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#OnTheShouldersOf Herbert Simon
#OnTheShouldersOf Herbert Simon

Imagine a polymath of the modern era, whose intellect seemed to transcend disciplinary boundaries, leaving indelible marks in fields as diverse as political science, computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology. That's Herbert Alexander Simon for you – a true...

#OnTheShouldersOf Stuart Russell 
#OnTheShouldersOf Stuart Russell 

Stuart J. Russell is a renowned computer scientist and a prominent figure in artificial intelligence. Russell's academic career has been closely tied to the University of California, Berkeley, where he held various positions before becoming a Professor of Computer...

#TheAIAlphabet: Z for Zero-Shot Learning
#TheAIAlphabet: Z for Zero-Shot Learning

Zero-shot learning (ZSL) is an innovative approach in the realm of artificial intelligence that aims to teach machines to recognize and understand objects or concepts they have never encountered during their training phase. Unlike traditional machine learning models...

#OnTheShouldersOf Pushmeet Kohli
#OnTheShouldersOf Pushmeet Kohli

Pushmeet Kohli, a prominent figure in the realm of computer science, stands out for his influential contributions to artificial intelligence and machine learning. As a computer scientist of Indian origin, Kohli has made significant strides in shaping the landscape of...

AI Guardians of the digital wallet galaxy
AI Guardians of the digital wallet galaxy

In a world where your coffee, groceries, and even your taxi rides can be paid for with a tap of your phone, digital wallets have become the sleek, convenient sidekicks to our daily lives. But as with any great innovation, there's a shadow side: fraudsters are eager to...

#TheAIAlphabet: P for Pre-Trained Models
#TheAIAlphabet: P for Pre-Trained Models

You know how you'd sometimes get stuck on a tough level while playing a video game? And desperately wished for a magical power-up? Well, pre-trained models are like those power-ups, but for computers and artificial intelligence!  So, here's the scoop in simple terms:...

#OnTheShouldersOf Richard Sutton
#OnTheShouldersOf Richard Sutton

Richard Sutton is a Canadian computer scientist and a prominent figure in the field of artificial intelligence, specifically in the field of reinforcement learning.  A sub field of machine learning, reinforcement learning focuses on training agents to make sequential...

#TheAIAlphabet: G for General Adversarial Networks
#TheAIAlphabet: G for General Adversarial Networks

#TheAIAlphabet: G for General Adversarial Networks Theoretically, General Adversarial networks (GANs) are a machine learning model which consists of a generator and discriminator. What exactly are these two, and what exactly are their jobs? Imagine an art forger and a...

#TheAIAlphabet: F for Foundation Models
#TheAIAlphabet: F for Foundation Models

Foundation models are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) model trained on mountains of raw data, generally with unsupervised learning. Imagine asking your AI assistant to write a poem, create a new piece of music, or translate. With foundation models, these things...

#TheAIAlphabet: E for E3 Model
#TheAIAlphabet: E for E3 Model

The E3 model stands for Efficient Ensemble Empowered by a few-shot learning model. E3 is a concept that combines ensemble learning with few-shot learning to create a more efficient and effective ensemble model. Ensemble learning involves combining predictions from...

#TheAIAlphabet: A for Attention
#TheAIAlphabet: A for Attention

The Attention mechanism is a significant breakthrough that makes Generative AI possible. Multi-head attention, which is Attention’s current avatar is the force behind all the Transformer models powering the LLMs out there. While it is theoretically possible to develop...

AI in the gameplan
AI in the gameplan

When Avinash Singh, a 24-year-old debutant with no domestic cricket experience, came up in the player auctions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at a base price of Rs 20 lakh, it was a slight surprise. And when he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore...

How AI is enhancing the human experience
How AI is enhancing the human experience

In his upcoming book, Hundred Years of Artificial Intelligence - Past, Present and Near Future, Alok Aggarwal talks about domains in which AI is rivaling humans. These go across sectors, and include skills like Autonomous vehicle driving Predicting schizophrenia...

4 ways technology helps us reduce our carbon footprint
4 ways technology helps us reduce our carbon footprint

The first justification for investing in technology is usually to increase efficiency and profits. Whether you’re a company or a consumer, most of us look to technology to automate daily tasks and save money. Companies invest in online services to automate their email...

Cash flow and big data: the fintech opportunity ahead
Cash flow and big data: the fintech opportunity ahead

Maintaining stable finances is a core concern of almost every business, regardless of the size or type, because — unless you happen to be independently wealthy and willing to throw good money after bad — you can’t keep operating once your funds run dry. But it’s often...