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Fuzzy quantification for linguistic data analysis and data mining
Díaz-Hermida, F., Vidal, Juan. C.
Fuzzy quantification is a subtopic of fuzzy logic which deals with the modelling of the quantified expressions we can find in natural language. Fuzzy quantifiers have been successfully applied in several fields like fuzzy, control, fuzzy databases, information retrieval, natural language generation, etc. Their ability to model and evaluate linguistic expressions in a mathematical way, makes fuzzy quantifiers very powerful for data analytics and data mining applications. In this paper we will give a general overview of the main applications of fuzzy quantifiers in this field as well as some ideas to use them in new application contexts.
Neo4j's Emil Eifrem on Graph Databases and Machine Learning - The New Stack
When it comes to machine learning and the GraphDB database system, "We're in the first inning of a nine-inning game," said Emil Eifrem, CEO and founder of Neo4j. "If you look at machine learning algorithms, they are written in graph language, or can be expressed in graph language." Speaking from Fort Mason in San Francisco at the GraphTour event earlier this year, Eifrem talks in this episode of The New Stack Makers podcast about graph databases, how they are different from relational databases, and how this decade-old technology is keeping up with the new kids on the block. Graph databases are about connecting data so that it can be accessed by its relationship to other data. The Neo4j graph database began as an idea from seeing a specific pain point at a small startup in Sweden.
Artificial Intelligence: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle in Mesothelioma Research?
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Airbus reveals solar-powered drone completed successful test flight
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AI Innovators Take Pledge Against Autonomous Killer Weapons
An autonomous tank is demonstrated in France last month. Leading researchers in artificial intelligence are calling for laws against lethal autonomous weapons. They also pledge not to work on such weapons. An autonomous tank is demonstrated in France last month. Leading researchers in artificial intelligence are calling for laws against lethal autonomous weapons.
How a Flock of Drones Developed Collective Intelligence
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Big Data Platform Xurmo Rolls Out in UK - Daily Research News Online
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German Government approves Strategy Paper on Artificial Intelligence · AI-Hub Europe
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