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ABCtech #108 11Feb18 Communications – How journalism has changed
Still, I’m excited about what’s happening in Europe. We’ve all heard how magazines and community newspapers started shutting down in 2010…that an estimated 271,800 jobs in journalism were lost in the
ABCtech #105 22-DEC-17 Data Visualization, More AI & 2018 Forecasts
HERE INFOGRAPHIC of Key Performance Indicators Technology Forecasts for 2018 Our readers share a common interest in the social and economic impact of emerging technologies. HERE are some of the foreca
ABCtech #103 28-NOV-17 The AI Wave Hits Education
ABCtech #103 28-NOV-17 The AI Wave Hits Education Education too is suffering change with the emergence of artificial intelligence. Education - as the conveyance of knowledge through people, is as old
ABCtech #102 23-NOV-17 Continuing dialogue – AI & The Future of Work
of articles, blogs, messages expressing excitement about the promise and otherwise associated with recent advances in artificial intelligence, analytics, machine learning. Some would prefer that the i
ABCtech #100 07-NOV-17 The human touch – people squeezed out of the workforce by AI
Last year we released the report on The Future of the Professions . This year we are sponsoring Engaging Youth II through the Centre for Global Education, engaging thousands of Alberta high school stu
ABCtech #97 20-OCT-17 Machine Learning ala AlphaGO Zero
Google's new AlphaGO Zero computer has demonstrated the capability to learn from scratch. The system employs the principles of reinforcement - as do humans. It does so with accuracy and speed far supe
ABCtech #95 06-OCT-17 Change – Learn – Create
ABCtech #95 06-OCT-17 Change - Learn - Create We are receiving - as you may be, hundreds of "insights" about technology and how it is changing everything with no end in sight. We have selected three a
DMA 2017 Brochure
3 rd Annual Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Data Management Conference at NAIT Oct 27-29, 2017 Learn from thought leaders and technology innovators “Best Little Big Data Conference in Canada” Att
ABCtech #73 17OCT16 Taking Cyber-Crime Seriously
We have asked one of our members - Saar Cohn, to address the issue. Saar has served companies and countries in cyber-security around the globe. In this breach, the hackers potentially gained $240 mill
ABCtech #71 20SEP16 Consumer or Contributor
ABCtech #71 20SEP16 Consumer or Contributor Thank you for sharing your comments, completing surveys and attending events exploring the social and economic impact of emerging technologies on Alberta. W
ABCtech #68 05JUL16 Resistance is Futile – Customizing the Future and Monitoring Emerging Technologies
We live in the age of convenience and it is pervasive. But the transition from serving populations to serving persons comes at a heavy price. Namely, the displacement of local small businesses that of
ABCtech #65 09MAY16 Survey – Alberta Investment Tax Credit Programs
Granting investor's tax credits is the latest for increasing the availability of capital for small and medium enterprise (SME) technology firms. BioAlberta has prepared an analysis of the Alberta gove