Perspectives

Banking and Finance

Fintech, Wealth Disparity, and Socioeconomic Bias: Examining All Sides of the Coin

December 2, 2019

Critics of fintech—financial technology—suggest that emerging technologies like cryptocurrencies spread socioeconomic biases by limiting accessibility, while proponents tout the social good implications of the many technologies currently in development like blockchain and open banking.

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Machine Learning

Labels Before Drones: The Painstaking Machine Learning Process Behind Stopping Poachers

March 25, 2019

AirShepherd and University of Southern California doctoral student Elizabeth Bondi is helping wildlife rangers stop poaching. But her team is faced with a challenge common in the data science and machine learning space: accurate labeling.

Luminaries

Episode 30: Keeping Eyes Healthy and Saving Vision…with Artificial Intelligence

Duration 28:51

Artificial intelligence is coming to the healthcare industry, and with it the promise of more accurate imaging interpretation, earlier detection of disease, and ultimately improved prognoses. This episode focuses on the amazing progress being made in training algorithms to detect vision and neurological disorders. Voxeleron Principal Scientists, Jonathan Oakley and Daniel Russakoff, provide an eye-opening look at how the technology is developing.

Deep Learning

The Role of Deep Learning in Filtering Hate Speech

August 7, 2018

Social media networks are in a great position to deploy deep learning to eradicate some of the darker aspects of online behavior. Read how it’s only a matter of time before society benefits from deep learning’s potential to filter abusive language.

Robotics

How Robots Are Changing the Game for Brick and Mortar Retailers

August 6, 2018

Robots, coupled with AI and data analytics, are creating new opportunities to revive struggling brick and mortar stores. In a bid to compete against online retailers, several traditional retailers are rolling out robots that collaborate with human workers to do routine, mundane and dangerous tasks. We explore how retailers are using robots in a way that is changing the face and back-end of retail and why this is the most promising opportunity for retailers to revive physical stores.

Cryptocurrency

The Future of Initial Coin Offerings

August 2, 2018

While blockchain and cryptocurrencies are dramatically reshaping global commerce, government intervention is sowing confusion and uncertainty regarding the future of these digital forms of exchange. Regulations are inevitable, but what should backers and investors do in the current climate to stay on the right side of the law?

Luminaries

Episode 15: Create a Culture…That Sparks Innovation

Duration 21:45

Draper helped develop the technology that put humans on the moon. These days, they’re using their impressive catalog of intellectual property to solve more down-to-earth problems. The same technology that guides a missile to its target could help plants pollinate, and even deliver medicine in developing countries.