What was the original design vision for Poncho? Just for weather notifications, or something else?
Source: CNNAny over-hyped technology comes with suitably hyperbolic statements of how it will impact and change everything. Chatbots are no different.
Source: Tech RadarFacebook recently announced that the chatbots on Messenger platform have been having problems, and indeed have a failure rate of some 70 percent.
Source: VenturebeatRetail e-commerce is one of the biggest revenue making sectors of the enterprise and if you donâ??t know that already take a quick look at Alibaba and Amazon.
Source: topbotsIn the words of one technology analyst, the legal profession has not really changed since the time of Charles Dickens.
Source: VenturebeatTeamable, which provides recruiting software for businesses, today announced funding of $5 million, led by True Ventures.
Source: VenturebeatIf you have read any tech media recently, then you are probably hearing a lot about artificial intelligence (AI). Some people herald it as the promise of the future, while others are skeptical - even fearful - of its impacts on society, culture, and our workplaces.
Source: VentrebeatSales software startup Pipedrive has closed a $17 million Series B funding round led by Skype cofounder Niklas Zennstrom's Atomico, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners.
Source: VenturebeatInsideSales.com, a company that provides sales acceleration software, today announced a $50 million funding round.
Source: VenturebeatNew Enterprise Associates, one of the venture capital industry's leading fundraisers, wants to raise $3 billion in what would be the largest single venture fund raised since 2007
Source: VenturebeatWe don't make drones. We make drones work," proclaims Washington, DC-based Measure, a startup that's setting out to help enterprises set up their own drone programs.
Source: VenturebeatRocket Internet Capital Partners Fund, the venture arm of the German internet giant, announced today that it has raised $1 billion to invest across all stages of startups.
Source: VenturebeatYou entered the role with rose-tinted glasses, thinking it would be full of creative ideas and life-changing campaigns, only to discover that it is really about managing technology and proving everything you do is making the company more than you spend.
Source: VenturebeatYou entered the role with rose-tinted glasses, thinking it would be full of creative ideas and life-changing campaigns, only to discover that it is really about managing technology and proving everything you do is making the company more than you spend.
Source: VenturebeatBooking a holiday is fun, but booking a professional trip often isn't. TripActions is trying to change that with a solution that incentivizes employees to spend more consciously through a rewards program.
Source: VenturebeatConstruction machinery marketplace EquipmentShare today announced $20 million in new funding to help bring more efficiency to the buying, selling, and lending of equipment, which ranges from backhoes to bulldozers and bandsaws.
Source: VenturebeatIn 2015, Fuse began testing a service that it claimed would provide a better way for designers and developers to build mobile apps, eliminating the need to constantly compile code.
Source: VenturebeatAs devices become increasingly connected, vulnerability to hacks is a growing concern. Cybersecurity startup SentinelOne announced today a funding round of $70 million to tackle this issue.
Source: VenturebeatVestiaire Collective, a marketplace for premium secondhand clothing and fashion accessories, has raised 58 million ($62 million) from Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Eurazeo and Idinvest Partners.
Source: VenturebeatFrom beds to fridges and beyond, the so-called Internet of Things took a giant leap forward in 2016, with consumers the world over encouraged to connect the most random of household items to the internet.
Source: VenturebeatThe $20 million fundraising will provide Hopscotch, an online store for babycare products, ample firepower to hold fort against larger rival Firstcry
Source: LivemintWhodat Tech provides augmented reality technology stack or software to other businesses for them to build an AR-based application or product feature.
Source: LivemintAI start-up Innefu Labs will invest the funds raised from IndiaNivesh in product and technology development, team expansion and overseas launches
Source: LivemintSoftBank's eagerness to exit Snapdeal is matched by Tiger Global Management MD Lee Fixel's need to take some cash out from Flipkart
Source: LivemintOla received Rs1,675 crore from SoftBank in November as part of a bigger fund raising round that will lower the company's valuation to about $3 billion from $4.5 billion
Source: LivemintAmazon Prime membership has become an important lever for the e-commerce firm in its battle against Flipkart, accounting for nearly 30% of all orders
Source: LivemintBigBasket is setting up separate warehouses to cater to businesses such as hotels, restaurants and caterers, a move that will increase sales of private labels
Source: LivemintFlipkart has to justify the fundraising and the eBay India acquisition by keeping Amazon India at bay and cutting costs
Source: LivemintSebi is said to be reworking regulations for alternative investment funds (AIFs), which invest in start-ups, and likely to recommend lower investment limit
Source: LivemintNinjacart raises Rs37 crore from Accel Partners, NRJN Trust, Mistletoe, Qualcomm Ventures and M&S Partners
Source: LivemintAfter the fundraising from Microsoft and eBay, Flipkart may get more capital soon as SoftBank may invest in the e-commerce firm if Snapdeal's sale goes through
Source: LivemintThis is the third major funding round for Cohesity, bringing the total investments in the company to more than $160 million
Source: BloombergQuicko raised Rs24 crore in series A funding; existing investors Helion Venture Partners and Powerhouse Ventures also participated in the round
Source: LivemintCompanies Allocate More Than $650 Million Annually to Fuel the AI Talent Race, Investment from Amazon Nearly 600% and Google Nearly 300% More Than Average
Source: GlobenewswirePure plays in artificial intelligence are limited, but you can partake of the booming demand for computing power and storage necessary for our AI future by buying data-center real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence (AI) has evolved into a personal digital assistant rather than a physical machine like the Terminator, says Samer Shoueiry of the creative communications group Publicis Communications.
Source: ThenationalThe Global Artificial Intelligence market is poised to grow at a CAGR of above 35% during the forecast period 2015 to 2022
Source: MarketersMediaAnkit Nagori, CureFit founder and former Flipkart executive, will join Wooplr board following the investment
Source: LivemintChatbots were simple in the beginning, often limited to web browser pop-ups that could only send straightforward greetings like "Hi, how are you?" to website visitors.
Source: VBSo its Easter Friday and I come across this cool startup on ProductHunt that turns plain English into SQL queries.
Source: HackernoonThe use of chatbots within the insurance industry goes back over ten years: chatbot Hanna began "working" for the Swedish Social Insurance Agency in 2003
Source: STANFYPega Intelligent Virtual Assistant comes pre-configured to extend to Facebook Messenger, Alexa, and Google Home
Source: TechseenThe Kore.ai Bots Platform offered as platform for enterprise developers to build bots for Workplace
Source: NewswireBangalore-based artificial intelligence and virtual reality technology startup Absentia Virtual Reality Pvt. Ltd has raised $1.23 million (Rs 8 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Exfinity Venture Partners LLP.
Source: VCCircleIt's dangerous to put chatbots in a box. They can do much more than we think. Although a common use of chatbot technology is customer service, a wider range of uses has emerged as the landscape matures.
Source: VBHair color brand Madison Reed created the color-recognition chatbot to consult like a human colorist would do in a salon.
Source: DIGIDAYToday you can buy flowers, get reservations, and order toilet paper via bots. Tomorrow, you might be able to buy just about anything via Messenger, SMS, or any other messaging protocol.
Source: VBActive.ai will use the fresh funds to improve the technology behind its platform and focus on getting more customers in Asia and north America.
Source: LivemintGoogle, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce have all been heavily investing in AI. Recently, each has launched new enterprise-scale AI tools and APIs that frankly all seem the same.
Source: TopbotsOctane AI launched its bot creation platform today. The startup also announced that it has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Phil Libin and General Catalyst Partners.
Source: VBArtificial intelligence is a hot topic right now. Driven by a fear of losing out, companies in many industries have announced AI-focused initiatives.
Source: HBRA lot of big claims are made about the transformative power of artificial intelligence. But it is worth listening to some of the big warnings too.
Source: Financial TimesThe problem with artificial intelligence (AI) today is that training one is a slow process. Take Siri, for example. Here's an AI that will turn 6 this October, and an average 6-year old is still smarter. Try having an intelligent conversation with Siri; it's impossible.
Source: FirstpostWhen Matt Zeiler finished his PhD in machine learning from New York University in 2013, the tech giants came scrambling.
Source: ForbesMarketing may be a trillion-dollar industry, but its supply chain needs a makeover, says Microsoft's CMO.
Source: Ad ExchangerGladly, which provides software to help businesses deliver better customer service, announced today funding of $36 million, led by GGV Capital.
Source: VBVideo messaging and chat company Tribe has announced the closure of a $3 million seed round and a new version of its chat app today.
Source: VBTroops, a bot that lets you speak with your Salesforce data, announced the end of a $7 million funding round today, and that the bot is now available to the public.
Source: VBLeading Chatbot Shopping App, Mezi, Receives Funding From Nexus Venture Partners, American Express Ventures, and Saama Capital to Fuel Expansion of AI-Powered Bots
Source: MarketwiredGoogle recently bared the inner workings of its dedicated machine learning chip, the TPU, marking the latest skirmish in the arms race for AI hardware supremacy.
Source: SingularityHubNvidia is on a quest to find the most disruptive artificial intelligence startups. This quest is part of a larger contest dubbed Nvidia Inception.
Source: VBSince Facebook introduced chatbots to its messaging platform last year, there's been widespread enthusiasm for bots that schedule flights, book hotel rooms or order Ubers for youâ??-â??this in the same app that you use to chat with your friends.
Source: Chatbot News DailyAI is all the rage on social platforms these days, from POTUS-based Twitterbots to digital dirty-talkers. On Facebook Messenger, a fresh bundle of algorithms is even offering to give new and experienced cannabis users the medicine-led answers.
Source: ForbesIf cities want to serve immigrants, what they need is empathy - so says Norma Padron and the team at APPCityLife.
Source: Government TechnologyThe topic of artificial intelligence is dominating discussions of data management this year.
Source: IMMicrosoft also announced Deep Learning and Machine Learning capabilities to support the next generation of enterprise-grade AI applications.
Source: BGRConversational UI is revolutionizing how we interact with technology. Even if you aren't personally convinced, all the major powerhouses of technology are.
Source: TopbotsWhen Sahil Singla joined the social impact startup Farmguide, he was shocked to discover that thousands of rural farmers in India commit suicide every year.
Source: TopbotsTen years ago, if you mentioned the term "artificial intelligence" in a boardroom there's a good chance you would have been laughed at. For most people it would bring to mind sentient, sci-fi machines such as 2001: A Space Odyssey's HAL or Star Trek's Data.
Source: ForbesExponential progress in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, fuelled by the combination of cloud, big data and new algorithms, is transforming the retail industry.
Source: PR NewswireEvery industry's customer service department has been using chatbots. Interestingly, the use of these chatbots is likely to increase higher in the coming years.
Source: Droid ReportChatbots have moved into a unique position over the past few years. Rather than using chatbots to resolve customer service issues solely on company websites or for inside use at organizations.
Source: PymntsTo making dining more convenient, Barbeque Nation has introduced #Sayhi, a chat bot that helps patrons make enquiries and reserve tables directly from Facebook Messenger.
Source: FnB NewsE.Sun Bank's AI Chatbot is the latest artificial intelligence financial advisor that Taiwan-based banks have launched to assist locals with any finance-related issues.
Source: The China PostAfter 50 plus years of gestation, the combination of affordable hosting, compute power and proliferation of data has brought AI into the marketing spotlight.
Source: CampaignliveHair-coloring brand Madison Reed has created a chatbot named Madi that will use AI smarts to give out hair-coloring suggestions via text.
Source: DigidayEvery few weeks, a group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., finds an empty conference room where the participants sit down to talk about how they can use artificial intelligence to make what might seem like crazy ideas a reality.
Source: ComputerworldArtificial intelligence and other technologies will cause people "more pain than happiness" over the next three decades, according to Jack Ma, the billionaire chairman and founder of Alibaba.
