AI

AI and ML: Sectors that already benefitted and sectors yet to benefit

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, but the technology today gains prominence with the enormous availability of data and the increasing computational speed. AI is a broader concept that encompasses multiple tools and can be defined as a constellation of technologies, from machine learning to natural language processing that allows machines to sense, comprehend, act and learn (Accenture). The present promising AI products like self-driving vehicles, digital assistance from SIRI to CORTANA are some of the results of...

Data Science and its Economic Potential for the GCC

Data is the new oil; emerging technological applications like data science, Artificial Intelligence and analytics have made data a more valuable commodity. Leveraging data science can aid in extracting valuable information from the raw data. Such insights will open up new avenues of growth in the present digital economy; Data science applications have already made some economic impact in key GCC sectors like oil and gas, finance and healthcare. The GCC governments also generates large amounts of data hence effective...

Imagining a Skills Policy for the GCC

In order to keep up with the workforce needs of the time, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations need an interdisciplinary skills policy to mobilize and deploy skills throughout the ecosystem. The skills policy needs to be interdisciplinary in terms of covering requirements, activities, responsibilities and professional tools shared by varied stakeholders, public sector agencies, the private sector, academia and small businesses. The challenges of a pragmatic skills policy for the requirements of the GCC can only evolve through several...

Use of Drones in GCC: Will disrupt logistics, shipping and e-commerce

The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for commercial purposes has significantly received attention in the recent years. Adoption of drones is powered mainly by factors such as the increasing need for automation in firms, digitization of internal processes, improving the quality and potential of operational efficiency, and cost optimization requirements. Apart from adding value to various sectors in the economy with their advanced mechanisms and capabilities, drones are used for short range and light weight applications. One...

Deep Learning: A more interesting aspect of AI

This article originally published in AME Info. Deep Learning has become one of the most discussed and researched topics of the decade. Deep learning is evolving day by day, and therefore, it is important to understand how and why it works. Deep learning sits at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning.. AI basically implies a range of technologies that enable computer and robots to solve problems in ways that resemble human thinking process. Within this realm is...