Here are the points that have made artificial intelligence gain a lot of popularity: Understanding and forecasting epidemics and pandemics and finding a cure  Understanding shifting consumer needs  Making virtual experiences more real  Going fully digital  Making way for robots to empower the human workforce Cybersecurity Smarter digital devices

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This visualization shows the most common job types by American county using data using data from the County Business Patterns (CBP) survey.

The evolution of game-changing technologies is leveling the playing field in many industries.

"2019 will see an increase in technology-driven organizations, as more businesses embark on the digital transformation journey.

Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks.

"Here are the most disruptive office distractions, ranked from worst to least worst, based the percentage of respondents who described them as causing moderate to very high distraction levels: .

"A business model is an outline of how a company plans to make money with its product and customer base in a specific market.

"Sometimes it's hard to know what statistics are worthy of trust.

"Believe it or not, you can KonMari your work life, too (although no, you can’t just get rid of that co-worker who isn’t bringing you joy).

"Before, entrepreneurs would usually pay more attention to their gut rather than trust data.

"It’s ironic that many schools don’t give lessons on how to study or take notes effectively.

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Alison Green (photo, left) answers a question from a reader who is struggling with her office's open floor plan.

"Identify what works for your specific needs.

"Every webpage you visit, your online purchases, the songs you listen to on the internet, pages you follow on Facebook or any likes you leave under posts on social media create your digital footprint, which is a gold mine of information about you, information that can be used to influence your behavior.

"Businesses can only operate as effectively as they can communicate.

"We feel that technology is bad, while it actually isn't.

"Many artificial intelligence researchers expect AI to outsmart humans at all tasks and jobs within decades, enabling a future where we're restricted only by the laws of physics, not the limits of our intelligence.

"AI is one of the hottest topics in the technology world today.

"As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand.

"Machine learning is on the verge of seriously impacting workplace communications.