The Grandfather of Computer Science
I thought since this is Ramadan- the Muslim sacred month for fasting and reflection, I would cover a bit about some incredible Muslims who helped shape our modern world. Over 1 billion Muslims across...
Tagged: Artificial Intelligence
Should We Sue Companies That Get Data Breached?
Companies spend millions of dollars in marketing and advertising, with deep budgets that go from social media advertising, to Google advertising, to TV to even lavish advertising dollars at the Super Bowl. So you...
Facial Recognition Doesn’t Recognize Your Rights
Facial Recognition Tech For The Modern Population The question was spurned from a post I saw on Instagram. It’s a concern I’ve talked about a couple of years ago when FR technology started to...
Top 10 Newest Tech Memes
Ah memes. The glue that keeps the internet laughing as an NSA agent watches you. During these times of no privacy, dwindling freedoms online, and cybersecurity nightmares, we need a little laughter don’t we?...
The Tech Nerd vs The BA Grad
Story time. This goes back to last year, way before I started working for BCIT and was just another bored soul picking up and dropping off my kids to school. From my connections to...
AI Taking Over CES 2019
If you’re not at CES 2019 Las Vegas, that’s okay, but you’re missing a lot of AI. It’s no secret that AI is one of the leading technologies that is going to dominate the...
Vancouver a Tech Hub for Large Business only?
Not Really… I found this article by Microsoft to be fairly interesting and if anything it mirrors what I’ve been saying even though I would say my perspective (as small/mid business is the opposite). ...
Amazon’s Alexa AI Assistant Spies On You!
Alexa has been accused of mass surveillance and this is not surprise. All of these tools and platforms from large tech giants all end up collecting and sharing your private data. Part of this...
Observations on AI and Google’s Implementation
Google (the do no evil company) is a good example of social implications of AI. A recent live demonstration showed Google’s AI assistant being told to book a haircut appointment for a certain time. ...
