Role of Women In The Evolving Wave of Artificial Intelligence

By Janet Adeyemo The artificial intelligence (AI) industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world, and it has become a vital component in many industries such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. However, as the AI industry grows, it has become clear that it is male-dominated, with men dominating leadership positions, technical roles, and […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Close Gender Gaps At Work?

Is it because she is a mother? Or perhaps she is perceived as lacking ambition, or leadership qualities? Gender stereotypes continue to hold women back at work, but a handful of tech firms say they have developed artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can help break biases in hiring and promotion to give female candidates a […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Close Gender Gaps At Work?

Is it because she is a mother? Or perhaps she is perceived as lacking ambition or leadership qualities? Gender stereotypes continue to hold women back at work, but a handful of tech firms say they have developed artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can help break biases in hiring and promotion to give female candidates a […]
AI Could Be The Boost Education In Africa Needs

Up until now, the conversation around education in Africa has revolved around improving the standard of education. But as digital transformation continues to sweep across the globe, there’s a unique window of opportunity to fast-forward to a completely revolutionised era of education. Granted, most countries across the region are making significant strides when it comes […]
What AI Can Do For Your Small Business

The idea that you need to have a big company to use sophisticated technology is understandable as a belief, but it’s also wrong. While a lot of people think that great, transformative technology is expensive and unrealistic as a business owner, this simply isn’t the case. Artificial intelligence is a great example. For a small […]
The Influx Of Artificial Intelligence And The Danger Ahead
An unhealthy, dangerous or otherwise toxic work space is known to deter workers from innovation and damage a company’s reputation. Entrepreneurs have a responsibility to ensure that working environments keep employees safe, satisfied and positive so they can remain productive and innovative on the job. With the focus on workplace health management programs, along with the […]
The New Tools For Google Sheets- AI Now Available

Artificial intelligence is starting to make a major impact on business tools. This week, Google announced the availability of new AI tools for Google Sheets to help business users with automation and decision making. Another popular business tool, Slack, also announced a new feature this week, albeit a more seasonal one. The platform’s new package […]
A Beauty Contest Was Judged By AI And The Robots Didn’t Like Dark Skin

The first international beauty contest judged by “machines” was supposed to use objective factors such as facial symmetry and wrinkles to identify the most attractive contestants. After Beauty.AI launched this year, roughly 6,000 people from more than 100 countries submitted photos in the hopes that artificial intelligence, supported by complex algorithms, would determine that their […]
Self-Driving Taxis Roll Out In Singapore – Beating Uber To It

driven by software Photograph: Yap Way-J Mark Harris in Seattle @meharris Thursday 25 August 2016 04.48 BST Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Shares 58 Save for later When Uber announced on 18 August that it would let the public hail self-driving taxis in Pittsburgh before the end of the month, some autonomous vehicle experts could […]
Robot Receptionists Introduced At Hospitals In Belgium

Two Belgian hospitals have added an innovative staff member to their reception desks: humanoid robots called Pepper. The robots took up assistant reception duties at hospitals in Ostend and Liege on Monday.. The humanoid assistant, which has a screen on his chest and a round head, is the first robot in the world to be […]