AI in Foreign Exchange Trading (Forex) - Current State of the Sector

AI in Foreign Exchange Trading (Forex) – Current State of the Sector

NASDAQ estimates more than $5 trillion is traded every day in what it describes as “the most actively traded market in the word:” foreign exchange, or forex. Business leaders might expect AI to make its way into the forex world the way it has into finance and banking broadly. Most companies claim to assist foreign exchange traders by predicting when to trade or hold onto currencies. As it turns out, however, Most of the AI vendors in the forex space are in fact only claiming to use AI. There is strong evidence to suggest that their claims are illegitimate.

Big Data in Retail - Current Applications

Big Data in Retail – Current Applications

Modern AI and machine learning software require large sets of data in order to train its algorithms to make judgments, make predictions, and take actions. Data is a critical part of bringing artificial intelligence to life in different industry sectors. The applications we’ve highlighted below involve organizing historical and real-time data from existing businesses in the retail sector from which data scientists can build machine learning models.

TechEmergence is Emerj

We are Now Emerj

After plenty of deliberation, web development and research, we’ve finally rebranded to Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research.
I’m glad I finally won’t get any more “so when are you rebranding?” emails.
It sure did take more effort and development work than I had expected (lots of new features / functionality to build out), but it was well worth it.
My goal with this article is to provide our users and readers with a full breakdown of what’s new, and what to expect moving forward. The article below is broken down into the following sections:

AI for Mobile Medical Diagnostics - 4 Current Applications

AI for Mobile Medical Diagnostics – Current Applications

Before getting into this report, we have to inform readers that none of the companies discussed below claim to offer software that provides diagnostics, except Cognoa, which has FDA approval to call itself a diagnostic tool. We suspect this is because these companies are not legally allowed to do so. We usually don't refer to a dictionary to determine what constitutes a concept, preferring to create our own informed definitions, such as in our What is Machine Learning? piece, but Merriam Webster defines "diagnosis" as the following: "the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms."

Three Factors for Job Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 1

Three Factors for Job Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

This article is based on a talk by Emerj.com (formerly TechEmergence) CEO Daniel Faggella at a recently held independently organized TEDxURI event. Part of the talk was on the impact of artificial intelligence on job security.

Artificial Intelligence in Debt Collection - Near-Term Applications 1

Artificial Intelligence in Debt Collection – Near-Term Applications

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Americans filed more grievances about debt collections than about any other financial incident. Of the 316,810 complaints received by the CFPB about debt collection in 2017, the most common was, “Continued attempts to collect debt not owed,” which was cited by 39 percent of grievance filers.

Augmented Reality Shopping and Artificial Intelligence - Near-Term Applications 2

Augmented Reality Shopping and Artificial Intelligence – Near-Term Applications

AI is finding itself in the physical retail space by way of augmented reality, or AR. Research and Markets estimated the size of the AR in retail market around $1.155 billion in 2018. As of now, numerous companies claim to provide AR support to shopper experiences in a variety of industries, including automotive and fashion.

Machine Vision in Finance - Current Applications and Trends

Machine Vision in Finance – Current Applications and Trends

According to the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), machine vision is a combination of hardware like cameras, image sensors, and image processing software that can help automate applications like inspection and analysis by allowing machines (such as robots) to ‘see’ their surroundings.  

NLP for Text Summarization and Team Communication

NLP for Text Summarization and Team Communication

Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast, we interview AIG’s Chief Data Science Officer, Dr. Nishant Chandra, about natural language processing (NLP) for internal and team communication. Dr. Chandra talks about how NLP can help with sharing documents with specific team members whose roles warrant viewing those documents.

Machine Learning for Nursing - 8 Current Applications

Machine Learning for Nursing – 8 Current Applications

With an ongoing nurse shortage in the United States and other areas, startups and global companies have begun developing methods for handling time-consuming responsibilities traditionally held by nurses, ranging from daily operations to diagnosis.

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