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Blockchain for Business 2019

You're reading from   Blockchain for Business 2019 A user-friendly introduction to blockchain technology and its business applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789956023
Length 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Peter Lipovyanov Peter Lipovyanov
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Preface 1. Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptoassets FREE CHAPTER 2. A Brief History of Money 3. The Birth of Bitcoin and the Advantages of a Decentralized Payment System 4. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #1 Blockchain 5. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #2 Cryptography 6. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #3 Consensus Algorithm 7. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #4 P2P Network 8. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #5 Software Code Base 9. How Ethereum Took the Idea of Blockchain to the Next Level 10. Ethereum - A Global Platform for Decentralized Applications 11. Blockchains Focused on Specific Sectors and Use Cases 12. Corporate Blockchains 13. The Disruptive Potential of Blockchain Technology 14. Blockchain and AI 15. Current Issues and Potential Solutions to Take Blockchain to the Next Level 16. Other Books You may Enjoy

Implementing AI

Moving forward to the present day, we can see AI implementations pretty much everywhere around us, as more sectors are increasingly driven to automate tasks with smart algorithms. Some examples include Amazon's personalized user recommendations based on previous purchases or activity; Facebook and Google's targeted ads, Uber's AI model to determine arrival times, pick-up locations, and fare prices, and PayPal's machine learning algorithms to detect and combat fraud. According to the technology-research firm Tractica, which has identified over 150 specific AI use cases across 29 industries, the global market for AI software and services will reach $60,000,000,000 by 2025.

AI relies on large datasets to train and improve algorithms, and data seems to be the intersection between blockchain and AI. Data is a key resource that enables AI development...

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