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CA Technologies research explores how
AI improves human decision making
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A Southern Africa has announced CA Technologies’ participation
in scientific research to discover how Internet of Things (IoT)
applications can use a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI) known as
‘deep learning’ to imitate human decisions.
The research will also explore how to prevent AI-based decisions
are not producing biased results. The three-year research project
is named Adaptive and Secure Deep Learning on Heterogeneous
Architectures (ALOHA).
“The future of all technologies will include AI and deep learning in some
way,” said Otto Berkes, Chief Technology Officer, CA Technologies.
“The expansion of complex, multi-layered IoT systems bring
both security and software development challenges that AI and
autonomous computing are uniquely positioned to address.”
Until now, deep learning AI algorithmic processing has largely
been limited to expensive, high performance servers.
ALOHA will study the use of these deep learning algorithms on
small, low-power consumption devices such as video cameras,
sensors and mobile devices.
“ALOHA aims to better understand how applications running
on IoT devices with growing computational power can learn
from experience and react autonomously to what happens in a
surrounding environment,” said Victor Muntés, Vice President of
Strategic Research, CA Technologies.
“We will bring our security expertise to avoid data poisoning risks that
could lead to bias in AI-based decisions, while our agile expertise will
help to efficiently embed the use of deep learning in the software
development process.”
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Microsoft partners with
Africa-IDG to create cutting-
edge Blockchain applications
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to revolutionise the building environment.
Various meetings with key government and
private sector stakeholders have already
been conducted and the outcomes have
been positive.
“The Blockchain movement is one that we
must join in its early phase if we are to be
relevant as a country not only internally
but both regionally and internationally,”
said Brighton Ngarava, Africa-IDG’s Head
of Communications.
From left: Brighton Ngarava. Africa-IDG CEO
Tatenda Chifamba and Benlawr Ruredzo,
Head of Microsoft Zimbabwe
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icrosoft USA has partnered with
Zimbabwean company Africa
Infrastructure Development Group (Africa-
IDG) in a strategic move to create cutting
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“The response we have received from
the key stakeholders is a sign that we are
ready to implement this technology in the
build environment.”
Microsoft USA sent in Sweden based
Global Black Belt Blockchain engineer Dr
Abdul Haseeb to work with Africa-IDG’s
Development Team.
“Together we have come up with compelling
and relevant solutions to real time problems
in the Zimbabwe ICT sector”, said Dakarai
Mshoperi, Chief Technology Officer of Africa-
IDG Dakarai Mshoperi.
Meanwhile, Tatenda Chifamba, the
Founder and CEO of Africa-IDG’s,
added: “The Blockchain is an undeniably
ingenious invention. Zimbabwean
stakeholders have to join the wave or risk
getting crushed by it.”
The Head of Microsoft Zimbabwe, Benlawr
Ruredzo, and the Africa-IDG Team, will
continue to work together in bring success
relevant discussions to key stakeholders by
creating platforms for dialogue.
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