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Not only has the recent wildfire crisis throughout the American west had a devastating effect on the local environment and the people living in affected areas, but the effects have become wide-spread across the nation as weather patterns carry thick smoke outside of the immediate wildfire areas. As air quality plummets, a significant risk is posed to communities. In a scientific study by the Climate Central Organization, it was found that following the San Diego wildfires of 2007, emergency room diagnoses for respiratory syndrome went up by 25%, while asthma diagnoses doubled. During the 2003 California wildfires, pregnant women were noted to have lowered birth weights, and children were 2-4 times more likely to develop respiratory problems. Read More
Digamma.ai’s guide to remote work. Tools, tips and best practices.
With the number of COVID-19 cases rising, government officials around the world are taking various measures to stop the virus spread by canceling events, issuing warnings against public gatherings and closing offices. Many organizations are faced with the reality of remote work and not all of them are ready. Read More
Digamma.ai was selected to receive Microsoft AI for Earth Innovation Grant
We are very excited to announce that Digamma.ai was selected to receive Microsoft AI for Earth Innovation Grant to apply Artificial Intelligence to help understand and protect the planet. Read More
New Office Space in Kiev
Earlier this month, Digamma.ai Kiev branch moved into a new, larger office space to accommodate business growth. Instead of trying to fit into an existing office space, we opted to design and build one from scratch. We carefully selected a location that provides convenient access by public transportation or car, located in a secure, business-friendly neighborhood with nearby local facilities like hotels, restaurants, and cafes. As we did not need a whole building, we opted to lease a floor in a modern business center with 24-hour access, security, and a cafeteria. Read More
Designing Chatbot Dialog Management
People are always fascinated by intelligent devices, and today they are software “chatbots”, which are becoming more and more human-like and automated. The combination of an immediate response and a permanent connection makes them an attractive way to expand or replace the web applications. The high-level diagram of an architecture for a chat-bot shown in Figure 1. Natural Language Understanding component tries to determine the purpose of the user’s input (intent) and useful data (entities). Also, the chatbot has a Dialog Manager to define the flow of conversation and paths that the system will take. Finally, a Language Generation component generates user output. Read More
Fast color transfer based on image statistics
Color transfer is a long-standing problem that seeks to transfer the color style of a reference image onto a source image. By using different references, one can alter the color style without changing the original image content in order to emulate different illumination, weather conditions, scene materials, or even artistic color effects. It can be used for color correction for rendered imagery, artistic style transfer, turning a day scene into a night scene, image analogies. Read More
Adoption of AI in Healthcare, insights from HIMSS19
Last month, we’ve attended HIMSS19. If you are not familiar with the event, Healthcare information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is an annual healthcare information conference, which brings together more than 45,000 healthcare and information technology professionals from all over the world.
Artificial Intelligence was a big topic at HIMSS this year. On Monday, we attended “Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare” pre-conference event where health systems, technology companies and clinicians discussed their efforts to utilize AI and Machine Learning to improve healthcare system, boost medical outcomes and reduce costs.
How Artificial Intelligence is changing Public Relations
Artificial Intelligence has been one the hottest topics in the PR industry. Many Public Relations professionals believe that AI will continue to be a strong ally that will change the industry in a positive way. Yet, there is some anxiety about how AI will affect jobs.
Read MoreSeven surprising applications of AI
Everyone is talking about AI applications for healthcare, financial services and self-driving cars. At the same time, creative occupations were previously understood to be immune from the disruptions of AI due to the high levels of intuition and gut instinct, difficult to replicate by complex algorithms, but that is changing now. In this post, I want to talk about 7 lesser-known ways Artificial Intelligence is changing the world around us. Some of these applications might surprise you. Read More
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Digital Marketing
Artificial Intelligence is changing many industries and Digital Marketing is no exception. Customers today expect personalized and consistent experience across every channel. For the second edition of the “State of Connected Customer” report, Salesforce Research surveyed over 6,700 consumers globally to better understand the mindset of the modern customer. The report revealed that 80% of customers think that the experience a company provides is as important as its products or services. 57% have stopped buying from the company because a competitor provided a better experience.
Savvy marketers know this and rely on Artificial Intelligence to analyze their data to gain a deeper understanding of consumers’ needs, then use these insights to help their organizations deliver improved customer experience. Read More