Education

Why we need to open up AI black boxes right now
AI has been facing a PR problem. Too often AI has introduced itself as a misogynist, racist and sinister robot. Remember the Microsoft Twitter chatbot named Tay, who was learning to mimic online conversations, but then started to blur out the most offensive tweets? Think of tech companies creating elaborate

How Will Blockchain Transform the Education System?
Smart classrooms aren’t too far off, and blockchain technology may become an integral part of schools all over the globe in a few years. But how will this system help administrators and students? Bitcoin is the most well-known virtual currency in the world, at one time reaching a value of

16 Best Big Data Programs at Prestigious MBA Schools
We live in a world of 1’s and 0’s, a world of data. Consumers and businesses send and receive enormous amounts of data all day, every day. From smartphones that learn how the user behaves to purchasing decisions that inform marketing messaging to analytics that can isolate flaws in a

New Technology Has Changed The Face of Education
With the advancement of technology over the past few years, we have seen a major change in the education sector. The way children are taught and the way the children are interacting with the teachers has changed a lot with the advancement of technology. Distance education has totally changed now;

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to greatly improve and change education systems across the world. There is a strong possibility for artificial intelligence to be used to help teachers effectively streamline their instruction process and to help students receive much more personalized help that is specifically suited to their strengths

The 5 Most Exciting University AI Projects
Artificial Intelligence is one of the most exciting fields of growing technology. There are incredible advancements in AI happening on a regular basis. Many of the top universities around the world are involving themselves in some very interesting and exciting AI projects. These projects cover a pretty wide range of

Springboard Launches Course To Help You Build A Data Science Career
Springboard is a leader in data science education. Thousands of data science learners complete their education in Springboard’s mentored data science courses and they’ve given Springboard courses an average rating of 4.9/5 on CourseReport and Switchup. Springboard is the proven option in data science training you’ve been looking for if

Government Stats Are Ready for Change (Book Review)
For those of you similarly interested (obsessed?) with the changing role of government statistics relative to the explosion of highly dimensional private sector data, I recommend having a look at Innovations in Federal Statistics: Combining Data Sources While Protecting Privacy from the National Academy of Sciences. It’s an easy read and offers a solid

This is the Data Science bootcamp that guarantees a data science job or a 100% tuition refund
Springboard launches data science bootcamp with a job guarantee – Springboard is launching its Data Science Career Track — the first online data science bootcamp that offers a job guarantee to its graduates. The company tracked 50 of its graduates and saw that all 50 got a job within six

Machine Learning in A Year, by Per Harald Borgen
This is a follow up to an article Per wrote last year, Machine Learning in a Week, on how he kickstarted his way into machine learning (ml) by devoting five days to the subject. Follow him on Medium and check out his archive. First intro: Hacker News and Udacity My interest in ml stems