Source: theguardianAI's potential extends far beyond menial tasks, and companies are now looking to leverage AI in a way that yields a competitive edge.
Source: CIOPurposeful Artificial Intelligence Shifts Focus to Solving Complex Business Problems
Source: InfosysTom Gruber, co-creator of Apple's digital assistant Siri, says human memory and cognition will be vastly improved once spliced with artificial intelligence.
Source: IncThree computer science dropouts from BITS Pilani in Goa, who founded a tech startup with the aim to create India's first virtual reality operating system.
Source: Economic TimesIf you make your living as a corporate slave, you're probably familiar with business travel. This is where companies like Amex fleece people provide a valuable service by selling corporate flights and hotels at the highest rates possible.
Source: NanalyzeArtificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence exhibited by machines. Stephen Hawking, a theoretical physicist and the world's best known living scientist has publicly.
Source: PhilstarWhen British charity The Samaritans was forced to abandon its 'Radar' Twitter app in 2014, many in the health community worried that emerging AI technology was poorly suited to the sensitivity of mental illness.
Source: TechcitynewsTencent, the Chinese tech titan behind WeChat and a wide range of other services, plans to double down on artificial intelligence with a new research center in Seattle.
Source: GeekWireIf you want to get a lot of retailers nodding their heads, ask them this: "Are you pursuing a personalization strategy?" You'll get a pretty resounding,
Source: ForbesApple and Samsung have created quite a storm as far as their "assistants" are concerned and now Google has joined the party.
Source: Droid Report.Offering cryptocurrency loans can be quite a profitable business, assuming one knows what they are for exactly. On the Poloniex exchange, there is an option to control loans manually. However, someone developed an automated tool for doing so, which goes by the name of Poloniex Lending Bot. This article will discuss the differences between the two.
Source: ThemerkleMicrosoft Bot Framework and Azure Bot Services represent Microsoft's "conversations" platform.
Source: DABCCThe Bricker bot made the news a couple of weeks ago for knocking unsecured IoT devices offline rather than hijacking them into other botnets and using them for a DDoS attack like the massive event we saw last year against DYN.
Source: TechtargetIn an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems, talks about the company's new initiatives in the world of bots and its success in the enterprise space.
Source: Business WorldSystem is first to enable large brands to manage bots at scale, let humans and robots work side by side in customer care
Source: LivePersonUC Davis students hope to use artificial intelligence to change how employees are recruited
Source: UCDAVISThe Facebook Messenger chat bot, Ava, was launched in April by the Connector, and is the very first innovation of its kind to be developed and rolled out from Ireland.
Source: IndependentBBC Worldwide and Skype have today announced the launch of the first ever Doctor Who Bot. The Doctor will open the TARDIS doors and invite players to help him save the Universe in an exciting interactive digital experience titled The Saviour of Time.
Source: Doctor Who NewsArtificial intelligence can be a double-edged sword. It brings convenience, but it can also bring a lot of frustration, especially when you're trying to get help at your financial institution.
Source: PDDNETCan recent technological advances in artificial intelligence be used improve your risk management processes?
Source: FinancemagnatesRather than fearing AI, businesses should embrace this new form of technology as they look to develop their experiences and upskill their workforce.
Source: Information AgeSpend enough time in or around government agencies, and these are the kinds of pressures you're likely to hear about. How can governments overcome challenges like these that are both detail-oriented and labor-intensive?
Source: Gov TechAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos appeared this week at the Internet Association's annual gala in Washington, D.C., taking part in a wide-ranging discussion about the online economy, media coverage of Amazon.
Source: GeekwireHere's a question that will keep future Artificial Intelligence (AI) entrepreneurs up at night: How do you manage a product when the software starts writing itself?
Source: VBGoogle Maps, the 'indispensable' navigation application owned by Alphabet Inc. will soon become more accurate, thanks to Machine Learning.
Source: Times NowGoogle is one of the leaders at the moment when it comes to artificial intelligence applications. Just look at Google's DeepMind for example.
Source: TrendinTechIf there is one word that the enterprise wants to be associated with, it's "productive."
Source: VBIt's a common assumption that AI isn't ready to drive marketing. But are we further along that we think? Based on Barb Mosher Zinck's review of "Albert," the artificial intelligence tool from Adgorithms, we might be turning a corner.
Source: diginomicaTo Chinese search engine operator Baidu, the future is set in stone. The company, dubbed the Google of China, has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence, betting that smart machines will disrupt industry after industry.
Source: Forbes60-70% of the executives are upbeat about the change and sectors like IT, BPO, manufacturing are adapting robotics and AI quite fast.
Source: ET TechFans can join the Doctor as he attempts to find the six Keys of Time scattered across all space and time and bring them together again to save the universe.
Source: PSFKIt is no surprise that today's consumer market is heavily influenced by digital devices, especially smartphones. From making purchases to being guided on what to wear to even training your mind to believe certain narratives.
Source: INMAThe collaboration will support research into using natural language processing in business communications.
Source: Destination CRMAsk consumers what they think about artificial intelligence (AI) penetrating their day-to-day lives, and you'll likely hear mixed emotions.
Source: MediapostThe OSS-Fuzz robot has uncovered vulnerabilities in a number of key open-source projects.
Source: ZDnetAn Internet TV network, a recruiting chatbot powered by artificial intelligence and a startup that helps pinpoint crop stress for farmers are among the latest Bay Area funding deals.
Source: Business JournalsResearch has revealed that chatbots have the potential to save businesses £6 billion, with banking and healthcare set for the biggest cost-savings.
Source: CBR OnlineArkansas' Gov2Go app and foray into citizen-centric services keep getting beefier. The personal government assistant has been helping citizens perform several government services, and set up reminders for tax payment deadlines and license renewals.
Source: GTNeil Jacobstein, who chairs the artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics track at Singularity University on the Nasa Research Park campus, talks about the issues around AI
Source: MintCompanies are jostling to claim a spot in AI before the industry steadies.
Source: PC WorldInsurance core systems provider EIS Group has announced the integration of its EIS Digital Experience Platform (DXP) with the Microsoft Bot Framework.
Source: bizEDGEWith the industry bigwigs entering the fray, the text-based chat bot marketplace is poised to take off.
Source: TechstoryChatbots have the potential to save businesses in the healthcare and banking sectors more than $8 billion per year by 2022, up from $20 million in 2017, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Source: CIO DIVEVerizon Wireless launched its new Fios chatbot for Facebook's Messenger app, the largest mobile service provider in the United States announced on Thursday.
Source: AHIf Microsoft's news around Bing and Cortana coming from this week's Build 2017 conference provides any indication of the future of artificial intelligence and chatbot technology, then LiveWorld should be sitting pretty at the other end of the table, facilitating those conversations.
Source: Media PostIn another move to ensure consumers get their electricity bills on time, Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Ltd. (MPPKVVCL) has planned to deliver bills to its consumers directly onto their mobile phones through messaging application WhatsApp.
Source: TOIJuniper Research predicts that the use of chatbots will save organizations more than $8billion a year by 2020, but at what risk to the customer experience?
Source: Biz ReportVernacular.ai launched a B2C product earlier this year called Aisha - India's first personal assistant in Hindi Language for people living in Tier-2 & Tier-3 areas.
Source: Business WorldRoboChat is a virtual chatbot, trained to answer thousands of questions across 40 home loan topics in real time.
Source: FinderArtificial intelligence is believed to be the next big thing in IT, can play key role in good governance, said a senior Microsoft official.
Source: Indian ExpressMumbai-based clean tech startup ION Energy has raised an undisclosed amount of angel funding from Haptik founders Aakrit Vaish and Swapan Rajdev, and the chairman of OMC Power and founder of Nippo Batteries Sushill Jiwarajka, said a company statement.
Source: VCCGoogle's conversational Allo app has a new face-friendly feature
Source: MirrorMicrosoft (MSFT) developers cheered on Thursday when the company unveiled its latest image-recognition technology, which is coming soon to Windows 10 devices.
Source: MSNFacebook is releasing new software called ParlAI that artificial intelligence (AI) researchers can use to test their systems for having text conversations with people.
Source: CNBCAccording to a recent survey, there is a requirement for nearly 4,000 machine learning and AI programmers in Bengaluru alone. Microsoft Research India's MD Sriram Rajamani tells Alnoor Peermohamed and Raghu Krishnan how India can reap the benefits of the changing industry.
Source: RediffExperts believe adoption of AI in developing countries will be much faster than in developed nations, as the magnitude of change it will bring will be far larger. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
Source: RediffA behind-the-scenes encounter with the company's most promising current and future bots, and the humans who are trying to make them as common as apps.
Source: Fast CompanyThe Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) group is releasing AI software known as ParlAI that will be used to develop smart chat bots.
Source: CNBCFirst, we are launching SAP Leonardo Machine Learning, an exciting new offering that embeds machine learning into a new wave of applications. Second, we are opening our SAP Leonardo Machine Learning Foundation to the SAP ecosystem via SAP Cloud Platform. And third, SAP has joined the Partnership on AI, a broad collaboration of commercial and non-profit organizations to benefit people and society.
Source: SAP News CenterIn an era where artificial intelligence is threatening human existence, it is important for us to enhance human IQ in early childhood to help the human race counter the sophistication of any artificial intelligence based innovations in future.
Source: BWSo what exactly can we expect from AI in the near term. The class of problems that are best suited for AI solutions are those that involve classification and prediction. Once a AI algorithm has been trained on training data it can be used to process actual data and present results.
Source: BWCan a chatbot replace a dermatologist's recommendation for skin care products? That's the idea behind HelloAva, a startup launching today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, which aims to walk people through a series of questions to determine their skin type, then make recommendations as to which products to buy.
Source: TCAutomation will impact business process outsourcing (BPO) companies by eliminating low level work, but it will also enhance the effectiveness of the human work force, according to a Filipino businessman and innovator in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Source: ABS CBNFacebook Inc. (FB), Alphabet Inc.'s Google (GOOG), Twitter Inc. (TWTR), and Snap Inc. (SNAP) are in a race to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning into their social media platforms, and to meet that end the company behind Snapchat's disappearing-messaging app has poached a key executive from rival Facebook.
Source: InvestopediaBecause artificial intelligence (AI) has become so buzzy, and applied so indiscriminately-AI for pot, AI for beer brewing, AI for horse care, AI for sex ed (all examples courtesy of CB Insights)-it's easy to dismiss as just another passing trend, like slap bracelets, Fitbits or a dignified presidency.
Source: ForbesStartup Spirit AI says it has a solution to the growing problem of harassment in online games: a sensitive bot.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewA company in the CPQ (configure, price, quote) space last year announced an artificial intelligence feature for its solution. AI is a trend, and it's always nice to be trendy, but as great as CPQ is, it's still only one source of data.
Source: CRM BuyerIntel, Salesforce, eBay, Sony, SAP, McKinsey & Company, Zalando and Cogitai are joining the Partnership on AI, a collection of companies and non-profits that have committed to sharing best practices and communicating openly about the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence research. The new members will be working alongside existing partners that include Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Apple.
Source: TCMaybe we'll all be using synth sounds built by robots soon?
Source: FactmagA year ago, Google CEO Sundar Pichai laid out a vision for an "AI first" future at Google, where the concept of computing is focused less on devices, with the computer taking the form of an omnipresent intelligent assistant.
Source: RecodeWe are at an inflection point in the evolution of artificial intelligence. For decades, AI has been incubating in research labs and at the same time capturing popular imagination with science fiction portrayals of AI.
Source: SalesforceArtificial intelligence technologies in the enterprise market may be the key to significant financial profits and long-term growth. According to Tractica, revenue for enterprise AI applications will increase from $358 million in 2016 to $31.2 billion by 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 64.3%.
