Saving Twitter From Inauthentic Accounts, an Interview with Christopher Bouzy Creator of Bot Sentinel
Inauthentic accounts are fake accounts and bots spreading disinformation on social media, especially Twitter. Bot Sentinel is a tool created to find them. We reached out to Christopher Bouzy, Founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel to learn more about how his
Integrating Tech with Preventative Medical Care: An Interview with Quantgene CEO Jo Bhakdi
Impakter had the opportunity to speak with Jo Bhakdi, founder and CEO of Quantgene. The company aims to transform the medical paradigm by creating a new system of premium preventative care, powered by advanced technology. Over the past decade or so,
Artificial Intelligence Deployed Against Coronavirus
Lunar New Year lanterns lit up the eerily empty streets in Wuhan, China as the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak escalated and swept through at least 36 countries and territories. In the wake of the pandemic, Chinese authorities took emergency steps to limit
Deal of the Week: Natural Disasters Resilience in the Technology Age
Throughout the course of history, humans have overcome a seemingly endless array of challenges and obstacles earning the top spot in the natural pecking order. It would be quite reasonable to claim that humans are their own greatest danger. Unfortunately,
Deal of the Week: The Dawn of Artificial Intelligence
In 2019 there are more trends in tech than ever before—ranging from wearable tech to blockchain solutions. Many of these trends have been dubbed as ‘the next big thing,’ as people scramble to identify what is going to be the
Silicon Valley Insider: Intellivisit, AI-Powered App for Asynchronous Healthcare
For this week’s Silicon Valley Insider, we are shifting our focus from pollution and agriculture to another major area of concern for the United States: healthcare. It’s no secret that the US Healthcare system has its issues, primary among them
Listening to Our Buildings: An Interview With BEAD
"Your building speaks; we listen and provide relevant solutions," says the team behind BEAD, an artificial intelligence technology company working in the area of building optimization. According to a report by the World Green Building Council, "[b]uildings and construction together account
The Race for Artificial Intelligence: China vs. America
What is The Role of Europe in the AI Race? Let’s be clear, Artificial Intelligence, in particular in its latest development, deep learning that mimics the way the human mind works, first emerged in America. This gave the U.S. a huge
Reasoning Beyond Code: AI That Argues Back
We, as humans, have the tendency to anthropomorphize objects around us. That is to say we attribute human characteristics, such as emotions or even intent to non-human things. To do so is literally within our psychological nature. However, it is
LAW-less: should we ban killer robots?
The term ‘artificial intelligence’ was first coined in 1955 by Professor John McCarthy prior to the famous Dartmouth conference of 1956. The task of developing software that could mimic human behaviour was more complicated than he first imagined, and progress
Updating Democracy: The Citizens Foundation
Citizens Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Reykjavik, Iceland, developing digital systems that allow citizens to directly participate in their government's decision-making. The organization has worked with local and national governments in over 20 countries across Europe and Australia.
Meaningful Communication: An Interview With Sensay
With the vast amount of information available online, it can often be difficult to differentiate what is true from what is false or misleading. We have all heard the phrase: "do not believe everything you read on the internet". But