IBM Academy of Technology, Author at IBM Blog

Blockchain December 9, 2022

The Future of Digital Money

2 min read - Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a new form of money that exists only in digital form. Instead of printing money, a central bank issues widely accessible digital coins so that digital transactions and transfers become simple.

Artificial intelligence October 12, 2022

A Framework to Render AI Principles Actionable

4 min read - Oftentimes big words get bandied around expressing what Trusted AI should be. Words like Transparency, Fairness, Explainability… but when it comes down to features and functions, there are a lot of question marks.

Cloud August 30, 2022

Data Fabric – Its Time Has Come

< 1 min read - Why do organizations need a Data Fabric to achieve better business outcomes? Data is a critical component for enterprises looking to achieve better outcomes through data-driven decisions and processes. A data-driven approach can lead to improved decision making, minimization of…

Artificial intelligence August 29, 2022

How the Titanic helped us think about Explainable AI

7 min read - Trust comes through understanding. How Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led decisions are made and what determining factors were included are crucial to understand. While transparency offers a view into the AI technology and algorithms in use, simple and straightforward explanations are needed…

Technology August 8, 2022

The HEAL App for Refugee Support

2 min read - The Academy of Technology (AoT) is an all-volunteer community at IBM where participants work on projects that benefit the company, our employees, our clients, and the world. Members of the Academy and participants across IBM volunteer time outside of their…

Technology June 13, 2022

Mitigating malicious intent with MISUSE threat modelling

3 min read - The MISUSE thread model framework can help technologists build safe applications and devices and identify how perpetrators may manipulate technology to harm vulnerable individuals.

Media and entertainment May 11, 2022

Launch of OMG’s responsible computing consortium

3 min read - May 10th 2022 marked a landmark achievement with the announcement of Object Management Group’s (OMG) creation of the responsible.computing() consortium with IBM and Dell as founding members.

Technology May 10, 2022

Words Matter – Language in IT

2 min read - In 2020, as part of Emb(race), the IBM Academy of Technology (AoT) launched the Words Matter initiative. The goal was to modernize IT terminology by removing racially and culturally offensive language from our products and content.

Cloud April 27, 2022

Defining “Digital Twin” – The IBM Academy of Technology Point of View

< 1 min read - The term “Digital Twin” is not a new one; nor is the concept. The challenge comes in producing a definition of Digital Twin which everyone can agree on.

Cloud February 11, 2022

The Best of Data Science and Machine Learning – The Hackathon Winners

3 min read - Find out about the hackathon that brought together contestants who learned new technologies around data science and machine learning, and published their projects on the Cloud Pak for Data Gallery.