Category Archives: ML

Algorithmia raises $25M Series B for its AI automation platform

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Algorithmia, a Seattle-based startup that offers a cloud-agnostic AI automation platform for enterprises, today announced a $25 million Series B funding round led by Norwest Partners. Madrona, Gradient Ventures, Work-Bench, Osage University Partners and Rakuten Ventures also participated in this round. While the company started out five years ago as a marketplace for algorithms, it […] Continue reading Algorithmia raises $25M Series B for its AI automation platform→

Microsoft launches a drag-and-drop machine learning tool

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Microsoft today announced three new services that all aim to simplify the process of machine learning. These range from a new interface for a tool that completely automates the process of creating models, to a new no-code visual interface for building, training and deploying models, all the way to hosted Jupyter-style notebooks for advanced users. […] Continue reading Microsoft launches a drag-and-drop machine learning tool→

The right way to do AI in security

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Artificial intelligence applied to information security can engender images of a benevolent Skynet, sagely analyzing more data than imaginable and making decisions at lightspeed, saving organizations from devastating attacks. In such a world, humans are barely needed to run security programs, their jobs largely automated out of existence, relegating them to a role as the […] Continue reading The right way to do AI in security→

Okta unveils $50M in-house venture capital fund

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Okta Ventures wants to fund the next generation of identity, security and privacy startups. Continue reading Okta unveils $50M in-house venture capital fund→

Vizion.ai launches its managed Elasticsearch service

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Setting up Elasticsearch, the open-source system that many companies large and small use to power their distributed search and analytics engines, isn’t the hardest thing. What is very hard, though, is to provision the right amount of resources to run the service, especially when your users’ demand comes in spikes, without overpaying for unused capacity. […] Continue reading Vizion.ai launches its managed Elasticsearch service→

Foundations For Machine Learning In English (Or Russian)

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We are big fans of posts and videos that try to give you a gut-level intuition on technical topics. While [vas3k’s] post “Machine Learning for Everyone” fits the bill, we knew we’d like it from the opening sentences:

Machine Learning is like sex in high school. Everyone is talking about

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Video: Learning AI for Hackers – A Visual Primer

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Watch Now for a Career Foundation in Data Science!
Video and Slide Deck from EH-Net Live! Dec 2018
Last month on EH-Net Live! we discussed a lot of big picture concepts on the growing AI presence in organizations, and, more specifically for our ethical… Continue reading Video: Learning AI for Hackers – A Visual Primer→

Webinar: Learning AI for Hackers – A Visual Primer on Dec 20 2018

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Register Now for a Career Foundation in Data Science!
Join Joshua Saxe, Chief Data Scientist at Sophos and author of “Malware Data Science”, for an exploration of AI for the visual learner. Yes… there will be code, tools and advanced math… Continue reading Webinar: Learning AI for Hackers – A Visual Primer on Dec 20 2018→

Workato raises $25M for its integration platform

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Workato, a startup that offers an integration and automation platform for businesses that competes with the likes of MuleSoft, SnapLogic and Microsoft’s Logic Apps, today announced that it has raised a $25 million Series B funding round from Battery Ventures, Storm Ventures, ServiceNow and Workday Ventures. Combined with its previous rounds, the company has now received investments […] Continue reading Workato raises $25M for its integration platform→