If you've spent any time in the tech industry, you've no doubt heard quite a bit about artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning. Based on that chatter, you might think companies everywhere are trying to fill many thousands of roles that utilize artificial intelligence. As a new CompTIA analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data makes clear, a rising number of jobs in "emerging tech" deal with A.I. In December 2021, some 13 percent of all "emerging tech" job postings mentioned A.I. as a necessary component of the job (and "emerging tech" job postings constitute roughly 30 percent of all tech job postings). In states like California and Texas, where enormous tech companies are looking for highly specialized talent (including A.I. experts), there are thousands of A.I.-related job openings every month; in other states, the average number generally drops to several hundred.

The School of Data Science [SDS] at UNC Charlotte is an interdisciplinary unit that is supported by the Academic Affairs' Office of the Provost, the College of Computing and Informatics, the Belk College of Business, the College of Health and Human Services, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the William States Lee College of Engineering, as well as other academic units. SDS oversees two graduate programs in Health Informatics and Analytics [HIA] and Data Science and Business Analytics [DSBA] with over 300 students enrolled. A new undergraduate degree was launched in Spring 2021 and has quickly grown to nearly 100 majors. A Ph.D. program is in the planning stage. The vision of the School of Data Science is to become a leader in ethically grounded, interdisciplinary data science and artificial intelligence research and education that serves our diverse local and global community.

Organisations looking to acquire or collaborate with Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, or acquiring AI technologies, are having to address a host of specific risks in their due diligence procedures. AI, in various forms, has long been pervasive in certain industries. However, it is currently advancing at breakneck pace thanks to the growing sophistication of mathematical models and algorithms, the massive abundance of readily available data and exponential growth in computational power. It remains a frontier technology – an area of huge potential, but also complexity. In its early form, the notion of AI was the quest to make computers do what humans can do.

OTP Bank has selected SambaNova Systems to help build Europe's fastest AI Supercomputer, positioning OTP Group and the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (MIT) of Hungary as European leaders in the modern day space race to a post AI business. The partnership and plan is to create the fastest AI supercomputer in Europe in the coming 100 days in an attempt to leapfrog both Wall Street and Western European competitors in the AI race. OTP Bank is looking to produce an AI system to be used for national research. This research will help to aid the private and public sectors, as well as higher education across all of Central and Eastern Europe in cooperation with the ITM of Hungary. When speaking to Co-founder and CEO of SambaNova Systems, Rodrigo Liang, alongside Marshall Choy, Senior Vice President and Head of Product at SambaNova Systems, it became easier to understand the scale of the project at hand.

A game developer can file for a patent on an original gaming idea, a legal process that has been used to strangle video game clones in the past. But getting a patent is a long and arduous process that can fall apart if there's "prior art" predating the idea (or if the mechanic could be considered legally "obvious").

Quantum computing has a significant and game-changing impact on cybersecurity. Quantum computing holds immense promise in a range of sectors, including AI technology, health research, and weather prediction, to name a few. It does, however, pose a severe threat to cybersecurity, mandating a shift in how we protect our data. Regardless of the fact that quantum computers cannot yet crack most types of security, we must stay ahead of the curve and build quantum-proof technologies as quickly as possible. If we wait for those powerful quantum computers to breach our security, it will be too late.

When it comes to Sub-Saharan Africa, the media always focuses on war, famine and disease. Little is known about the innovation and positive attributes stemming from the region. One such attribute, is the growth of computer science and artificial intelligence. Indeed, the field of AI has skyrocketed in developing nations with the advent of the home computer, but has recently found burgeoning roots, not in Silicon Valley, India or China, but in the bustling capital of Ethiopia. Thanks to a leading AI group in Hong Kong called OpenCog Foundation, funding from the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation based in New York, and the Hong Kong government, the AI lab in Sidist Killo, Ethiopia called Addis AI Lab, has become the computer science pioneer in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ML can address traffic congestion that aggravates air quality and squanders fuel via traffic classification and prediction. According to Xtelligent, who is funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1970's technology still controls 98 percent of signalized intersections in the country. Sensor technologies can connect city intersections, manage traffic signal networks in real-time and inject more sustainability into traffic management issues. Airlines are also looking to optimize air traffic flow to minimize miles and fuel usage using AI-powered flight prediction. AI and ML tools can help airlines plan, track and act on recommendations for flight rerouting to sidestep problems like poor weather or congested airspace.

Detroit, Michigan, Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., (OTCPK:AITX), today filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides details on the company's corporate charter amendment that has been filed with the Nevada Secretary of State. The charter amendment formalizes the company's commitment not to engage in a reverse stock split of its Common Stock before January 1, 2024, unless the Company is uplisting the Company to NASDAQ or the NYSE. "The AITX investor community's support of our growth, progress and success is remarkable and much appreciated. Although I've shared this exact statement about not planning any reverse stock splits on Twitter, weekly videos, and other interactions, I'm happy to prove this beyond a doubt by locking it in with a corporate charter amendment and associated Form 8-K filing," said Steve Reinharz, CEO of AITX. "I will continue to balance the considerations of our clients, our retail investors, our team members, our dealers and our institutional investors to ensure we remain focused on our mission of building AITX into a powerhouse of human-aiding AI-enabled machines."

Artificial intelligence is playing a bigger role in people's daily lives, often in ways that aren't immediately obvious. That's because AI is built into internet searches, email spam filters, online shopping, digital photo services and much more. With little fanfare, AI has helped government services work better too, whether it's administering unemployment benefits more efficiently or providing communities with authoritative information about COVID-19 vaccines. Looking to 2022 and beyond, we believe this is only the start, and we foresee even more uses for AI in the public sector, as more government institutions find practical applications of AI that ease rote work and deliver better outcomes for the public at large. It can't come fast enough.