Jon Purizhansky | Buffalo News, New York

What used to be science fiction is now a reality. According to Jon Purizhansky, while not everyone understands the concept of Artificial Intelligence, it’s become a part of our daily lives. No one can predict how it will develop and what its contributions will be to the human evolutionary process, but it’s impossible to discount it as some science fiction phenomenon any longer. So, what is AI? Artificial Intelligence is the science of computers developing human-like intelligence. Whether we realize it or not, we use it every day to reduce our efforts and bring efficiency into our processes and methods both at home and at work Jon Purizhansky says that a perfect example of AI is a bit. You ask the bot a question and it gives you an answer. AI is commonly used in healthcare, in banking and financial services, in defense and intelligence, in transportation and most importantly in research and development of new technologies. The challenging question is “ what will happen when AI will...

The government of the United States has recently offered a reward of up to $10 million for information that disrupts the financial infrastructure of Hezbollah. The payments will be made by the State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program, which until now has focused on offering cash rewards for information that leads to the capture of wanted terrorists. As is commonly known, Hezbollah was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department back in 1997. To Truly understand how Hezbollah operates, one must examine its connection to Latin America. One noticeable event is the resistance that the Lebanese Embassy in Paraguay has created aimed at blocking the extradition of alleged Hezbollah financier Nader Mohamad Farhat. Although Hezbollah’s military infrastructure is mostly centered in Lebanon and Syria, Latin America is the base for the criminal activities that generate cash flows that Hezbollah needs to operate and exist. The Triple Frontier is wher...

Who could have thought 20 years ago that Belarus would become the Silicon Valley of Europe? Jon Purizhansky says that there are currently close to 60,000 software developers in Minsk. Amazingly, the Belarusian software services sector has been developing at a very rapid pace. Belarus’s reputation for scientific excellence, high level of education and great work ethics complemented by competitive labor rates market have caused a lot of Western companies to either establish subsidiary operations in Belarus or to outsource development project there. Epam ( https://www.epam.com/ ) alone employs over 10,000 developers in Belarus.  Jon Purizhansky  says that this is a trend that is going to continue to grow. In 2015, the revenues of the Belarusian IT industry amounted to USD 1,120 million. There are many historical reasons for this development. During the times of the Soviet Union Belarus supplied 60% of the USSR’s computer production. Belarus’ capital Minsk was always h...