Mike Elgan

How Invisible Technology Is Emerging and Why It Matters

My Toyota Prius is always unlocked—but only for me. When I grab the handle to open my Prius door, the car uses Bluetooth to see if the wireless key fob...

Why You Should Invite Artificial Intelligence to All Your Meetings

Only humans can have meetings, sadly.But some of the clerical work associated with organizing and documenting meetings now might be outsourced to artificially intelligent machines.Wait, you might say. Isn't...

How Cameras Everywhere Can Make the World a Better Place

Smile! Cameras are everywhere now.Thanks to smartphones, just about everybody carries a high-quality camera and an instantaneous way to share photos and videos with the world. Our laptops have...

A Little Elitism Will Help Rein in Social Network Trolls, Haters

The social web is the most egalitarian medium in history. It's also overrun by trolls, haters, misogynists, racists and bullies.Coincidence? I think not.In his 1994 book, "In Defense of...

Latest Internet Services, Gadgets Indulge the Super Lazy

Why pick up after your dog when an internet startup will do it for you?A company called PooperApp claims that, after your dog does his business, all you have...

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Komprise President Krishna Subramanian on Generative AI and Unstructured Data

I spoke with Krishna Subramanian, President of Komprise, about new findings from a survey of IT professionals about unstructured data management; the survey responses provide...

How Cisco is Addressing the Widening Skills Gap

Cisco takes a multifaceted approach to helping IT pros learn skills relevant to an increasingly digital world

What Are Large Language Models?

Large language models (LLMs) are advanced artificial intelligence models that use deep learning techniques, particularly a subset of neural networks known as transformers. Large language...

AI and Privacy Issues: What You Need to Know

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly pervasive in our lives. Learn about the privacy and AI concerns and issues that you should be aware of.

Why Cloud Will Remain Dominant: 4 Reasons

Cloud computing is having a moment. No longer an emerging trend, Gartner predicts public cloud service and user spending to grow nearly 22%, totaling...