AI Articles and Analysis about Data collection

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes.

001 – Finding _Ground Truth_ In Accounting Workflows – with Michael Hitchcock of Intuit

Finding “Ground Truth” In Accounting Workflows – with Michael Hitchcock of Intuit

While accounting as a discipline has roots going back to the 13th century, current-day accounting software is still based on manual record-keeping just as it was in the 1990s, only with digital checks in a digital checkbook register, allowing users to keep track of their finances on a computer.

Playing Offense and Leveraging the Network Effect to Fight Retail Fraud@2x-min

Playing Offense and Leveraging the Network Effect to Fight Retail Fraud – with Asha Sharma of Instacart and Robert Bedetti of Riskified

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The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving retail and eCommerce enterprises awash in numerous, often chaotic trends, many of which are proving critical for driving AI adoption throughout the industry. Perhaps most prominent among these market dynamics is an enormous shift to online retail.

Managing Model Development@2x-1-min

The Value of Topic Search in Detecting Signals with ROI – with Ben Webster of NLP Logix

In the era of big data, companies need help navigating through an overwhelming volume of unstructured data to uncover meaningful insights. The topic search process presents unique challenges in deciphering data signals and identifying critical information before problems escalate.

002 – What Artificial Intelligence Means for Retail – with Asha Sharma of Instacart

What Artificial Intelligence Means for Retail – with Asha Sharma of Instacart

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed how consumers shop, driving more consumers than ever to transact online with traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers. While these economic forces have affected all retail, perhaps none was more profoundly disrupted than the grocery sector.

Managing Model Development@2x-min

Managing Model Development – with Katie Bakewell of NLP Logix

As a business practice, model development aims to create a dataset, tailored through machine learning, that can accurately predict outcomes or classify data based on input variables. By following a structured approach, developers can ensure that the model development process is efficient, effective, and reproducible.

001 – Market Surveillance and AI – Two Use Cases-min

Market Surveillance and AI – Two Use Cases

Market surveillance refers to activity authorities conduct to ensure that products available to consumers adhere to applicable laws and regulations. Additionally, market surveillance in banking and finance takes a somewhat specific form.

Intelligent Automation for Enhancing RPA in Banking@2x-min

Intelligent Automation for Enhancing RPA in Banking – Two Use Cases

Critical to the definition of robotic process automation (RPA) is the notion that the tasks a 'robotic' software automates are repetitive by nature, with exceptions in rare instances. While RPA cannot independently learn from and adapt to new contexts and workflow problems, it can if the RPA system is imbued with the correct AI capabilities. 

Bringing Intelligence to Manufacturing and Maintenance@2x-min

Bringing Intelligence to Manufacturing and Maintenance – with Peter Tu of GE Research

A paradigm shift is happening in the manufacturing industry. Advancement in big data and machine learning is changing traditional manufacturing processes into the era of intelligent manufacturing. The concept of what gets called "industry 4.0" encourages the use of smart sensors, devices, and machines – going beyond the motives of collecting data about production. 

Data collection

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes.