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Operations
Artificial Intelligence:
Not Your Father's Toolbox
Some new artificial intelligence business tools to help park and rec agencies
By Joe Dysart

A

lthough it may be a while before we all have an IBM Watson supercomputer on our desks, there are a number of artificial intelligence (AI) business tools that park and recreation agencies can use right now to help them
run smarter and faster.
" It is inevitable that within five years most businesses and agencies will host some
sort of AI tool, " says Adolfo Cruz, director of parks, recreation and community services in Riverside, California. " AI technology will infiltrate even the public sector. "

It'll be a while before we all have the equivalent of an IBM Watson supercomputer sitting
atop our desks.
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Cory Long, special events and marketing coordinator for Central Point Parks
and Recreation in Oregon, adds, " It's
my opinion that artificial intelligence
tools will become a major part of daily
operations within parks and recreation.
Some of the influences for the transition to a more AI-integrated system are
water conservation, fiscal responsibility
and efficiency. "
Essentially, these next-generation AI
wonders tap into the technology's ability to do a lot of the thinking and strategizing for you. Of course, it's always
your call if you want to trust an entity
whose heart literally beats with all the
warmth of an Intel, or similar, multiprocessor. But if you're curious about
what the future of business software
will look like for park and rec agencies,
here's a sampling of what's coming
down the pike:
AI App Makers
You can start dabbling in artificial intelligence right now - and for free
- with open source software like Datumbox (www.datumbox.com), Lexalytics (www.lexalytics.com) and Bitext (www.bitext.com/). Targeted at
organizations with one or more programmers on staff - or an extremely
brave PC power-user - Datumbox is
an AI platform that enables you to design and build your own AI apps from
scratch. Specific tools you can create
with Datumbox include:
AI Sentiment Analyzers: These tools en-



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