Source: PR NewswireBotBot is like a Squarespace for bots, allowing anyone to build a Facebook chatbot right from their mobile phone.
Source: Fast CompanyBots appear to be spamming a US regulator's website over a proposed reversal of net neutrality rules, researchers have said.
Source: BCCLast week, we reported that tens of thousands of fraudulent comments had been filed in favour of FCC chairman Ajit Pai's proposal to roll back net neutrality rules in the US, using text taken from the Center for Individual Freedom (though, according to the CFIF, they aren't behind the fake comments).
Source: gizmodoIf you were planning a marketing campaign 30 years ago, you would have had tools such as colored markers, poster boards, and Apple Macintosh computers (without an internet connection, mind you) at your disposal.
Source: CapterraMessaging app Telegram has dropped a major update today that sees its service gain support for chatbot payments. It has also added short video messages and new design options for its Instant View reading mode.
Source: TCThis chassis leasing company is deploying technology to proactively monitor its IT environment.
Source: ZDnetA robot named Alantim has been developed by Russian scientists as a bionic bodyguard for England fans arriving in Russia for the 2018 World Cup, RT reports.
Source: Vestnik KavkazaAmazon Alexa and Google Assistant have dramatically simplified how humans can interact with brands to complete everyday tasks, from ordering a coffee or pizza to paying a credit card bill, through a simple voice interface.
Source: VBAs robots increasingly replace human jobs, thanks to record spending on automation, how should they behave? That preference depends on where you live.
Source: RecodeIt's hard to escape the news regarding the digital transformation and how it is impacting retail as we knew it. In the US, there are ever increasing reports of more store closings and shopping malls grasping for tenants to fill empty space.
Source: CustomerthinkEven as the government targets the social sciences, it is encouraging the growth of engineering colleges - despite the fact that engineering jobs (particularly in IT) are shrinking, in India and abroad.
Source: Hindustan TimesLast week Ausdroid was invited to a breakfast briefing by eBay Australia where I was able to ask them how their eCommerce site has evolved over the last 5 years, their position on the GST low value threshold (LVT) and what technological advancements they plan on making later in 2017.
Source: AusdroidThere are already more than 34,000 chatbots on Facebook Messenger alone, and many of these were built by and for brands. They are increasingly able to help customers answer questions and solve issues on their own as well as taking work off the shoulders of contact center agents. Rest assured, you're not too late to the game, though you might be asking yourself where to begin.
Source: VBOver 200 private AI-based companies have been acquired since 2012. Google leads the acquisitions with 11, way ahead of Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.
Source: MoneycontrolArtificial intelligence is about to change the way we interact, transact, and conduct business--again. With Azure Cognitive Services, Microsoft is trying to make AI an everyday reality.
Source: TechrepublicArtificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning have become integral for many businesses. But, the terms are often used interchangeably. Here's how to tell them apart.
Source: TechrepublicBots are created automatically from data in Bing Places and will soon work with Facebook Messenger and Cortana.
Source: Search Engine LandReality AI, a New York-based SaaS application for R&D engineers developing IoT products closed a $1.7M seed investment round on May 15, 2017. The round was led by TechNexus Venture Collaborative, angel investors, and family offices.
Source: Media.wixThis month Google revealed a major new approach to A.I. development that seems to call out to the most sensational and apocalyptic predictions in all of science fiction.
Source: InverseArtificial intelligence (AI) is all over the technology headlines lately. It seems to be the latest buzzword to take hold, yet the question remains: Will this be a quick fad, or are we actually seeing the second coming of AI?
Source: ForbesConsumers are leveraging A.I. to become more effective online shoppers.
Source: IncThen corporations started shedding layers of management. Jobs started to move offshore, and outsourcing became popular.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence is not just creeping into our personal lives and workplaces-it's also beginning to appear in the doctor's office. The prospect of being diagnosed by an AI might feel foreign and impersonal at first, but what if you were told that a robot physician was more likely to give you a correct diagnosis?
Source: QZMaking machines inquisitive could improve their ability to perform important complex tasks.
Source: TechnologyreviewArtificial intelligence isn't coming - it's already here. Stanford University's "One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence" report from 2016 is close to the truth. AI already impacts our lives on a daily basis. The study's expert panel expects to see AI integrated into industries like elder care, education and public safety by 2030.
Source: MakeuseofResearchers have successfully given AI a curiosity implant, which motivated it to explore a virtual environment. This could be the bridge between AI and real world application.
Source: FuturismElon Musk has given a doomsday prophecy on the topic of AI, going as far as to invest $1 billion into researching how to use it safely.
Source: futurismU.S. Representative John K. Delaney of Maryland wants to help the government to "get smart" about artificial intelligence.
Source: CNBCThe Internet giant Google on Wednesday said it will mentor six more Indian startups in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) at its developers' launchpad in San Francisco from July 17.
Source: YOURSTORYThree times a day I take a drug called levodopa. I take it because my brain does not produce enough dopamine; without it, my hands and feet shake and I have difficulty getting my body to do what I want it to do.
Source: FuturismGoogle has been improving Gboard with the same type of tools it uses for speech recognition: machine learning. The budding technology is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous method for improving results and performance.
Source: GoogleGarry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess players of all time, is famous for his pair of faceoffs against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue.
Source: Business InsiderThe future of entertainment in on its way toward some major changes. The rapid pace of technological advancement is allowing more content to be created in more ways. Also, with the rise of automation, more people will be able to pursue creative endeavors.
Source: FuturismIBM's newly announced AI software toolkit, PowerAI. PowerAI fulfills a special niche part of IBM's AI investment-aimed towards enterprises who want something in between Watson's turnkey solution ("easy button" on IBM Cloud) and a totally DIY on-prem infrastructure or public cloud. PowerAI runs on IBM's highest performing server in its OpenPOWER LC line (the Power S822LC for High Performance Computing), and utilizes deep learning frameworks and building block software to make it easier for enterprises to dive into AI and machine learning.
Source: ForbesCustomer experience chatbot developer Rulai has launched a new "low-code" chatbot development tool and raised $6.5 million to roll it out.
Source: TCAs customers become accustomed to AI-powered solutions, they'll expect the same from their local businesses.
Source: EntrepreneurSan Jose is offering - cheaper office rent and older tech workers - to a rapidly expanding cohort of companies focused on artificial intelligence, the explosive new frontier in tech.
Source: The Mercury NewsHONG KONG - Soren Schwertfeger finished his postdoctorate research on autonomous robots in Germany, and seemed set to go to Europe or the United States, where artificial intelligence was pioneered and established.
Source: NY TimesArtificial intelligence might conjure up futuristic images from science fiction, but in social media, it's already being used to recommend the right jobs, tag photos or display news you're more likely to care about.
Source: MercurynewsEverything crucial about the present and future of consumer tech runs through at least one five companies: Alphabet, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Source: Business InsiderWith an impending robot revolution expected to leave a trail of unemployment in its wake, some Silicon Valley tech leaders think they have a remedy to a future with fewer jobs - free money for all.
Source: MercurynewsSmartphones were revolutionary and lucrative, but the U.S. market is saturated, and Apple's iPhone sales have fallen for three quarters. The "app economy" has matured, with more people using existing apps than downloading new ones. And Facebook, which has filled users' news feeds with so many ads it can barely add more, is predicting its revenue growth will slump next year.
Source: MercurynewsExploring and applying machine learning algorithms to datasets that are too large to fit into memory is pretty common.
Source: MachinelearningmasteryAI is becoming more and more ubiquitous, with reports of advancements or new applications coming almost daily. How much do we know about how it thinks, and how are we trying to find out more?
Source: FuturismArtificial intelligence is going to change how we live to such a degree, that when we look back at driving a car, it will seem to us the way the Middle Ages looks from today's perspective. That's according to Sebastian Thrun, who gives his Brief but Spectacular take on imagining the future and the way we'll all be transformed by the coming revolution.
Source: PBSWhat's real about the potential of AI in health care? Will it revolutionize medicine? Diagnosis disease? Make certain medical specialties obsolete.
Source: CNBCLooks like Google I/O, their annual developer conference is now likely to stay at their backyard at Shoreline Amphitheatre as opposed to Moscone center in San Francisco where eight of their previous conferences were held.
Source: ETA Bayesian approach would say that the Sentiment Analysis Symposium2017 Sentiment Analysis Symposium will likely resemble prior years' conferences, or we could model year-on-year changes to extrapolate trends and predict future content.
Source: KDnuggetsGoogle has reportedly launched a new program to support promising AI ventures. The initiative will provide services ranging from mentorship to workspace, according to Axios.
Source: VBBoth artificial intelligence and social media marketing are getting a lot of attention nowadays because of their huge benefits and growth potential.
Source: ThenextwebUnstructured data, that is ordinary information, videos and sensor measurements not in a formal structure; such as a database, is growing by leaps and bounds.
Source: ForbesResearchers at the University of California, Berkeley, used a data set of information on more than a thousand objects to successfully train a deep learning system to pick up unfamiliar objects in the "real world."
Source: FuturismMajor companies like IBM are turning to artificial intelligence and quantum computing to protect against cyber attacks. While these technologies aren't silver bullets, they are essential tools for cyber security in the age of the Internet of Things.
Source: FuturismIn yet another historic match up, Google DeepMind's AlphoGo defeated a team made up of five of the world's best human professional Go players. The team of five, however, enjoyed observing and adapting to AlphaGo's moves.
Source: FuturismFacebook, Google, Microsoft and Baidu spent at least $8.5 billion beefing up their AI talent. Amazon spends $228 million a year just to find people to run Alexa and related machine learning initiatives. Even small to medium businesses in every sector - from fast food chains and personal fitness centers - are reaping the business benefits of technologies like natural language processing, image recognition, and machine learning.
Source: ForbesArtificial Intelligence could double New Zealand's growth rate in the next 20 years. Accenture is today releasing research - Why Artificial Intelligence is the Future of Growth - which shows New Zealand's growth rate could double between now and 2035 if emerging technologies are embraced.
Source: Scoop NZNvidia aims to design AI graphics processors and AI chips that can deliver the extra computing power that clients need in an algorithm-driven world
Source: MintLast April, Infosys unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI) platform Mana amid much fanfare. It enabled automation of repetitive tasks and helped pick insights from data.
Source: Business InsiderARM has been supporting the development of mobile devices since 1990 through processors. These processors are the exact platform on which companies are now developing the abilities to boost mobile AI, mobile VR, and machine-learning tasks.
Source: CIOLSearching recently for evidence of artificial intelligence taking over our jobs, lives, and everything else, Tom Davenport came up empty. "Nary a robot overlord to be found," he declared at the 14th MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.
Source: ForbesOrbisResearch.com has published "Global Artificial Intelligence Products Market Research Report 2017" market report to its research database. Global Artificial Intelligence Products market competition by top manufacturers, with production, price, revenue (value) and market share for each manufacturer; the top players including Open AI, IBM, NEC, Nuance's, Google, Microsoft Corp, Ipsoft, Google, Rocket Fuel Inc, Fingenius Ltd.
Source: WearewvproudCan one man with terminal cancer complete his mission to use artificial intelligence to solve disputes before he dies?
Source: AljazeeraThe world has no shortage of pressing issues. There are 1.6 billion people living in acute poverty; an estimated 780 million adults are illiterate. Serious problems are not confined to the developing world: "deaths of despair," for example, are raising mortality among white males in the United States.
Source: Project-syndicateArtificial intelligence, aside from sci-fi movies, is just beginning to affect people in their everyday lives. What benefits and challenges does the tech represent?
Source: Information AgeFinancial services jobs go in and out of fashion. In 2001 equity research for internet companies was all the rage. In 2006, structuring collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) was the thing.
