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Humans Are Biased. We Need to Make Sure the AI We’re Building Isn’t

“I can help you with that request right away,” says the AI-powered assistants used by many tech-savvy businesspeople nowadays. This army of virtual assistants are seemingly-perfect — missing all the quirks and flaws that make humans, well, human (read: a need to break for food or to use the bathroom, emotions

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Atlanta Named Top 5 Tech Talent Market, Sees Tech Jobs and Wages Increase

It’s no secret Atlanta has some of the best tech talent around — Georgia Tech grads are coveted by Silicon Valley, Morehouse recently landed a partnership with JP Morgan to grow tech entrepreneurs, and GSU, Emory, and other city schools’ entrepreneurship programs are top-notch. That's been cemented in

Why You Should Start Defining Your Company's Core Values from Day One

Why You Should Start Defining Your Company's Core Values from Day One

Core values. We talk about them extensively here at Hype, and many companies center their entire business processes around theirs. During the natural company growth stages, it’s imperative that your core values are flexible and continue to evolve, while keeping the ones most important to the original team top

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Not Just A Game: Pharaoh's Conclave Teaches STEAM Through eSports

To some, eSports might seem like a euphemism employed to mask the guilty-but-enjoyable vice known by most as, simply, video games. To Jakita and Erich Thomas, the founders of Atlanta-based Pharaoh’s Conclave (PCX), eSports is the industry to watch in the coming years, with annual revenue on pace to

This Kennesaw State Professor Is Developing An Algorithm to Help Drones Deliver Faster

This Kennesaw State Professor Is Developing An Algorithm to Help Drones Deliver Faster

With companies like Amazon and UPS exploring unmanned aircraft delivery as a shipping option sooner rather than later, the drone may soon become your preferred delivery method. Drones have a lot of advantages — faster delivery and traffic alleviation among them. But once the technology becomes more readily available, how will

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Meet the Newest Stars Of the ATL Tech Scene: Techstars Atlanta Announces 2017 Class

Globally-connected accelerator program Techstars Atlanta has announced the 10 companies that will be starring in its 2017 class. Applications for the program, which is presented in partnership with Cox Enterprises, came from 42 countries — with over 40 percent from the southeast and over a third from international companies. “One of

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Culture Milestones and How To Address Them

Building culture is often a matter of timing — that is, when to make certain decisions around people. When should you hire a full-time recruiter, purchase an HR system, and write down the critical components of your culture (your core values)? All of these decisions will significantly affect your current and