As WHO declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, and as the US, Italy, and Spain suffering from high mortality rates, almost one-third of the population on the planet is under lockdown. Reports of even animals getting affected by the virus are coming up. Meanwhile, a couple of firms around the world is using their IT […]
Has our AI systems already passed the Turing Test?
Anyone who has read anything about AI would have probably heard of the Turing Test. It’s a test devised by the mathematician and cryptographer Alan Turing who is often credited with pioneering the idea of artificial intelligence. The purpose of the test was to determine if a machine was intelligent or not. What is the […]
Python 2: The End Of An Era
When the clock struck 12 on January 1st, 2020, along with the end of the year came the end of Python 2, marked on the Python clock. With the retirement of Python 2.7, it denotes the end of a bygone era. And what does this end denotes? The Python team will not upgrade or provide […]
Face Recognition – The Key To A Secure Workplace
Unauthorized entry to the office premises is not the only major threat in the current day. Offices are prone to vandalism, theft, commercial espionage, terrorism and fraud. Though the regular practice of issuing identification badges to every visitor to the building is followed, how efficient is it? Types of security systems for access control Right […]
Application Mash-up. The Hot Cake in IoT
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, the direct communication between devices using a wired or wireless medium, is valid in our daily scenario. There is a need for M2M applications to overcome the challenge of connection and transfer of data from sensors or modules to the applications. This data is generally then used for fulfilling the requirements of […]