Source: efinancial CareersThe United States leads the world in artificial intelligence, but lags behind other countries in applying technical innovations to the field of healthcare. Globally, machine learning is used to increase efficiency, lower error rates, and decrease medical costs, but the fragmented marketplace and lack of universal healthcare in America disincentivize adoption of new technology as buyers often prioritize economics over patient care.
Source: TopbotsArtificial intelligence is being counted among the most happening technologies in India of late, but the highly specialized segment is yet to receive the attention it should from the business segment.
Source: CXO TodayExclusive: World Summit AI, an artificial intelligence conference taking place in Amsterdam in October, has received an investment from Reed Exhibitions Deutschland.
Source: TechBots made big headlines in 2016. Theyâ??ve been hailed variously as the future of commerce and a revolution in customer service.
Source: Tech CrunchArtificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing so rapidly that even its developers are being caught off guard. Google co-founder Sergey Brin said in Davos, Switzerland, in January that it "touches every single one of our main projects
Source: WashingtonpostAt the recent MarketHub Americas 2017 conference, Sam Turner, sales director at Hotelbeds Group, spoke about the growing role technology - and particularly data - will play in the future of travel. I caught up with him following the conference about the travel industry's biggest challenges in 2018 and beyond.
Source: forbesGoogle Sheets is getting smarter today. After adding the machine learning-powered "Explore" feature last year, which lets you ask natural language questions about your data, it's now expanding this feature to also automatically build charts for you. This means you can now simply ask Sheets to give you a "bar chart for fidget spinner sales" and it will automatically build one for you.
Source: TCA recent report on the predictions of AI experts on when AI would surpass human intelligence provide a range of answers. However, there is no doubt that the time to prepare for the ascendancy of AI is now.
Source: FuturismCreating artificial intelligence that marvels and excites people has never been an easy job, but it has always been one that Apple Inc. has been good at
Source: ForbesBusinesses and corporate leaders were quick to react to President Trump's decision Thursday to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement.
Source: USA TodayTalk of mass job losses and the need to give humans a computer layer in their brain as a result of artificial intelligence (AI), an idea put forward by billionaire Elon Musk, are "alarmist" and distract from the good being done by the technology, a top start-up CEO told CNBC on Thursday.
Source: CNBCIf you think job disruption by AI is limited to the assembly lines, think again: AI is doing a better job than humans at some aspects of sales and marketing, too.
Source: HubspotArtificial Intelligence and machine learning appear to be playing out across the country, with brands relying on enormous amounts of data to provide solutions to some of the trickiest problems.
Source: Business LineWhile technology develops at exponential speed, transforming how we go about our everyday tasks and extending our lives, it also offers much to worry about. In particular, many top minds think that automation will cost humans their employment, with up to 47% of all jobs gone in the next 25 years. And chances are, this number could be even higher and the massive job loss will come earlier.
Source: Big ThinkArtificial intelligence has the potential to be a true game changer in the context of customer relationship management as well.
Source: Business WorldBW CIO World met Jaap Zuiderveld, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at NVIDIA for Europe, Middle East, and India and Vishal Dupar, Managing Director of South Asia at NVIDIA to discuss NVIDIA's foray in Artificial intelligence and its market strategy.
Source: Business WorldWhen former Google and Foursquare product specialist Noah Weiss joined workplace communication specialist Slack at the start of 2016, it was already vaunted as the world's hottest start-up, and enjoyed the kind of cool set aside for only the hottest of hot new things.
Source: Financial ReviewARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have rapidly matured over the years and are already the norm in many fields, helping companies deploy smart systems of engagement to improve efficiency, enhance security, gain insights, and deliver superior customer experiences.
Source: DigitalnewsasiaFrom Amazon Echo's AI assistant, Alexa, to Sephora's Kik chatbot, businesses are utilizing AI to enhance the user experience in a growing number of ways.
Source: PaymentsourceThe solutions would help with streamlining customer data, extract insights to identify customer propensities and offer context-driven support with a human-like interaction. Also, the company is investing in Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) to improve efficiency of its services.
Source: ETArtificial intelligence is slowly proving that that video games aren't a total waste of time, at least for machines: It's through learning to play games that AI algorithms can acquire all sorts of generalizable skills, like problem-solving.
Source: Motherboard ViceWilliam D. Eggers is the executive director of the Deloitte Center for Government Insights. Dr. Peter Viechnicki is a strategic analysis manager and data scientist with the center. This piece is adapted from their new study, How much time and money can AI save government?
Source: NextgovScience-fiction scenarios of rampant AI are interesting thought-experiments but already-existing AI is here, and requires well-crafted policy
Source: Hindustan TimesMost of us regard self-driving cars, voice assistants, and other artificially intelligent technologies as revolutionary. For the next generation, however, these wonders will have always existed. AI for them will be more than a tool; in many cases, AI will be their co-worker and a ubiquitous part of their lives.
Source: HBRApple became the first company to place artificial intelligence in the pockets of millions of consumers when it launched the voice assistant Siri on the iPhone.
Source: Washingtonpost"Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have rapidly matured over the years and are already the norm in many fields, helping companies deploy smart systems of engagement to improve efficiency, enhance security, gain insights, and deliver superior customer experiences," writes Aan Chauhan.
Source: CongnizantScalability, Performance, Rapid & flexible development are some of the key considerations while designing the architecture of any product at ValueFirst Engineering.
Source: HOB TeamA METRONOME TICKS time. Not for the student, but for the teacher, who plays a short piano melody. Without missing a measure, the student follows with an improvised, yet derivative, cello run.
Source: HOB TeamRobots will take over half of today's jobs in 10-20 years.
Source: MarketwatchBusiness leaders are not taking artificial intelligence as seriously as they should be, technology experts say.
Source: StuffWhen asked about salary of freshers not growing in the Information Technology IT industry in the past two decades, Pai termed it as a "great tragedy".
Source: ETManagement teams often assume they can leapfrog best practices for basic data analytics by going directly to adopting artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies.
Source: HBRDigital transformation is a never-ending process. As soon as you've integrated the latest device or marketing trend into your strategy, the next one appears on the horizon.
Source: CMSwireThe AI startup, born in NASA's Caltech labs, will use the funding to grow its team of engineers and scientists.
Source: ZDnetThe UK election this Thursday will be shaped by artificial intelligence. Voters will be swayed by this technology without even knowing it.
Source: HuffingtonpostAt a summit in Geneva, academics, policymakers, and humanitarians are plotting how AI could be used to transform the planet for the better.
Source: Technology ReviewRecently, Nivida unveiled Volta, the most advanced data-center graphics-processing unit ever built. With 21.1 billion transistors and a massive 815 mm2 footprint, it will facilitate the next generation of artificial intelligence.
Source: ForbesTo actually use any of that information, data scientists have become more and more vital to companies - to analyse and interpret the huge amounts of data and turn it all into something structured and useful.
Source: ScienceAlertIs your career endangered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.... It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate.
Source: TNWWhen you talk about Silicon Valley tech giants using AI to improve an existing product, there's a decent chance you're thinking of Google.
Source: BGRAI is set to take the future of healthcare by storm and remove any barriers to effective healthcare delivery.
Source: BusinessworldUnemployment is at its lowest since 2001, yet signs point to an increasing mismatch between workers' skills and the roles employers are seeking to fill
Source: WSJGenpact's new Pharmacovigilance Artificial Intelligence ("PVAI") solution promises to transform drug safety data management and reporting
Source: GenpactMachine learning, the field of AI that allows Alexa and Siri to parse what you say and self-driving cars to safely drive down a city street, could benefit from quantum computer-derived speedups, say researchers.
Source: IEEE Spectrum.Facebook's deep-learning artificial intelligence systems have learned to recognize your friends in your photos, and Google's AI has learned to anticipate what you'll be searching for. But there's no need to feel left out, even if your company's computers haven't learned much lately.
Source: IEEE SpectrumDo you ever wonder how your teammates perceive your Slack chat messages? Maybe you sound heroic! Or unpleasant. Perhaps you project harsh undertones you haven't even noticed!
Source: MediumAndrew Ng and Tong Zhang on how Artificial Intelligence is going to be like electricity, transforming every industry
Source: WSJWhen the going gets tough, true leaders take action.
Source: IncIt won't be long before "skilled in machine learning" becomes the new "proficient in Excel" as a standard bullet point on your resume.
Source: QZCan technology ever truly replace a present and attentive human mind? It's a question with philosophical undertones, but as Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and surprise us, that isn't stopping the tech industry from debating it.
Source: CMSwireMachine learning and image recognition companies often require loads of data in order to fine tune their software to work well.
Source: WSJArtificial intelligence is rapidly moving into health care, led by some of the biggest technology companies and emerging startups using it to diagnose and respond to a raft of conditions.
Source: HTA working definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the "theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.
Source: DHBenevolent is one of five private AI companies that has reached a valuation of more than $1bn, according to CB Insights
Source: Independent.co.ukThe race for artificial intelligence technology is on, and while tech giants like Google and Facebook snap up top talent to build out their own AI-powered products, a new startup has just raised a huge round of funding to help the rest of us
Source: TCCanada's fast-growing artificial intelligence industry has received another shot in the arm.
Source: BNNDuring the industrial revolution, there was an underlying fear about machines taking jobs away from humans.
Source: VBIt's safe to say that most sectors will undergo significant disruption as a result of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Source: IPwatchdogGoogle's brain team is open sourcing Tensor2Tensor, a new deep learning library designed to help researchers replicate results from recent papers in the field and push the boundaries of what's possible by trying new combinations of models, datasets and other parameters.
Source: TCLooking for a new job is getting easier. Google today launched a new jobs search feature right on its search result pages that lets you search for jobs across virtually all of the major online job boards like LinkedIn, Monster, WayUp, DirectEmployers, CareerBuilder and Facebook and others.
Source: TCThese and many other insights are from the Salesforce Fourth Annual State of Marketing - Marketing Embraces the AI Revolution published last week.
Source: ForbesBusinesses that successfully apply artificial intelligence (AI) could increase profitability by an average of 38 percent by 2035, according to a new report from Accenture.
Source: AccentureAdvances in artificial intelligence and deep learning have changed our lives. We are already using it even without realizing it: AI helps to power Google's search engine, Tesla's self-driving cars, Apple's voice assistant, and Amazon's shopping recommendations.
Source: VBYou can speed up AI training without having to use a supercomputer.
Source: HOB TeamIndian companies and start-ups are focusing on developing conversational bots, speech recognition tools, intelligent digital assistants and conversational services to be built over social media channels.
Source: DQDeepMind's Streams app will help doctors and nurses access patient's medical data
Source: ThevergeGoing through airport security is a universally painful experience. And despite being slow and invasive, the TSA doesn't have a great record at catching threats.
Source: TCData Science is a comparatively new domain which most of us is not thorough with, agreed?
Source: AirctoBusiness dynamics are evolving with every passing second. There is no doubt that the competition in todayâ??s business world is much more intense than it was a decade ago.
Source: Scientific AmericanAI is defined by many terms that crop up everywhere and are often used interchangeably. Read through to better know the difference between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.
Source: EdgylabsA.I. now rivals or exceeds the ability of experts in medicine and other fields to interpret what they see.
Source: Scientific American.Google is requiring users of its Google Talk messaging service in Gmail to switch to Hangouts after Monday.
Source: Business InsiderAt the annual Futiju Forum, held in Tokyo recently, technology-largely artificial intelligence (AI) including machine learning-was at the centre of all innovation, with the aim of helping solve everyday problems.
Source: Financial ExpressMoore's law famously declared that the processing power of microchips will grow exponentially. What today's keyboard warriors will find is that human brainpower and waking hours do not. As computers replace calculators, our tools become more capable, yet from society to software, can our very physical forms possibly keep up?
