Monthly Archives: June 2018

How society might change by 2050

Posted on June 30, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Prof. Toby Walsh, a well-known expert in constraint programming, published a book “It’s Alive!: Artificial Intelligence From The Logic Piano to Killer Robots“. Here’s how he thinks society might change by 2050 thanks to artificial intelligence: You are banned from driving … Continue reading →

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Machine Learning Yearning

Posted on June 27, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Andrew Ng is regularly updating a draft of his book “ML Yearning“. “Machine learning is the foundation of countless important applications, including web search, email anti-spam, speech recognition, product recommendations, and more. I assume that you or your team is working … Continue reading →

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NYT Interview with Benjamin Grosof

Posted on June 21, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

New Your Times published an interview with Benjamin Grosof, a leading AI expert and a frequent presenter at RuleML+RR and DecisionCAMP.  While deep learning comes from the statistical side of AI, the interview brings attention to non-deep learning tools such as Prolog, a programming language … Continue reading →

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Spotting Perfect Art Forgeries

Posted on June 18, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The Guardian published an article “How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective“. Forgeries have got so good – and so costly – that Sotheby’s has brought in its own in-house fraud-busting expert. One expert said: … Continue reading →

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A Practitioner’s Review of DMN 1.2

Posted on June 15, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Jan Purchase, a well-known DM practitioner and co-author of “Real-World Decision Modeling with DMN“, reviewed new features of the upcoming DMN Release 1.2. Which features will be genuinely useful and which are still missing? Read Jan’s article.

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Why aren’t companies achieving their digital transformation goals?

Posted on June 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Alan Trefler, Pegasystems: “I have the privilege of talking with many of the world’s largest and most successful companies about critical digital transformation projects, and I hear some common themes that even the most advanced organizations find challenging — good … Continue reading →

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How Blockchain Technology Can Save The IRS

Posted on June 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The IRS plans to spend $291 million updating 140 computer systems to help it implement the new tax law and a private blockchain platform will be at the center of this transformation. “For example, when a bank or financial institutions transfers … Continue reading →

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Blockchain: a story of potential, and patience

Posted on June 5, 2018 by jacobfeldman

Today Forrester sent out this email: “Blockchain’s potential is huge, but let’s face it: the technology simply isn’t ready for your business. In 2018, blockchain projects will fall into one of three categories: 1) Pure R&D; 2) Immediate (but small-scale) business benefit ; … Continue reading →

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Microsoft confirms GitHub acquisition

Posted on June 4, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Microsoft is confirming the rumors that it is acquiring the software development platform GitHub are true. Microsoft has announced it is acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion in Microsoft stock. According to GitHub, as of March 2018 it has more than 27 … Continue reading →

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Most GDPR emails unnecessary and some illegal, say experts

Posted on June 4, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Many companies, acting based on poor legal advice, a fear of fines of up to €20m and a lack of good examples to follow, have taken what they see as the safest option for hewing to the General Data Protection Regulation … Continue reading →

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