Agile is a buzzword of software development, and so all DoD software development projects are, almost by default, now declared to be “agile.” The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to DoD program executives and acquisition professionals on how to detect software projects that are really using agile development versus those that are simply waterfall or spiral development in agile clothing (“agile-scrum-fall”). Read More
Daily Archives: January 27, 2021
3 ways CIOs can use artificial intelligence (AI) to grow business in 2021
Amid the growth of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data market, business leaders are starting to realize that AI – like any other business function – requires structured strategy, planning, training, and execution to successfully implement.
Many companies working on digital transformation have amassed huge data archives but lack the ability to extract the information they need to unlock new synergies and growth paths. This bottleneck is visible in most companies I meet. The transition from data collection to fully formed, AI-driven growth strategy is a multi-step process that can appear overwhelming to those without clear guidance. Read More
Anatomy Of A Quantum Machine Learning Algorithm
What is a Variational Quantum-Classical Algorithm and why do we need it?
… Variational Quantum-Classical Algorithms have become a popular way to think about quantum algorithms for near-term quantum devices. In these algorithms, classical computers perform the overall machine learning task on information they acquire from running certain hard-to-compute calculations on a quantum computer.
The quantum algorithm produces information based on a set of parameters provided by the classical algorithm. Therefore, they are called Parameterized Quantum Circuits (PQCs). Read More
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The AI Squad
According to Mark Cuban, “The companies that have harnessed AI the best are the companies dominating. To paraphrase a great movie line, ‘They keep getting smarter while everyone else stays the same ‘ It’s the foundation of how I invest in stocks these days. ‘How good is the company at AI’ ” This “AI Squad” includes the US based members of the Big 7: Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft, plus Apple. Read More
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