Can actuaries predict the future and pandemics like coronavirus?
What do actuaries do and do they have the ability to look into the future and predict Black Swan events like the pandemic Covid-19?
artificial intelligence
What are the risks and opportunities of AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is nothing new. According to Lloyds of London’s 2019 AI Report it has been a significant presence on and off for over 60 years. But now there’s a rapid escalation of AI and people are starting to think of the benefits as well as the disadvantages and technological complexities that come with…
Is Artificial Intelligence the future of employment?
It’s really nice to not have to make decisions all the time. In fact, the more you can automate, the more you can concentrate on the things that are really important to you. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Since the Jetsons (but probably long before that) the human race has dreamed about getting robots…
7 Things you should know about artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a foreign concept. In the future robots and computers may really out-think, out-smart and out-pace us. But we’re no longer talking about the future like it would impact us in a few generations time. No, AI is no longer something dedicated to the science fiction section of a library….
Chatbot vs. human – which one is better?
In an age where everything is automated you can service your customer’s needs and interact with them through chatbots. Often also referred to as talkbots, chatterbots, bots, interactive agents or an Artificial Conversation Entity (ACE), chatbots are essentially a computer programme, which conducts a conversation via auditory or textual methods. They’re super handy, particularly as…
Understanding Artificial Intelligence and its Potential in Business
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the stuff of sci-fi geekdom for decades. Of course, for those of us of a certain age, our notion of super-intelligent, sentient machinery has been shaped somewhat by C3-PO and R2-D2 in Star Wars, HAL from 2001, or Marvin the Manically Depressed Robot of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the…
Understanding the Impact of the Internet of Things
“The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it”. Mark Weiser, The Computer for the 21st Century It’s reasonably likely that you’ve heard of the phrase, Internet of Things (IoT). It’s a concept that’s been steadily growing into mainstream consciousness over…