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Blockchain for Business 2019

By : Peter Lipovyanov
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Blockchain for Business 2019

By: Peter Lipovyanov

Overview of this book

Blockchain for Business 2019 is a comprehensive guide that enables you to bring in various blockchain functionalities to extend your existing business models and make correct fully-informed decisions. You will learn how decentralized applications are transforming numerous business sectors that are expected to play a huge role in the future. You will see how large corporations are already implementing blockchain technology now. You will then learn about the various blockchain services, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger, and others to understand their use cases in a variety of business domains. You will develop a solid fundamental understanding of blockchain architecture. Moving ahead, you will get to grips with the inner workings of blockchain, with detailed explanations of mining, decentralized consensus, cryptography, smart contracts, and many other important concepts. You will delve into a realistic view of the current state of blockchain technology, along with its issues, limitations, and potential solutions that can take it to the next level. By the end of this book, you will all be well versed in the latest innovations and developments in the emerging blockchain space.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

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...