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Wednesday, September 05, 2018 20:01PM / Olubayo Adekanmbi,DSN
Data
Science Nigeria, a non-profit committed to accelerating Nigeria’s development
through solution-oriented application of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
(AI) to solve social/business problems, has a released a free 167-page eBook,
titled, Artificial Intelligence Simplified: 99 Use Cases and Expert Thoughts.
The book is an attempt to introduce many first timers and enthusiasts to
Artificial intelligence through solution-oriented learning and use cases that
can stimulate multidisciplinary research and purpose-driven coding.
The
book is compiled by ; a leading Data scientist,
doctoral level researcher in Artificial Intelligence application and the Chief
Transformation Officer at MTN Nigeria.
The
book has contributions from global community of AI experts and industry users,
local and international, including some of the Artificial Intelligence founders
like Professor Yoshua Bengio and Professor Emeritus Thomas G. Dietterich.
Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe, Chairman Famiscro Group wrote the Foreword.
Artificial
Intelligence Simplified ebook is a compilation of 99 use cases and expert
thoughts aimed at introducing non-techies, enthusiasts and starters to
Artificial intelligence (AI) through solution-oriented learning and
inspirational series. It is available for free download at www.datasciencenigeria.org/aisimplified
This
case study nature of the eBook is expected to stimulate further desire for
multidisciplinary application of AI across all verticals of possible
applications. The book has contributions from global community of AI experts
and industry users who shared their rich perspectives on AI capabilities,
especially its transformational and far-reaching potential to enhance human
welfare in various domains (Healthcare, Agriculture, Education, Financial
Inclusion, Smart City etc.)
The
book is a simplified reading material that attempts to find the intersection of
Artificial Intelligence and everyday realities while demonstrating the
evolution of the inherent possibilities in AI from futuristic sci-fi conjecture
to high-impact reality, especially with the exponential processing, perceptive,
predictive and prescriptive abilities of modern computing.
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