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September 3, 2024

How You Can Use AI to Improve Research

Research is a search and data relevancy problem. Granted, that may not match the popular image of research, which is often portrayed as a brilliant insight followed by a quick trip to Stockholm to claim a Nobel Prize. Nonetheless, much of research consists of: There is a lot of data that needs to stay connected...

August 30, 2024

How To Use AI to Give You More Time for Creative Work

Perhaps the most frustrating part of writing my dissertation was searching for papers. Writing the literature review itself wasn’t an issue; finding relevant papers was. Don’t get me wrong: an online literature search is way easier than hunting through piles of magazines in long-forgotten library stacks while beating off hungry Morlocks (okay, that’s a bit...

August 29, 2024

A Council of AI Advisors—Turning a Mixture of Experts into Your Personal AI Advisory Board

When the President needs advice, he has his Cabinet, his Council of Economic Advisors, the Joint Chiefs, and so on (I wouldn’t be surprised to learn there’s an advisory council to identify advisory councils). Similarly, CEO’s have boards they can go to for advice or to brainstorm ideas. A reliable, available council of advisors is...

August 26, 2024

How to Increase Productivity With AI?

Want to Increase Productivity With AI? Be a Centaur or a Cyborg (Or Use AI Infrastructure Software)! Does AI actually increase productivity? A study by Harvard Business School and the MIT Sloan School of Management says, “Yes, but…”1 When used appropriately, AI users finished relatively straightforward tasks 25% faster and saw a 40% improvement in...

August 22, 2024

What You Need to Use AI to Turn Data Into Products

When we think about data products, most people think about downloading apps on their mobile devices or to their computers. While apps are certainly data, data products are hardly limited to intangibles like software. In our modern, technology-driven world, everything starts out as data. Cars, airplanes, computer chips, life-saving drugs, you name it, it starts...

August 21, 2024

Understanding the Differences between Unified Search, Metasearch, and Federated Search

Efficient information retrieval is crucial for businesses and individuals. With data scattered across various platforms and sources, selecting the right search technology can significantly impact productivity and decision-making. This article explains the differences between three popular search approaches: unified search, metasearch, and federated search. Understanding these technologies will help you choose the most suitable solution....

August 21, 2024

Five Ways to Use AI the Right Way in Academia (From a Former Psychology Professor)

While having AI write your paper is a definite no-no, AI can still provide valuable assistance. Here are 5 ways to take advantage of AI to make your life easier and improve the quality of your work: Summarizing information using AI One of the great strengths of AI is its ability to summarize information. Learning...

August 20, 2024

Use AI to Search Course Catalogs—How Harnessing AI Magnifies the Value of Everyone’s Time

Far too often, registering for classes is considerably more—let’s say exciting—than it needs to be. Registration should be simple, but as many students have discovered How Can AI Help? Although training an AI on the course catalog is one possible solution, it’s not a very good. Course catalogs change often enough that keeping the AI...

August 20, 2024

Using Unified Search Solutions for Knowledge Management in the Enterprise

Knowledge Management (KM): What It Is and Why It Matters Ever wondered how big companies keep track of all the stuff their employees need to know? That’s where Knowledge Management comes in. Knowledge Management is the process of organizing and utilizing a company’s collective information effectively. It’s like creating a well-organized filing system for a...

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How You Can Use AI to Improve Research

How To Use AI to Give You More Time for Creative Work

A Council of AI Advisors—Turning a Mixture of Experts into Your Personal AI Advisory Board

How to Increase Productivity With AI?

What You Need to Use AI to Turn Data Into Products

Understanding the Differences between Unified Search, Metasearch, and Federated Search

Five Ways to Use AI the Right Way in Academia (From a Former Psychology Professor)

Use AI to Search Course Catalogs—How Harnessing AI Magnifies the Value of Everyone’s Time

Using Unified Search Solutions for Knowledge Management in the Enterprise