Tony Kontzer
Tony has been covering business technology for more than 20 years, producing content for the likes of Information Week, Investors Business Daily, Baseline Magazine and TechTarget, and has been a contributing blogger for NVIDIA since 2010. A 1988 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, Tony works from his home in Grass Valley, Calif., and spends his non-work hours chasing his two little boys around a 2.5-acre property, answering constant texts from his college-aged son, and desperately trying to get his wife to answer her cell phone. His infrequent Twitter posts can be found at https://twitter.com/tkontzer.
Noisy Data: Nigerian Startup Aims to Save Lives by Analyzing Infant Cries with AI
There’s more to an infant’s cry than what meets the ear. A Nigerian startup is seeking potentially life-saving information in those wails using AI. It’s developing a deep learning model… Read Article
An AI for an Eye: How Deep Learning May Prevent Diabetes-Induced Blindness
There are many ways diabetes can be debilitating, even lethal. But one condition caused by the disease comes on without warning. A patient “can go to sleep one night and… Read Article
VR Wormholes GTC 2018 Attendee Into the World of ‘Ready Player One’
While I was at the GPU Technology Conference all week attending sessions and writing blogs, my son was at an opening night screening of “Ready Player One,” the new Steven… Read Article
Stephen King’s Worst Nightmare? MIT Brings AI Horror Writer to Life
Evil clowns. Undead pets. Haunted hotels. New England-based horror writer Stephen King has been scaring us all for decades. Now — just in time for Halloween — a team at… Read Article
This AI Robot May Hold Key to Future Dementia Treatments
As the senior population around the world grows, dementia — one of the most common aging-related conditions — will force healthcare systems to adapt. Already on the case are Frank… Read Article