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Yearly Archives: 2020

Open Data: Bridging the Data Inequality Gap

By Dick Weisinger

Top-tier technology companies are accelerating their dominance because of their access to large amounts of data. Brad Smith, president at Microsoft, noted that half of all data created on the internet is collected by fewer than 100 tech companies that…

Technical Debt: Balancing Short-Term and Long-Term Design Architecture

By Dick Weisinger

Technical debt refers to costs that accrue over time related to poor architectural choices. Often deadlines force coding choices that are expeditious in the short term but over time become headaches to maintain. The future time needed to maintain poor…

Artificial Intelligence: The Building Blocks of Neural Nets

By Dick Weisinger

Neural networks are algorithms that are able to make a decision after been trained by processing many similar examples. For example, an algorithm might be trained for image recognition of different types of objects by processing many images that label…

Neuromorphic Computing: AI Chip Successor?

By Dick Weisinger

Artificial Intelligence is powered today by standard CPU or GPU chips. But there’s another type of chip which may be better suited for AI processing. ‘Neuromorphic’ chips are designed to function the way that neurons work the human brain. Neuromorphic…

6G: As 5G Rollouts Start, Planning for 6G Starts

By Dick Weisinger

5G is slowingly rolling out globally, but it is still a long way from becoming the norm. 5G technology will be 100 times faster than 4G LTE networks and have reduced latency. Applications include awesome home broadband, more efficient factories,…