Here is a sample of our incredibly insightful session topics for 2020 Building a Smarter Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Enterprise Accelerating Business Innovation with Deep Learning Leading Data Science Teams: A Framework to Help Guide Data Science Project Managers From Cognitive Computing to Artificial Intelligence, the Next 10 Years Democratizing Artificial Intelligence in a Business Context Accelerating AI Development with Deep Learning & Transfer Learning Recent Advances in Machine Learning with Applications to Internet of Things (IoT) Building & Managing World Class Data Science Teams Data Ethnography: Understanding Bias in Machine Learning Models How to Ruin your Business with Data Science & Machine Learning Day 2 & 3 -AI Workshops & Tutorials AI - The One Skill You Need to Ensure Future Success Gain proficiency in essential AI skills & accelerate your insights by attending one of our many introductory level talks & workshops. After attending these sessions, you will better understand the basics of AI & its incredible potential for accelerated growth. Co-located at ODSC West, we have some of the best & brightest speakers on the planet presenting on topics including: AI for Executives Workshop Introduction to Deep Learning Data Science 101 Data Visualization Workshop Introduction Machine Learning Predictive Analytics Workshop Voice AI & Speech Recognition Image Recognition & Machine Vision Why Attend? AI & data science is transforming business. The CxO summit will give you the knowledge & connections to be at the forefront.

Whilst we can all be consumed by the quick YouTube video or blog article for learning, sometimes it's nice to get engrossed into a good book. See more AI insights here. A Scientists Quest to reclaim our humanity by bringing emotional intelligence to technology. The recent release from Affectiva CEO and Founder, Rana el Kaliouby & Carol Colman addresses many questions including how we humanize our technology and how we connect with each other. To combat our fundamental loss of emotional intelligence online, Rana cofounded Affectiva, the pioneer in the new field of Emotion AI, allowing our technology to understand humans the way we understand one another.

In February 2020, the European Commission (EC) published a white paper entitled, On Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust. This paper outlines the EC's policy options for the promotion and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union. The Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI) reviewed this paper and published a response addressing the EC's plans to build an "ecosystem of excellence" and an "ecosystem of trust," as well as the safety and liability implications of AI, the internet of things (IoT), and robotics. MAIEI provides 15 recommendations in relation to the sections outlined above, including: 1) focus efforts on the research and innovation community, member states, and the private sector; 2) create alignment between trading partners' policies and EU policies; 3) analyze the gaps in the ecosystem between theoretical frameworks and approaches to building trustworthy AI; 4) focus on coordination and policy alignment; 5) focus on mechanisms that promote private and secure sharing of data; 6) create a network of AI research excellence centres to strengthen the research and innovation community; 7) promote knowledge transfer and develop AI expertise through Digital Innovation Hubs; 8) add nuance to the discussion regarding the opacity of AI systems; 9) create a process for individuals to appeal an AI system's decision or output; 10) implement new rules and strengthen existing regulations; 11) ban the use of facial recognition technology; 12) hold all AI systems to similar standards and compulsory requirements; 13) ensure biometric identification systems fulfill the purpose for which they are implemented; 14) implement a voluntary labelling system for systems that are not considered high-risk; 15) appoint individuals to the oversight process who understand AI systems well and are able to communicate potential risks.

Considered by some to be the fourth industrial revolution, the capabilities of AI are ever-growing with new personnel, data and financial power pushing it to greater feats each day, week, month and year. With the wealth of data available to us today, the potential of AI is undeniable. With current debates roaring on which sectors will reap the benefits most, including healthcare, finance, education and more, the only certainty is change. In our top cities in AI blog from 2019, we forecasted (with some help from our industry friends), which cities would emerge as tech hubs, so we thought we'd have another go in 2020! Our list, in no particular order, details some of the cities we think will see some great advancements over the next 11 months.

Customer Service organizations have an opportunity to transform their operations with the power of AI. Digital-forward organizations understand the importance of self-service as the primary way customers expect to find information but also as the first line of defense for the support organization. Having an effective self-service experience is now becoming the norm and leading companies are now leveraging AI to bring scalability and personalization to their support sites so that each customer has relevant digital experience. Join our webinar where we'll discuss 3 best practices for scaling your self-service capability using AI:

Natural language technology has fueled a boom in AI adoption, as everyone from small businesses to large corporations seek to introduce streamlined, automated language functions into their customer service and back-end systems. But it's also an area of confusion, owing to plenty of hype--and industries need to get through this confusion in order to bring the sophisticated natural language solutions of tomorrow to fruition. To gain a better understanding of what natural language AI will look like in 2020, we sat down with Alex Poulis. Alex is the senior director of AI at Transperfect, where he founded their Dataforce division, which focuses on training data for machine learning. He's been involved in language technologies since 2002--long before the world entered its current AI hype cycle--and previously worked with Lionbridge on their data collection efforts.

As 2019 comes to an end, we think about the changes we are going to make in the next year. Technology has been a major element of change in the lives of humans. So, it's only fair to think where 2020 will take our technological advancements? There is no doubt that we are standing on the verge of another industrial revolution and Artificial Intelligence is the one fueling it this time. We have seen some major breakthroughs in the areas of AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning in 2019.

Over the last two years, the ethical deployment of AI has been a growing concern for enterprises and technologists alike. But 2020 could be the year we really see it reach the forefront of AI development. According to Deloitte's second State of AI in the Enterprise survey, 32 percent of businesses rank ethical issues as one of the top three risks of AI, and most are yet to develop a specific approach to this problem. Meanwhile, 45 percent have appointed senior executives as AI champions – showing that AI is a growing strategic concern for enterprise leaders. What isn't clear is how this is going to affect the wider business landscape in 2020.

According to a recent Gartner report, "Seventy-five percent of application software vendor CEOs who participated in Gartner's Tech and Service Provider CEO Survey indicated the intent to incorporate AI into their products by 2020". But with the excessive hype surrounding AI, how can procurement professionals separate fact from fiction to make smart investment decisions for the future? The Gartner report, "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Procurement Software Applications,"[1] provides recommendations for procurement software providers on how to integrate AI-based solutions into their roadmaps in order to deliver tangible value for procurement. In our webinar, we'll show you how we believe these recommendations can be used to help you identify innovative solution partners that are focused on delivering value instead of buzzwords. In one hour, you'll learn: Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize the world of procurement. Get the know-how and tools you need to prepare for the digital transformation of your business!

It's time to get your robotics fix, startup fans. Join us for a day-long deep dive focused on the intersection of robotics and AI -- arguably two of the most exciting and world-changing technologies. Save the date and save $100 when you buy an early-bird ticket to TC Sessions: Robotics & AI 2020. Want to save even more? You'll save an extra 18% when you purchase four or more tickets at once.