Source: ForbesLast year saw a record number of investments in AI with $5 billion in funding, and the number continues to grow. Investors' activity indicates the significance of this kind of technology for society
Source: ForbesChina and the United States dominate the world of artificial-intelligence research. Microsoft, IBM, and Google are the leading companies.
Source: HOB TeamFor years, researchers have been trying to figure out how the human brain organizes language - what happens in the brain when a person is presented with a word or an image.
Source: The Next PlatformWhether you're fresh out of engineering college or a few years into your career, all the bad news surrounding India's IT industry is understandably a cause for concern.
Source: QZNew building in White City shows increased commitment to IT, and the UK, after merger with Italy's Yoox
Source: TheguardianImagine a business world where employees are faster and more productive - where they can make smarter decisions and have the time to focus on strategy and being creative. This is all a near-reality with continued breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. AI is at the tipping point of becoming the next great technological disruptor.
Source: Salesforce"Everything we love about civilization is a product of intelligence, so amplifying our human intelligence with artificial intelligence has the potential of helping civilization flourish like never before - as long as we manage to keep the technology beneficial."
Source: Future of LifeFor the best career advice, take a lesson from these self-made billionaires.
Source: EntrepreneurI am more optimistic now than ever that natural language chatbots will succeed.
Source: Chatbots news dailyEric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google's parent company, Alphabet, recently spoke at the Viva Technology conference in Paris. He talked about how artificial intelligence and the increase in global connectivity would drive humanity forward.
Source: FuturismGoogle's DeepMind team has developed a way for their AI to be able to create images from sentences. The more detailed the sentence, the more detailed the resulting image will be.
Source: FuturismFind out more about one of the biggest commercial opportunities in today's fast-changing economy.
Source: PWC.co.ukRecently, my colleague looked at how healthcare analytics has changed over the past 10 years. Now, let's look at the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Source: Streamline HealthZombies and aliens may not be a realistic threat to our species. But there's one stock movie villain we can't be so sanguine about: sentient robots.
Source: FuturismArtificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly influential in peoples' lives, but their inner workings are often opaque. We examine why, and explore what's being done about it.
Source: ZDnetOn the beginning of the century nobody known what are chatbots, but now they are becoming increasingly popular, especially in recent months. It's important to note that its popularity growth depends not only on the variety of smart bots.
Source: MasterofcodeChatbot app expansion within the last couple months is continuing to change the direction of the tech world development towards the most popular messaging platforms, like Facebook Messenger, Telegram, WeChat, Line, Skype, Twitter Direct Messages, Slack, Google Assistant and others.
Source: MasterofcodeWhen I started my business, I chose to make my mark by taking an imaginative approach in an industry where traditional communication strategies were the norm. In the earlier days, we did this by using video as a means to pitch. Nowadays, we call that content creation.
Source: ForbesScientists are looking at how the brain processes information, and how that can be used in AI
Source: CBCOne of the greatest challenges facing artificial intelligence development is understanding the human brain and figuring out how to mimic it.
Source: ACSRetail investors do not always have adequate time to research opportunities for making money. Fortunately, the rise of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) is helping individual investors make more informed investment choices.
Source: InvestopediaThe workflow of the AI researcher has been quite different from the workflow of the software developer. Peter Norvig explores how the two can come together.
Source: OreillyIn 2012, an article published on Gizmodo stated that the best chatbot in the world is awful. Last year, Forbes published an article titled "Chatbots Will Be Your New Best Friend."
Source: HOB TeamThe world's leading drug companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve the hit-and-miss business of finding new medicines, with GlaxoSmithKline unveiling a new $43 million deal in the field on Sunday.
Source: ReutersUsers want to chat with a bot about anything and get an answer to each question immediately. The AI chatbot is a great way to satisfy such informational craving. What makes a bot intelligent?
Source: Chatbot News DailyOn June, 16 we hosted our first ever Bot Summit 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to bring Winnipeg businesses together and ideate what bots can accomplish for their respective organizations.
Source: MasterofcodeArtificial intelligence (AI) is far more than a buzzword. In a world where marketers are continually pushing for better consumer personalisation and solid marketing ROIs, AI helps by giving that high degree of precision and micro-targeting that's not possible for humans.
Source: AdnewsCogobuy Group ("Cogobuy" or the "Company", stock code: 400.HK; with its subsidiaries (the ''Group'')), the largest e-commerce platform serving the electronics manufacturing industry in China, is pleased to announce IngDan Labs, its research unit, has launched an open Artificial Intelligence ("AI") platform.
Source: PR NewswireThe internet is overflowing with tips on how to hack your health. From increasing cognitive function by drinking butter-spiked coffee to tracking sleep, stress, and activity levels with increasingly sophisticated fitness wearables, ours is a culture obsessed with optimizing performance.
Source: VBAs the chatbot world continues to expand, we in the tech industry face some critical questions. How will we measure success? And how do we ensure our approach to development drives successful outcomes?
Source: VBThe voicebot ecosystem is growing immensely - and amazing opportunities abound. Reading a recent post by Alon Bonder, and realizing the main subject of conversation for product managers, startups, and developers is voice-tech, I figured out some points to help you focus on building the right product for what's coming next.
Source: VBAI has been helping you with ordering food, assist you in daily household chores, imbibing your personality in games and now it has been advancing towards digital data security.
Source: HOB TeamThe Tata patriarch also highlighted that group companies will have to reinvent themselves to the changing times even as new-age intelligence of the future would in some way replicate human thinking.
Source: MoneycontrolMaybe we're headed for a robo-pocalpse, but let's deal with these other problems first, eh?
Source: The RegisterAlthough it was bought by Google in 2014, AI firm DeepMind has always been true to its British roots - expanding its offices in London, working closely with UK institutions like the NHS, and even teaching in the country's universities.
Source: The VergeChina's search giant Baidu has made another acquisition to continue its push into artificial intelligence, and specifically to help it carve out a place for itself as a platform for developers who want to create chatbots and other services based on natural language technology.
Source: TCIf you were born in the 80s or 90s, then there's a good chance the words 'machine learning' conjure images of Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator. It sounds like a far future concept that may be synonymous with AI and 'the rise of the machines'.
Source: AndroidauthorityWhat does it take to compete in a global arena in which retail and cloud are increasingly intertwined? Domain-specific data science and machine learning for the masses, according to Alibaba.
Source: ZDnetWorldwide spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems is predicted to increase 59.3% year-over-year to reach $12.5 billion by the end of 2017, according to an International Data Corporation (IDC) spending guide.
Source: MediapostAI, or artificial intelligence, has taken root in biotech. In this article, a contributor explores its newfound niches in the industry.
Source: LabiotechThere is no typecast for savvy AI businesses. They come in all sizes and represent an ever broadening swath of industry. Simply put, the era of artificial intelligence is remaking business as we know it.
Source: NVidiaPerfect is the enemy of good. Your innovative concepts are worthless if you can't implement your vision.
Source: EntrepreneurMcKinsey Global Institute Study, and discussion paper, Artificial Intelligence, The Next Digital Frontier (80 pp., PDF, free, no opt-in) published last month. McKinsey Global Institute published an article summarizing the findings titled How Artificial Intelligence Can Deliver Real Value To Companies. McKinsey interviewed more than 3,000 senior executives on the use of AI technologies, their companies.
Source: ForbesToday, even as automation is prevalent across industries, we have quickly moved to the age of robotics and artificial intelligence
Source: LivemintArtificial intelligence, or AI, is a real and growing part of our lives. From voice-controlled assistants to online ordering to self driving cars in development, AI is the brains behind computer software. As it improves computers, making them faster and smarter, is this technology a threat?
Source: CNBCAI is being used for much more than many realize. In fact, particle physicists are currently pushing the limits of our understanding of the universe with the help of these technologies.
Source: FuturismScientists have created an artificially intelligent system that is capable of producing cutting edge paintings that some consider to be better than works created by humans. How do the paintings, and other AI creations, relate to seminal criticisms of modern art?
Source: FuturismMicrosoft has created a new research lab with a focus on developing general-purpose artificial intelligence technology, the company revealed today. The lab will be located at Microsoft's Redmond HQ, and will include a team of more than 100 scientists working on AI, from areas including natural language processing, learning and perception systems.
Source: TCThe expectations over artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming too inflated. AI will indeed change everything, but not any time soon.
Source: Network World19-year-old Chinese Go prodigy Ke Jie just shared a remarkable lesson: Sometimes you win, even when you think you lost.
Source: IncArtificial intelligence is fast becoming the next major battlefield between Silicon Valley's biggest companies, and Microsoft is putting its troops in formation.
Source: Business InsiderThis week a report by PwC found that artificial intelligence could add as much as $15.7 trillion - around same as the combined output of China and India - to the global economy by 2030.
Source: ForbesThe company is looking to improve the way AI and humans get along, but it says we should think differently about how we ask machines to explain themselves.
Source: MITIt's a fascinating time in India and all major organizations in the country and the world are watching what's happening closely while tracking the ecosystem.
Source: LiveMintLast week I attended Supercharged: Marketers and Machines, a day packed with discussion about the rise of AI. With an impressive speaker list from both agency and client sides, here's my roundup of 3 of the day's hottest topics.
Source: OrmlondonThe use of chatbot technology is making it possible to cut medical costs while improving results.
Source: EntrepreneurIn the early days of graphical user interfaces, people had to invent scroll bars and menus. What is the scroll bar of AI? We dont know yet.
Source: fastcodesignArtificial Intelligence (AI) is dramatically changing business, and chatbots, fueled by AI, are becoming a viable customer service channel. The best ones deliver a customer experience (CX) in which customers cannot tell if they are communicating with a human or a computer.
Source: FobesRobots that serve dinner, self-driving cars and drone-taxis could be fun and hugely profitable. But don't hold your breath. They are likely much further off than the hype suggests.
Source: ZerohedgeAs an artificial intelligence researcher, I often come across the idea that many people are afraid of what AI might bring. It's perhaps unsurprising, given both history and the entertainment industry, that we might be afraid of a cybernetic takeover that forces us to live locked away, "Matrix"-like, as some sort of human battery.
Source: Business InsiderMachine learning with Big Data is, in many ways, different than "regular" machine learning. This informative image is helpful in identifying the steps in machine learning with Big Data, and how they fit together into a process of their own.
Source: KDnuggetsArtificial Intelligence will have a profound impact on the IT industry. The Machine Learning algorithms and models that bring AI to the forefront get only better with data. If these algorithms can learn from existing medical reports, and help doctors with diagnosis, the same can be used to improve IT operations.
Source: ForbesSo, you want to build a data science team? Here's some stuff to think about. Before long, just like this stock photo, you'll have a team of weird orange people with big bulbous heads, who can sit around a table looking at an enormous hologram of a simple bar chart.
Source: EconsultancyIf you have been wondering when machines will overtake people, they already have. Bots now account for more than half of the world internet traffic.
Source: SiliconrepublicResearchers from Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) have created AI models, or what they call dialog agents, that can negotiate.
Source: CnetEver eaten a dish you didn`t know them name of and wished you had the recipe so you could recreate it at home? Soon you might only need a picture of it.
Source: newscientistArtificial intelligence-driven technology revolution is expected to impact all sectors. Some firms have already deployed AI solutions and are reaping the benefits
Source: LivemintThe country's government has announced a scheme to surpass Western nations and shape the future of AI.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewSince the bot can almost completely replicate what the human has been doing, its automated script can replace the human
Source: LivemintIf you haven't heard of chatbots yet -- or your experience is limited to novelty programs like Cleverbot -- chances are you'll be seeing more of them in the coming years. Why? Because companies are slowly starting to leverage chatbots as a way to manage basic communication tasks that used to belong solidly to the realm of human capabilities.
