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After Misses in 2016 and 2020, Have We Fixed Political Polling in 2024?

Less than a week before the 2024 presidential election, Americans are closely following the polls to see whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump becomes the 48th president of the United States. But can we trust the polls? Read more…

Weighing Your Data Security Options for GenAI

No computer can be made completely secure unless it’s buried under six feet of concrete. However, with enough forethought into developing a layered security architecture, data can be secured enough for Fortune 500 ente Read more…

The Three Laws of Robotics and the Future

Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics have captivated imaginations for decades, providing a blueprint for ethical AI long before it became a reality. First introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround" from the "I, R Read more…

NSF-Funded Data Fabric Takes Flight

The data fabric has emerged as an enterprise data management pattern for companies that struggle to provide large teams of users with access to well-managed, integrated, and secured data. Now scientists working at univer Read more…

Coming To Grips with Unstructured Legal Data

The growth of unstructured data poses real challenges. Many organizations struggle to manage unstructured data like text, images, videos, and PDFs due to the sheer size of the data and their growth rate. For the folks at Read more…

News In Brief

Five Questions as the EU AI Act Goes Into Effect

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act went into effect on August 1, becoming one of the first laws to implement broad regulation of AI applications. While all elements of the law are not yet being enforced, Read more…

Big Data Career Notes July 2024

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…

Are Tech Giants ‘Piling’ On Small Content Creators to Train Their AI?

Some of the biggest AI companies in the world are using material taken from thousands of content creators on YouTube to their AI models without compensating the creators of those videos, ProofNews reported today. Acco Read more…

GenAI Shaking Up the Job Market, BCG Says

The rise of generative AI is making workers concerned about their job security, Boston Consulting Group says in the latest installment on a long-running research project to track the job market. BCG started its Decodi Read more…

NIST Q&A: Getting Ready for the Post Quantum Cryptography Threat? You Should Be

With the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) set to publish the first Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standards in a few weeks, attention is shifting to how to put the new quantum-resistant algorithms i Read more…

This Just In

AWS and Booz Allen to Develop AI and Cloud Solutions for Government Innovation

Jan 24, 2025 |

SEATTLE and MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2025 — Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Booz Allen Hamilton today announced an expanded partnership and strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate and improve technology outcomes and efficiencies for the U.S. Read more…

NVIDIA AI Helps Banks, Agencies, and Insurers Combat Fraud at Scale

Jan 24, 2025 |

Jan. 24, 2025 — Companies and organizations are increasingly using AI to protect their customers and thwart the efforts of fraudsters around the world.

Voice security company Hiya found that 550 million scam calls were placed per week in 2023, with INTERPOL estimating that scammers stole $1 trillion from victims that same year. Read more…

KX and SiXworks Deliver Secure, Real-Time Data Analytics to Transform Defense Operations

Jan 23, 2025 |

LONDON, Jan. 23, 2025 — KX and SiXworks today announced a collaboration to bring a secure, high-performance data analytics and visualization toolset to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) and other defense sectors. Read more…

LANL Explores Diffusion-Based AI Models for Accelerator Diagnostics

Jan 17, 2025 |

Jan. 17, 2025 — Accelerators — machines that speed up particles such as protons — are useful in nuclear and high-energy physics as well as materials science, dynamic imaging and even isotope production for cancer therapy. Read more…

Concentric AI Introduces Private Scan Manager for On-Premises Data Security Governance

Jan 17, 2025 |

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 17, 2025 — Concentric AI has announced the availability of the new Private Scan Manager functionality in its Semantic Intelligence data security governance platform, which enables data scans to be processed within organizations’ own environments. Read more…

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