Predictive analytics techniques are provided to produce leading indicators of economic activity based on agricultural, fishing, mining, lumber harvesting, environmental, or ecological attributes and other factors determined from a range of available data sources. A consistent, semantic metadata structure is described as well as a hypothesis generating and testing system capable of generating predictive analytics models in a non-supervised or partially supervised mode.

Machine-learning methods and apparatus are provided to solve blind source separation problems with an unknown number of sources and having a signal propagation model with features such as wave-like propagation, medium-dependent velocity, attenuation, diffusion, and/or advection, between sources and sensors. In exemplary embodiments, multiple trials of non-negative matrix factorization are performed for a fixed number of sources, with selection criteria applied to determine successful trials. A semi-supervised clustering procedure is applied to trial results, and the clustering results are evaluated for robustness using measures for reconstruction quality and cluster separation. The number of sources is determined by comparing these measures for different trial numbers of sources. Source locations and parameters of the signal propagation model can also be determined. Disclosed methods are applicable to a wide range of spatial problems including chemical dispersal, pressure transients, and electromagnetic signals, and also to non-spatial problems such as cancer mutation.

Machine-learning methods and apparatus are provided to solve blind source separation problems with an unknown number of sources and having a signal propagation model with features such as wave-like propagation, medium-dependent velocity, attenuation, diffusion, and/or advection, between sources and sensors. In exemplary embodiments, multiple trials of non-negative matrix factorization are performed for a fixed number of sources, with selection criteria applied to determine successful trials. A semi-supervised clustering procedure is applied to trial results, and the clustering results are evaluated for robustness using measures for reconstruction quality and cluster separation. The number of sources is determined by comparing these measures for different trial numbers of sources. Source locations and parameters of the signal propagation model can also be determined. Disclosed methods are applicable to a wide range of spatial problems including chemical dispersal, pressure transients, and electromagnetic signals, and also to non-spatial problems such as cancer mutation.

The method includes: obtaining a plurality of pieces of feature data; automatically performing two different types of nonlinear combination processing operations on the plurality of pieces of feature data to obtain two groups of processed data, where the two groups of processed data include a group of higher-order data and a group of lower-order data, the higher-order data is related to a nonlinear combination of m pieces of feature data in the plurality of pieces of feature data, and the lower-order data is related to a nonlinear combination of n pieces of feature data in the plurality of pieces of feature data, where m≥3, and m>n≥2; and determining prediction data based on a plurality of pieces of target data, where the plurality of pieces of target data include the two groups of processed data.

The method includes: obtaining a plurality of pieces of feature data; automatically performing two different types of nonlinear combination processing operations on the plurality of pieces of feature data to obtain two groups of processed data, where the two groups of processed data include a group of higher-order data and a group of lower-order data, the higher-order data is related to a nonlinear combination of m pieces of feature data in the plurality of pieces of feature data, and the lower-order data is related to a nonlinear combination of n pieces of feature data in the plurality of pieces of feature data, where m≥3, and m>n≥2; and determining prediction data based on a plurality of pieces of target data, where the plurality of pieces of target data include the two groups of processed data.

Generative AI systems and methods are provided to produce leading indicators of economic activity based on, for example, agricultural, fishing, mining, lumber harvesting, environmental, or ecological attributes and other factors determined from a range of available data sources. A consistent, semantic metadata structure is described as well as a hypothesis generating and testing system capable of generating predictive analytics models in a non-supervised or partially supervised mode. Users may then subscribe to the date for the use in economic forecasting.

Generative AI systems and methods are provided to produce leading indicators of economic activity based on, for example, agricultural, fishing, mining, lumber harvesting, environmental, or ecological attributes and other factors determined from a range of available data sources. A consistent, semantic metadata structure is described as well as a hypothesis generating and testing system capable of generating predictive analytics models in a non-supervised or partially supervised mode. Users may then subscribe to the date for the use in economic forecasting.

Methods and servers for storing data associated with users and digital items of a recommendation system having access to non-distributed and distributed storages. The server trains a model based for generating first user and item embeddings. The server stores (i) the first user embeddings in the non-distributed storage, and (ii) the first item embeddings in the distributed storage. The server re-trains the model for generating second user and item embeddings. The server stores (i) the second user embeddings in the non-distributed storage in addition to the first user embeddings, and (ii) second item embeddings in the distributed storage instead of the respective first item embeddings by replacing the respective first item embeddings. When the second item embeddings are stored on each node of the distributed storage, the server removes the first user embeddings associated with the first value from the non-distributed storage.

Methods and servers for storing data associated with users and digital items of a recommendation system having access to non-distributed and distributed storages. The server trains a model based for generating first user and item embeddings. The server stores (i) the first user embeddings in the non-distributed storage, and (ii) the first item embeddings in the distributed storage. The server re-trains the model for generating second user and item embeddings. The server stores (i) the second user embeddings in the non-distributed storage in addition to the first user embeddings, and (ii) second item embeddings in the distributed storage instead of the respective first item embeddings by replacing the respective first item embeddings. When the second item embeddings are stored on each node of the distributed storage, the server removes the first user embeddings associated with the first value from the non-distributed storage.

The method includes: obtaining a plurality of pieces of feature data; automatically performing two different types of nonlinear combination processing operations on the plurality of pieces of feature data to obtain two groups of processed data, where the two groups of processed data include a group of higher-order data and a group of lower-order data, the higher-order data is related to a nonlinear combination of m pieces of feature data in the plurality of pieces of feature data, and the lower-order data is related to a nonlinear combination of n pieces of feature data in the plurality of pieces of feature data, where m≥3, and m>n≥2; and determining prediction data based on a plurality of pieces of target data, where the plurality of pieces of target data include the two groups of processed data.