Source: ForbesAnyone who watched IBMs Watson defeat 74-game Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings will know that artificial intelligence (AI) has the capability to transform all aspects of our lives. And corporate travel is no exception.
Source: Financial PostThe impact of AI technology has the potential to be so great that many prefer not to wait and learn from mistakes.
Source: HuffingtonpostTech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk recently slugged it out online over the possible threat artificial intelligence might one day pose to the human race, although you could be forgiven if you don't see why this seems like a pressing question.
Source: wcfcourierGoogle has committed to using machine learning and Artificial Intelligence technologies to make its products and services smarter and more intuitive in future. To achieve this goal, the company has invested substantially to build up its capabilities in both these areas in recent years.
Source: EweekArtificial Intelligence is colossally hyped these days, but the dirty little secret is that it still has a long, long way to go. Sure, A.I. systems have mastered an array of games, from chess and Go to "Jeopardy" and poker, but the technology continues to struggle in the real world. Robots fall over while opening doors, prototype driverless cars frequently need human intervention, and nobody has yet designed a machine that can read reliably at the level of a sixth grader, let alone a college student. Computers that can educate themselves - a mark of true intelligence - remain a dream.
Source: NY TimesWe live in a world of chatbots. Chatbots improve human interaction with systems by giving a response based on the user input. This means chatbots are simple automated programs that can process simple user inputs and provide a meaningful output. But with time, chatbots evolved and now are impacting the industries around us.
Source: GeektimeIn June, Alibaba founder Jack Ma said AI is not only a massive threat to jobs but could also spark World War III. Because of AI, he told CNBC, in 30 years we'll work only 4 hours a day , 4 days a week. Recode founder Kara Swisher told NPR's "Here and Now" that Ma is "a hundred percent right,"
Source: Business InsiderIn downtown Tokyo, just like in most major cities, taxi drivers make an educated guess as to where they might find their next paying passenger. Years of experience have honed their prediction skills to pinpoint customers depending on location, the time of day and weather. But even with this knowledge, tracking down passengers is still a hit and miss science with many drivers saying they can cruise around for up to two hours without finding a fare.
Source: ForbesMachine learning is exploding, with smart algorithms being used everywhere from email to smartphone apps to marketing campaigns. Translation: if you're looking for an in-demand career, setting yourself up with the skills to work with smart machines/artificial intelligence is a good move.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic in the area of life sciences lately. With a growing number of groundbreaking AI use cases in other hi-tech industries -- ranging from self-driving cars to speech and image recognition tools to personal assistants (you know Siri, don't you?) -- players in the biopharmaceutical industry are looking toward AI to speed up drug discovery, cut R&D costs, decrease failure rates in drug trials and eventually create better medicines.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence is bringing changes to all aspects of the hiring process. Could it ever replace negotiation? At Innovation Congress, a recent conference about staying competitive amidst rapidly changing technology, speakers discussed how companies are using AI to screen candidates.
Source: ForbesAs an artificial intelligence researcher, I often come across the idea that many people are afraid of what AI might bring. It's perhaps unsurprising, given both history and the entertainment industry, that we might be afraid of a cybernetic takeover that forces us to live locked away, Matrix-like, as some sort of human battery.
Source: QuartzShould lawyers should be concerned about whether AI will replace lawyers?
Source: AbovethelawAmazon uses it. Target uses it. Google uses it. "It" is machine learning, and it's revolutionizing the way companies do business worldwide.
Source: ForbesNew Invoca capability promises language pattern recognition based on the entire call vs. keyword spotting.
Source: MartechtodayCan computers be creative? That's a question bordering on the philosophical, but artificial intelligence (AI) can certainly make music and artwork that people find pleasing. Last year, Google launched Magenta, a research project aimed at pushing the limits of what AI can do in the arts. Science spoke with Douglas Eck, the team's lead in San Francisco, California, about the past, present, and future of creative AI. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Source: SciencemagAs fields of research, machine learning and artificial intelligence both date back to the 50s. More than half a century later, the disciplines have graduated from the theoretical to practical, real world applications. We'll have some of the top minds in both categories to discuss the latest advances and future of AI and ML on stage and Disrupt San Francisco in just over a month.
Source: TCDid you know that artificial intelligence startups continue to attract hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital investments? Or how about the fact that Harvard University recently received $28 million to build artificial intelligence as strong as the human brain?
Source: ForbesA big challenge in neuroscience is understanding how the brain encodes information. Neural networks are turning out to be great code crackers.
Source: MITLet's say your organization has the best content in your industry. Prospective customers go to your site, enter their questions in your search box, navigate through a few clicks, and - voil� - they get instant answers to their questions.
Source: CMTArtificial Intelligence is changing the way we think of technology. It is radically changing the various aspects of our daily life. Companies are now significantly making investments in AI to boost their future businesses.
Source: KnowstartupCurrently, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are having an increasing impact on many aspects of daily life. I recently spoke with Interactions Dr. Michael Johnston, a veteran of speech and language technology with over 25 years of experience in the industry, to discuss the benefits of combining artificial intelligence with human understanding.
Source: CustomerthinkAt OpenAI, the artificial intelligence lab founded by Tesla's chief executive, Elon Musk, machines are teaching themselves to behave like humans. But sometimes, this goes wrong.
Source: NYTimesWhile the manufacturing sector is increasingly using physical robots to improve industrial processes, the market for virtual bots or "chatbots" is also gaining serious traction in the space where humans and computers interact.
Source: VBThe world now has crushed into one single roof with the newest of technology and innovations; everything seems to be so easy and basic just with one tap or touch. Earlier what could have charged you and me a hundreds of bucks is now being able to be done at minimal or no cost. That's the power of technology that has taken control over the world.
Source: HOB TeamThe chatbots have made life simpler for humans. The way they are designed, today they are capable of assisting us with almost everything. Saying that they can be your friend, philosopher, and guide won't be wrong. We can notice chatbots marking their presence around us.
Source: ChatbotmagzineGiven the trajectory that artificial intelligence is on, machines will soon do everything that people do today. In a world of increasingly powerful technology, which in aggregate will make the world a better, richer place but at the micro, personal level will make a lot of skills less relevant and less valuable, it is smart to try to figure out how to "beat the bot". These are four areas and skills that are "AI-proof" - well, at least for a little while...
Source: TelegraphThe operational research unit of the Military Intelligence Unit - the software unit of the Israeli army's J6/C4i Directorate's Lotem Unit - doesn't look like the kind of place where state-of-the art artificial intelligence is being put to work.
Source: HaaretzAmazon's head of A.I. for its AWS cloud computing outfit, Matt Wood, sits down for a talk about how the company is popularizing machine learning and related tasks, and where the technology is headed in coming years.
Source: BarronsA standout session from the third day of programming at the 2017 International Legal Technology Association Conference (ILTACON), "Where Does Blockchain Fit in Legal?," brought together a diverse panel of experts and a packed room of participants at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Source: BNAGoogle's enterprise cloud platform is starting to become a factor in business IT thanks to strong data preparation, machine learning and AI capabilities.
Source: TechtargetWe have been hearing for some time now that fake news is real as in, it exists. A lot of it. We have also been hearing that one of the major ways it spreads is fake through bots, not humans.
Source: Naked SecurityPeople are chatting about chatbots. They are the new shiny toys of digital media and have everyone scratching their heads, wondering how they can incorporate this new technology into their own marketing strategy
Source: socialbakersIndia is a great place for AI startups to experiment, but not a lucrative market, says Ashwini Asokan, co-founder of Mad Street Den, a AI company from Chennai thatâ??s focused on visual recognition. Supply and demand in India has been non-deep tech. To me this is not surprising at all, she says about Tracxns data on investments in Indian AI companies.
Source: Factor DailySilicon Valley technology company ThoughtSpot has completed a $120 million funding round to fuel the start-up's new artificial intelligence endeavor.
Source: reutersDemand for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning specialists in the country are expected to see a 60% rise by 2018 due to increasing adoption of automation, says KellyOCG India.
Source: Live MintInstagram CEO Kevin Systrom on Free Speech, Artificial Intelligence, and Internet Addiction
Source: WiredThe letter is the first time that AI and robotics companies have taken a joint stand on the issue. Previously, only a single company, Canadas Clearpath Robotics, had formally called for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons.
Source: business insiderEarlier this month, tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg debated the pros and cons of artificial intelligence from different corners of the internet. While SpaceXâ??s CEO is more of an alarmist, insisting that we should approach AI with caution and that it poses a "fundamental existential risk," Facebookâ??s founder leans toward a more optimistic future, dismissing â??doomsday scenariosâ?? in favor of AI helping us build a brighter future.
Source: QuartzFor the last half-decade, the most exciting, contentious, and downright awe-inspiring topic in technology has been artificial intelligence. Titans and geniuses have lauded AI's potential for change, glorifying its application in nearly every industry imaginable.
Source: HuffingtonpostArtificial intelligence (AI) has become such a buzzword that it's at risk of becoming no more than tech marketing pixie dust. Just sprinkle a little here and suddenly, your solution inherits the foresight of a self-driving Tesla and the simplicity of an Amazon Echo.
Source: ForbesTesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk has joined dozens of CEOs of artificial intelligence companies in signing an open letter urging the United Nations to ban the use of AI in weapons before the technology gets out of hand.
Source: LA TimesBixby, Samsung's artificial intelligence engine that will answer spoken questions and that can identify landmarks and objects photographed with the S8's camera, is now launching an Australian version.
Source: afrThe TCS study further states that 84% of global leaders interviewed felt that AI will bring major transformations in the way they do business. The ultimate aim of AI that remains is to achieve the sophistication of the human brain to soak in data, derive outcomes and make decisions based on empirical evidences
Source: Financial ExpressThe three countries are leading an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, Malcolm Frank, head of strategy at leading outsourcing firm Cognizant, told CNNMoney in an interview.
Source: CNNMachine Learning and AI are often heralded as the future of, well, every industry ever. But what about the future of Machine Learning itself? Sebastian Raschka, applied machine learning and deep learning researcher at Michigan State University and the author of Packt's best-selling book Python Machine Learning, takes a look at what's changed the most in the last few years and what's next on the horizon - here's a hint, it's not robots taking over the world.
Source: CBRMicrosoft made a splash in the world of dedicated AI hardware today when it unveiled a new system for doing high-speed, low-latency serving of machine learning models. The company showed off a new system called Brainwave that will allow developers to deploy machine learning models onto programmable silicon and achieve high performance beyond what they'd be able to get from a CPU or GPU.
Source: VB"Human plus machine isn't the future, it's the present," Garry Kasparov said in a recent TED talk.
Source: ForbesAI Now is a new initiative working, in partnership with the ACLU, to explore the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence.
Source: ACLUA revolution in warfare where killer robots, or autonomous weapons systems, are common in battlefields is about to start.
Source: Business InsiderIn June 2017, artificial intelligence (AI) startup, SparkCognition raised $32.5 million Series B funding for its AI powered cyber-physical software (CPS). The round led by Verizon Ventures with participation by Boeing's HorizonX unit. In July 2017, the company announced an eight to 10-month project with the United States Air Force (USAF) to bring AI by the DiuX, which accelerates commercial innovation for national defense.
Source: ForbesAs Earth-observing satellites become more plentiful and climate models more powerful, researchers who study global warming are facing a deluge of data. Some are now turning to the latest trend in artificial intelligence (AI) to help trawl through all the information, in the hope of discovering new climate patterns and improving forecasts.
Source: scientific americanCB Insights is putting the numbers behind what industry insiders have already been noticing: Artificial intelligence is hot in healthcare right now.
Source: Healthcare DiveWHEN the first printed books with illustrations started to appear in the 1470s in the German city of Augsburg, wood engravers rose up in protest. Worried about their jobs, they literally stopped the presses. In fact, their skills turned out to be in higher demand than before: somebody had to illustrate the growing number of books.
