article, I describe some of the most common types of databases that apps such as RAG or LLM rely upon. I also provide tips and techniques on how to optimize these databases. Performance improvement methods deal with speed, bandwidth or size, and real-time processing.
  • Deep Reflections on Mycelium, Neural Networks, & AGI
    September 30, 2024
    by Dan Wilson
    In this recent AI Think Tank Podcast episode, we took a close look into the complexities of intelligence, neural networks, and the potential of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) with my guest, Jeanette Small, MA, PhD. Jeanette, a licensed clinical psychologist with a focus on somatic psychology, brought a unique perspective by intertwining her knowledge of human neuroplasticity with the ever-expanding field of artificial intelligence.

In-Depth

  • A few enterprise takeaways from the AI hardware and edge AI summit 2024
    October 1, 2024
    by Alan Morrison
    A few enterprise takeaways from the AI hardware and edge AI summit 2024 Enterprises haven’t seemed as enthusiastic about generative AI and large language models (LLMs) lately as they have been in previous years. The Kisaco Research event I attended in September provided some reasons why.
  • How AI is shaping eLearning
    September 30, 2024
    by Erika Balla
    AI-driven innovation has quickly turned the traditional classroom into a dynamic, personalized, highly efficient digital space. Be it adaptive learning platforms, offering learning according to individual needs, or intelligent tutoring systems for real-time feedback, AI transforms how students learn and approach their educational content.
  • A user-centric approach to responsible AI
    September 30, 2024
    by Alan Morrison
    Katalin Bártfai-Walcott (KBW) of Ambient Enterprises posted some helpful observations and thoughts via LinkedIn in September on how LinkedIn and other comparable platforms are treating their most valuable contributing users, with a focus on how they could improve. My takeaways from that post included the following:
  • Value Creation Requires An Outside-In Mentality
    September 29, 2024
    by Bill Schmarzo
    A few weeks ago, I created a YouTube video to discuss the importance of an outside-in perspective to the value creation challenge. The key to a successful business is its ability to continuously evolve its value creation capabilities. Unfortunately, discussions about value creation often focus only on internal factors such as increasing sales, retaining customers, and improving profits.
  • The role of image annotation in advancing computer vision technologies
    September 27, 2024
    by Chirag Shivalker
    Image annotation backs computer vision technologies by empowering machines to interpret visual data through labeled images, directly influencing model accuracy across industries like healthcare, automotive, and security. The growing computer vision market cannot sustain without high-quality, scalable annotation services.
  • Enhancing healthcare with data science
    September 25, 2024
    by Rob Turner
    Healthcare and data science are interlinked in a way that makes patient care more precise and efficient every day. This relationship has far-reaching impacts and upsides for all of us, so here’s an investigation of the particular enhancements that are possible today, and why they’re worth shouting about.
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    September 24, 2024
    by Scott Thompson
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