Some companies are increasing their human labor and claiming it is all artificial intelligence’s work. This is called “pseudo-AI”, and it is becoming more common as artificial intelligence becomes more popular. Companies are using humans to perform activities such as transcriptions, appointment scheduling, and other personal assistant work and saying it’s AI. This can benefitContinue reading “Companies Faking AI”
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Coronavirus Is Bad For Business.
Due to COVID-19, the ad tech industry is expecting a major downfall in the second quarter of quarantine. There will be a lot of closures and layoffs during this time as travel, retail, and entertainment decline. This has rippled into many brands canceling or losing their ad spend. Although it takes little to no timeContinue reading “Coronavirus Is Bad For Business.”
Hydroxychloroquine: When Misinformation turns Deadly
In recent weeks, the Trump White House has been pushing the drug hydroxychloroquine, an immunosuppressive and anti-parasitic drug normally used to treat malaria, as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. While well-intentioned, there’s a catch: there is no scientific evidence that it will work in treating COVID-19, and thereContinue reading “Hydroxychloroquine: When Misinformation turns Deadly”
As you can image covid 19 is nothing to be joking about. But, could it be that google is using this data from their health app and being sharing that with the public? As you’ll read, that seems to be the case. https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/20/what-are-the-rules-wrapping-privacy-during-covid-19/
Decluttering Instagram
Since COVID-19 has hit us, all of us have moved basically online, minus essential workers. This free time has allowed us to be on social media more than ever. This can be a good thing or bad. You want to make sure the people you follow and pages you follow are good for your mentalContinue reading “Decluttering Instagram”
Zoom: Is it secure, can it be hacked, and how do you use it safely?
Due to the Corona Virus, the app Zoom has experienced a high number of downloads. Schools and businesses all around the world have chosen this application in order to keep things running during this pandemic. Zoom has proven to be the easiest to use out of other similar applications. This has caused many to speculateContinue reading “Zoom: Is it secure, can it be hacked, and how do you use it safely?”
Microsoft Exec predicts future of AI in healthcare
Kevin Scott, Microsoft executive and author of ‘Reprogramming the American Dream,’ a book about the future of AI, believes that our response to the COVID-19 pandemic will incite new innovations in the area of healthcare and biotechnology, including AI. The further innovation and involvement of AI in healthcare will lead to reduced healthcare costs. OtherContinue reading “Microsoft Exec predicts future of AI in healthcare”
Accessibility and Neumorphism
Neumorphism is a new design trend that is basically “no harsh edges, only shadows”. It looks gorgeous (see below). However, this isn’t accessible! It is bad for visually impaired people because it is hard to see where buttons begin and end. Many people think it’s gorgeous – but what about the people who can’t see?Continue reading “Accessibility and Neumorphism”
Why Precise Design Matters!
Precise design is appealing to the eye. When a design is off-centered we can subconsciously tell that something is wrong with the design. For some people this can be rather annoying to come across. Using lego blocks as an example for design, if a rocket is built and a window is placed in an off-centerContinue reading “Why Precise Design Matters!”
Using Phone as webcam
Tired of ripping off the tape from your computer camera every time you have a meeting. Well, you can use your phone as a webcam. There are a couple of apps you can use like skype, zoom, or EpocCam. https://www.itnews.com/article/3535876/how-to-use-your-android-phone-as-a-webcam-for-video-conferencing-and-virtual-meetings.html
LIS 4022 Spring 2020 