Source: The EconomistA team of NYU researchers has discovered a way to manipulate the artificial intelligence that powers self-driving cars and image recognition by installing a secret backdoor into the software.
Source: QuartzAmazon isn't synonymous with high fashion yet, but the company may be poised to lead the way when it comes to replacing stylists and designers with ever-so-chic AI algorithms.
Source: Technology ReviewBack in the Old Days, you used to have to hire a bunch of mathematicians to crunch numbers if you wanted to extrapolate insights from your data. Not anymore.
Source: The Financial BrandResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologies Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a machine learning algorithm that leverages large amounts of intensive care unit (ICU) data to predict actionable interventions for patients and improve health outcomes.
Source: Health Data ManagementThis week's milestones in the history of technology include the coining of the term "artificial intelligence," the digitization of the Library of Congress, and the first penny paper.
Source: ForbesIndustrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is already revolutionizing domains such as manufacturing, automobiles and healthcare. But the real value of IIoT will be realized only when Machine Learning (ML) is applied to the sensor data. This article attempts to highlight how ML augments IIoT solutions by bringing intelligent insights.
Source: ForbesUsually, a companies research department winning a top conference prize isn't that noteworthy. Unless the company is Apple.
Source: QuartzIf the barrier to precision medicine is data handling, then artificial intelligence (AI) may be the logical solution. Machine learning and deep learning are making inroads in a variety of industries, and seem poised to have a big impact in medicine, a process that is already in motion â?? and perhaps not a moment too soon.
Source: Medcity NewsTime and again, research has shown that the machines we build reflect how we see the world, whether consciously or not. For artificial intelligence that reads text, that might mean associating the word "doctor" with men more than women, or image-recognition algorithms that misclassify black people as gorillas.
Source: QZSpain's agricultural ministry has this month launched, for the second consecutive year, a pilot experiment using artificial intelligence techniques (AI) to anticipate the evolution of the olive fly pest. EURACTIV's partner EFEAgro reports.
Source: euractivIn conjunction with the Little Ripper Group, the university will train the system to look for the sharks via aerial videos, separating them from other marine life or other objects in the ocean. The research could also be used to identify dolphins, porpoises or other sea creatures.
Source: bgrEven though Walmart was founded in 1962, it's on the cutting edge when it comes to transforming retail operations and customer experience by using machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data. In recent years, its patent applications, position as the second largest online retailer and investment in retail tech and innovation are just a few reasons they are among the retail leaders evolving to take advantage of tech to build their business and provide better service to their customers.
Source: ForbesZack Thoutt, a GoT fan and software engineer, created a type of AI, known as a recurrent neural network. Thoutt fed the machine all 5,376 pages of the five current books and it generated predictions on what will happen next.
Source: Fox NewsAnalyzing the large amounts of data created by internet-connected devices will be a huge market in the coming decades, according to a top Wall Street firm.
Source: CNBCIn the interests of disclosure, Tegmark and I are collaborators and share a literary agent. With physicists Stephen Hawking and Frank Wilczek, we wrote the 2014 Huffington Post article
Source: NatureMachine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are extraordinarily hard to pull off in the real world, so of course the solution must be open source. From Google's TensorFlow to Microsoft's Cognitive Toolkit, the world is awash in open source ML/AI code... none of which seems to be solving the gaping void between AI hype and production deployment reality. By Gartner's estimates a mere 15 per cent of organisations actually get into production with ML/AI.
Source: The RegisterWhat should be heavily regulated is its use in dangerous applications, such as guns or weapons.
Source: ForbesEven though Walmart was founded in 1962, it's on the cutting edge when it comes to transforming retail operations and customer experience by using machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data. In recent years, its patent applications, position as the second largest online retailer and investment in retail tech and innovation are just a few reasons they are among the retail leaders evolving to take advantage of tech to build their business and provide better service to their customers.
Source: ForbesLet's be honest, on a day-to-day basis, does anyone interface with artificial intelligence (A.I.) cool enough to merit all the hype? Unless you own a self-driving car or work for the NSA, the answer is probably "no".
Source: The Next WebI've recently been involved in several presentations and expert panels on the benefits, challenges and social consequences arising from a future alongside robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies.
Source: The AustralianArtificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to have an impact on many areas of customer relationship management (CRM), according to an International Data Corporation (IDC) report commissioned by CRM solution provider Salesforce.
Source: emarketerIf artificial intelligence lives up to the hype and becomes the most important aspect of cloud computing over the next several years, Walmart wants to make sure its prepared.
Source: GeekWireIBM is officially partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to run an artificial intelligence (AI) research lab. This Watson-branded joint MIT-IBM AI research initiative a partnership of acronyms will be funded through a 10-year, $240 million investment from IBM and will be co-located at IBM's Research Lab in Cambridge and at the MIT campus.
Source: FuturismImagine a gender equitable society. Where women are not the stereotypical nurturers and men are not the conventional providers. Where the roles that people play in the society are aligned with their acumen and interests rather than a gender driven portrayal of a deeply entrenched parochial viewpoint.
Source: huffingtonpostArtificial intelligence can accurately guess whether people are gay or straight based on photos of their faces, according to new research suggesting that machines can have significantly better "gaydar" than humans.
Source: theguardianOne of Skift's travel megatrends for 2107 was that, after years of hype, travel companies are finally putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work.
Source: SkiftCompanies in India say the use of artificial intelligence (AI) have added jobs in their firms and see little to no job losses as a result of the technology, a report by IT and consulting firm Capgemini showed.
Source: ETFrom Siri to Alexa, customers are becoming accustomed to AI-powered solutions and soon they will expect the same for their local businesses. Sure, an AI roll-out can be daunting, but by adopting a strategic approach and adding smart software, small businesses will not only be able to differentiate themselves from competitors, but compete with the industry giants as well.
Source: ForbesCongress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will on Monday address students at a US university, but will not be giving any talk on artificial intelligence.
Source: Hindustan TimesOne of the most significant advances for sales in this decade is the growing sophistication and accuracy of predictive analytics-the science of knowing how and why and when people buy, and the best ways to approach them in sales. Predictive analytics is, in my opinion, one of the most compelling uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Source: ForbesYou may know the art of the deal, but there's a science to it, too. And artificial intelligence is beginning to learn it. Computers that could negotiate for us could automate and optimize everything from traffic intersections to global treaties.
Source: sciencemagIn retail, supply chain efficiency is essential. Inventory management, picking, packing and shipping are all time and resource-intensive processes which can have dramatic impact on a business's bottom line.
Source: ForbesA bot might someday take your job, but perhaps it can help you negotiate a nice severance package, too. A recent research paper (PDF) suggests that AI agents could do all sorts of useful haggling, providing they become a little bit smarter, and users can be persuaded to trust them.
Source: Technology ReviewFor Russia and Vladimir Putin, it is clear that planetary domination and artificial intelligence (AI) are inextricably intertwined. "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia but for all humankind," he said via live video feed as schools started this month. "Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."
Source: FuturismIndia is way ahead of many other countries in implementing artificial intelligence (AI). Well over half-58%-of the companies that are using AI in India are working with the technology at scale, i.e., they are going beyond pilot and test projects and adopting the technology at a larger scale, says a Capgemini report released this month. The report is based on a survey of nearly 1,000 companies that are using AI and have revenues of over $500 million across nine countries. It was conducted between March and June 2017.
Source: QuartzLeading artificial intelligence firms' market cap is going to "absolutely, positively" represent five to 10 times the market cap of today's consumer internet and social media giants, Breyer Capital CEO Jim Breyer said at CNBC and Institutional Investor's Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Source: The StreetEven as a debate rages over possible consequences of artificial intelligence (AI), a global survey has found managing security risk arising out of its adoption as the biggest concern for companies.
Source: Economic TimesAs organizations look for ways to better serve their customers, many are seeking new and innovative ways to better understand their customers' wants and behaviors. Increasingly, this means the use of digital tools and digital transformation initiatives, as well as the use of customer and predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, to better know and understand their prospects' and customers' needs to provide an outstanding customer experience.
Source: Pay BeforeLast year, my lab at Georgia Tech created Jill Watson, an A.I.-powered virtual teaching assistant designed to help answer students' questions in the discussion forum of an online class on artificial intelligence. To assess Jill's performance properly, we chose not to reveal her identity until the conclusion of the class.
Source: NY TimesThe Coca Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company selling more than 500 brands of soft drink to customers in over 200 countries. Every single day the world consumes more that 1.9 billion servings of their drinks including brands like Coca Cola (including Diet and Zero) as well as Fanta, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade, Schweppes, Minute Maid and others.
Source: ForbesWhether Artificial Intelligence (AI) would kill most jobs or create many new ones is a fiercely waged debate across the world. A new book, 'What To Do When Machines
Source: businesstodayIn the next few years, you will probably have your first interaction with a medical artificial intelligence (AI) system. The same technology that powers self-driving cars, voice assistants in the home, and self-tagging photo galleries is making rapid progress in the field of health care, and the first medical AI systems are already rolling out to clinics.
Source: theconversationJohn Giannandrea from Google had many great things to say about artificial intelligence at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. In particular, he thinks that people are too scared about general purpose artificial intelligence.
Source: TechCrunchThere are thousands of articles on artificial intelligence and, if you follow the field, the vast majority of them seem to be warnings of impending doom or technology experts shrieking that AI isn't as big a deal as the media would have you believe, "Move along there's nothing to see here," they appear to say. All of those people are wrong.
Source: thenextwebDivining what the Russian President Vladimir Putin really thinks has implications not only for his country but for the future of the rest the world. Recently, Putin has been expressing some feelings about artificial intelligence that have both intrigued and puzzled observers.
Source: BigthinkIt's clear artificial intelligence (AI) is 2017's hype, with vendors AI-washing their offerings and analysts talking up a storm about it at any and all confabs. But, cutting through the hype, there actually appears to be a "there" there.
Source: ForbesJohannesburg - Medicine will look and be practised differently in the future.
Source: Fin24Citing the need for jobs of the future, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced $22.5 million in state support for the creation of a Rochester Data Science Consortium on the University of Rochester campus.
Source: DemocratandchronicleAccording to Aaron Shapiro, the CEO of the marketing firm Huge , brands will take a backseat as technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning become more prevalent.
Source: Business InsiderOver 100 CEOs of artificial intelligence and robotics firms recently signed an open letter warning that their work could be repurposed to build lethal autonomous weapons - "killer robots." They argued that to build such weapons would be to open a "Pandora's Box." This could forever alter war.
Source: TimeThere is growing concern in some quarters of the media about the misuse of the term artificial intelligence as a mere buzzword, as little more than the newest way to market a company's products or image, an issue I discussed in an interview in leading Spanish daily El Pais after participating in an OECD forum on the topic in Paris last June.
Source: ForbesThere is growing concern in some quarters of the media about the misuse of the term artificial intelligence as a mere buzzword, as little more than the newest way to market a company's products or image, an issue I discussed in an interview in leading Spanish daily El Pais after participating in an OECD forum on the topic in Paris last June.
Source: ForbesWe all interact with artificial intelligence every day: It builds our Google searches, our Facebook feeds, and predicts the next word we'll type. In this way we're consumers of AI, rather than using it ourselves.
Source: QuartzThe owner of the Dallas Mavericks told a room of 4,000 technology professionals why he's betting on artificial intelligence.
Source: dmagazineThe Splunk platform is well-used by some of the biggest names in the industry when it comes to machine analytics. Today it announced that it is adding AI into the mix in its new release - Splunk IT Service Intelligence 3.0.
Source: ForbesIf you are talking about the academic research community, its not over-hyped. There have been major breakthroughs in AI over the past couple of years, and the celebration is certainly justified.
