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Don’t Overthink It: Automate the Mundane with Simple RPA
What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Anyway? RPA is essentially software that mimics human actions on a computer. It can navigate the internet, navigate desktop applications (such as Excel or Word), enter data, copy and paste information, execute mouse clicks and follow specific rules – just like you would. But unlike you, it can do…
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From sprawling to simple
Creating a technical AI workshop for a non-technical audience I’ve attended many workshops where people discuss how universities can strategically use AI. These discussions rarely lead anywhere because the topic is too broad. It’s like discussing how to utilise electricity or water – it’s hard to find a middle ground between philosophical and technical aspects.…
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Is that a dog or just a far-away horse?
Exploring visual collections using AI AI4Illuminations In 2023 the Vatican showcased their AI4Illuminations project at the annual IIIF Conference. The idea of the project was to apply machine learning tools and techniques to their illustrated manuscripts and automatically catalogue objects of interest (such as illustrations of different animals). As part of our exploration of emerging…
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Welcome to AIIA Insights
This is the inaugural post of our new blog dedicated to sharing the ongoing explorations and work of our new directorate of AI and Ideas Adoption. We’ve been doing some soul searching recently over the the changing nature of our roles in an AI-enabled world, thinking about the need to acquire new knowledge and skills…