Governments across the world have been shifting towards the digitization of services through cloud, automation, and digitalization. Particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for governments to be more digitally accessible has been increasing. However, this sort of transition is rarely simple and smooth. According to Forbes, this evolution will lead to changes [...]

Scam calls are a "major scourge" in telecommunication. Regulators have been more vigilant in addressing illegal call centres and robocalls. On November 1st, regulators from Canada, Australia, Ireland, Hong Kong, and the United States had an in-person 'Combating Scam Communications' meeting hosted by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The meeting was a chance for [...]

Data is essential to AI and Machine Learning models. Due to many factors, high quality data can be hard to come by. VentureBeat suggests synthetic data can be a valuable solution to this issue. Synthetic data "reflects real-world data, both mathematically and statistically," but is generated by " computer simulations, algorithms, statistical modeling, simple rules, [...]

Microsoft put out a framework for Responsible AI Standards to guide how they build artificial intelligence systems. The framework serves to make understanding Microsoft's AI practices clearer and therefore establish more trust in their organization and with their customers. The guide provides "specific, actionable guidance" beyond typical high-level principles. AI systems are only able to [...]