Source: ForbesConversations on Artificial Intelligence (AI) range from the extremely progressive views on the possibilities it offers to the other side of the spectrum where the chatter is all humdrum and the fear of losing jobs to machines overtakes everything else. Well, the fact is, both perspectives are right and matter equally.
Source: Live MintThe modern digital enterprise collects data on an unprecedented scale. Andrew Ng, currently at startup deeplearning.ai, formerly chief scientist at Chinese internet giant Baidu and co-founder of education startup Coursera, says, like electricity 100 years ago, "AI will change pretty much every major industry." Machine Learning (ML) is a popular application of AI that refers to the use of algorithms that iteratively learn from data. ML, at its best, allows companies to find hidden insights in data without explicitly programming where to look.
Source: SD TIMESWith every new trend comes a counter-trend. And so despite the current excitement over the wonders of artificial intelligence, one company is betting that human intelligence can still deliver solutions for businesses that AI cannot hope to match.
Source: Tech CrunchFrom hedge funds to venture capital firms, everyone in finance has some idea about how data and quantitative analysis will reshape their industry. Firms like Signal Fire track engineers as they move from company to company to draw attention to growing startups. And funds like Numerai and Quantopian are putting faith in quants to determine optimal trading strategies.
Source: Tech CrunchThere are many differing opinions on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on our worklives, from dazzling to dystopian.
Source: ForbesMany investors are in fact underestimating the true potential of AI and don't understand that this area "might hold the key to all of sales" if we just learn how to harness its true powers, Cramer explained during a recent "Mad Money" show.
Source: benzingaGoogle's artificial intelligence technology has a considerably higher I.Q. than Apple's Siri virtual assistant, according to a new academic paper attempting to compare the smarts of various artificial intelligence systems.
Source: CNBCArtificial intelligence (AI) for cybersecurity is already making a significant positive impact in the enterprise, with 64% of IT decision-makers expecting to see ROI from their investments in AI in fewer than two years.
Source: infosecurity-magazineArtificial intelligence software is automating a lot of jobs that used to require human beings.
Source: RecodeThe Pew Research Center wanted to gauge Americans' sentiments on robots and computers getting good enough to assume human tasks. The unequivocal reaction? Thanks, but we'll pass.
Source: QZA recent study from iovationon has centred on the movement towards using machine learning (ML) analytics for improving fraud mitigation and customer experience.The findings showed that while 68% of financial institutions (FIs) cite ML analytics as a high priority investment over the next few years the path to adoption will not be without its challenges. iovation and Aite Group will be hosting a webinar at 10AM PST on November 9th to discuss the results of this survey.
Source: information-ageAddressing a packed session at OpenWorld yesterday, Oracle president of product development, Thomas Kurian, revealed how the firm had infused new forms of human interface, autonomous computing, artificial intelligence, IoT, and blockchain technology into their latest cloud offerings.
Source: which-50Google acquired the British artificial-intelligence startup DeepMind in 2014 for a reported £400 million (roughly $525 million), a company its cofounder Demis Hassabis once described as aiming at "solving intelligence, and then using that to solve everything else.
Source: QZCustomers with questions about their online orders this holiday shopping season may think they're asking a seasonal worker for help, but artificial intelligence (AI) is likely giving them the information they need.
Source: MarketwatchThe banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector is clearly taking the lead in using artificial intelligence-powered chatbots in India.
Source: LivemintBy 2022, most people in mature economies will consume more false information than true information mainly via social media platforms, market research firm Gartner predicted on Friday.
Source: The Economic TimesWhen a technology has its breakthrough, it can often only be determined in hindsight. In the case of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), this is different.
Source: Gulf NewsCrucial time and tremendous amounts of resources are lost every day in the world's healthcare systems. Misdiagnoses cost unnecessary additional tests, result in delayed treatment plans and diminished survival or remission rates from what would have transpired had it been caught and identified correctly earlier.
Source: ForbesGoogle is rolling out an entirely new product alongside its recent Pixel and Google Home releases: the Google Clips camera. It is visually unassuming: a small, flat, square, wireless camera that can clip onto your shirt pocket (or whatever you dream up) and take photos.
Source: FuturismApple might get a lot of the media spotlight for the iPhone, but Google kicks Apple's ass in more ways than one when it comes to services... and especially AI assistants.
Source: Tweak TownIt sounds like science fiction, but that's the idea behind a new algorithm out of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) - and its discovery has implications for everything from emergency response to self-driving cars.
Source: MITMany leading AI researchers think that in a matter of decades, artificial intelligence will be able to do not merely some of our jobs, but all of our jobs, forever transforming life on Earth.
Source: NPRArtificial Intelligence can bring huge benefits for society. And despite the headlines, fears of AI taking over are nothing more than Holywood fantasy, writes Patrice Caine.
Source: EuractivChatbots, computer programs that typically use text-based live chat as an interface to carry out tasks for customers on behalf of the business, are emerging as an inexpensive way to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in banking.
Source: Business InsiderOpenAI, the artificial intelligence research lab backed by Elon Musk, found that AI pitted against another AI opponent could continuously learn and adapt to its foe, as well as explore new and different ways to capitalize on weaknesses.
Source: QuartzAI is expensive to implement, but applications for mobile payments and other mobile functions were top of mind at a big conference. Baird analysts weigh in.
Source: BARRONSJavier Minhondo, VP of Technology at Globant, walks us through the practical impacts of artificial intelligence on IT services companies and their clients.
Source: Nearshore AmericasMicrosoft just announced a new set of artificial intelligence tools aimed at bringing AI to "every developer and organization on the planet." This latest wave of announcements includes innovations that span a few different areas. Here's a rundown of the new Microsoft AI tools and what they could mean for your organization.
Source: TechgenixOnly a handful of companies can compete at this level. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft "have all these PhDs, and they have all this PhD tech," says Ali Ghodsi, the CEO of Databricks, a startup that works with businesses to add AI to their processes. "But the rest of the Fortune 2000, they don't," leading to what Ghodsi states is an emerging "1% problem," in which only the largest players have the wherewithal to take full advantage of this new technology.
Source: Fast CompanyIn the world of poker, players bet on odds based on cards, reading the other players at the table. With the recent growth of AI technology and computers adapted to play the game, the potential of reading an opponent is not possible.
Source: HOB TeamTelstra has used open source machine learning technology to answer the age-old question that plagues every marketer: how effective is my ad spend?
Source: It NewsSearch has been at the forefront of conversation for advertisers in recent months as the likes of Google, Pinterest and Asos announced their move away from the traditional search to focus on image and voice search. The step back from key words and search engine optimisation (SEO) has also brought around many questions about the use of data, machine learning and the morality of paid search.
Source: The DrumHumans were are not built to spend more than two hours looking at a screen or scrolling through excel sheets. Humans are best at being human. Artificial Intelligence will do the rest.
Source: ForbesMusk addresses a couple of key issues. The first is how we should take care when it comes to the implementation of AI. The second, and perhaps the most important challenge, is how can you regulate and oversee this technology?
Source: CointelegraphOne of the (many) problems that porn websites that rely upon user-generated content have, is that its one-handed users often don't respect proper database use. As a consequence, you may have thousands of clips, all described with the same five words and two tags. That makes discovery and cataloging a problem, especially if you're looking for videos to cater to your very specific niche or favorite performer.
Source: engadgetRazorthink Inc., an innovator in Artificial Intelligence Data Science for the Enterprise, today announced Razorthink Big Brain, the first Deep Learning Data Science Platform that automates the data preparation, modeling, evaluation and deployment of Deep Learning solutions at scale. With Razorthink Big Brain, organizations can quickly generate Expert AIs that supercharge their data science efforts with superior big data predictive analytics and help businesses avoid blind spots by 'knowing what they don't know.'
Source: Globe News WireWhy the sunny outlook? Because AI is widely seen as a market with massive potential-and Baidu, at its heart a research company, has the culture and mindset to succeed, co-founder and CEO Robin Li said at the Wall Street Journal's D.Live conference in Laguna Beach.
Source: FortuneAs if active portfolio managers didn't have enough challenges from computer-driven passive investing strategies, now machines are directly horning in on their territory
Source: BloombergGovernments around the world are beginning to understand the potential and importance of artificial intelligence (AI). International acceptance has spread with the implementation of AI regulations, like what has been created in Germany. For others, like the U.S., incorporating AI begins with recommendations on how to move forward with the tech. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), however, the government took AI adoption one step further by installing a minister in-charge of AI.
Source: FuturismThe robots have arrived on Wall Street, and so far they're giving the market a pretty good run for its money.Earlier this week marked the debut of an upstart fund called the AI Powered Equity ETF, an actively managed security that seeks to use artificial intelligence to beat the market.
Source: CNBCBox CEO Aaron Levie reveals the cloud storage company's new AI upgrades at the company's Boxworks 2017 conference.
Source: Business InsiderThe artificial intelligence that will power future robots and content filters now has a new resource for understanding humans.
Source: QZThere is plenty that Artificial Intelligence can achieve in the healthcare arena, including promoting communication between all the members of the care team, and among the team and families
Source: MintBy now you've heard of machine-learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), but understanding these technologies can be overwhelming.
Source: Marketing ProfsOne of the things people frequently talk about as a drawback of the current class of deep learning techniques that are helping fuel the AI wave is that they require a lot of data to work. But how much is enough data?
Source: Venture BeatElon Musk has spoken out against the possible creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) god that humans could worship.
Source: IndependentArtificial intelligence is the latest Silicon Valley darling. Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple are using it in their image recognition algorithms, in their voice-based virtual assistants, and in their attempts to curate news and social media posts specifically for your eyes.
Source: StateBlockchain, together with artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and virtual and augmented reality, have the potential to deliver disruptive outcomes and reshape digital business in 2018. And companies that have not started the digital investment cycle are at high risk of being disrupted.
Source: PR NewswireThe four-month program will be offered by IIIT-Hyderabad's Machine Learning Laboratory in partnership with TalentSprint.
Source: The News MinuteWant to get rich? Start studying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The AI is going to move the world in the coming years and already Silicon Valley companies are paying big bucks for people who know it, or machine learning, well enough to solve big problems.
Source: India TodayThe idea of smart cities - infrastructure interlinked by software - isn't new, but it's undeniably cool. Who wouldn't want to live somewhere where programs use data and evidence, not intuition, to actively improve their day-to-day lives?
Source: Ifl ScienceBeijing-headquartered Bitmain, the world's largest Bitcoin mining hardware producer, today announced its first products for accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Source: Finance MagnatesConsider the job of an intelligence analyst-someone who has to sift through vast amounts of information and figure out the bigger narrative.
Source: Popular ScienceResearch analysts are the most likely employees on Wall Street to find themselves working with-or being replaced by-robots, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates.
Source: QZUniversity of Helsinki researchers have developed artificial intelligence software, which can evaluate the maturity of a preterm infant's brain directly from an EEG.
Source: ScienceDailyFor the last year, the people of Hangzhou, China - a city of more than nine million - have had every moment of their lives tracked.
Source: Fox NewsSoftware Enterprises Association (HYSEA) and International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote artificial intelligence and machine learning among the current engineering workforce.
Source: ETIn an earnings call, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted the benefits of artificial intelligence. Google got in early on AI and has since used the technology to power their Google Assistant and improve their Google Photos and Maps services.
Source: FuturismAs artificial intelligence (AI) works its way into mainstream business practices, various different applications are coming up in conversations about how to best leverage the technology. In observing these conversations, I notice some writers using the terms machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) interchangeably. The two are actually different concepts in terms of the business problems they solve and the resources they require, and confusing them could lead to unwanted - and costly - results. Let's take a moment to set the record straight.
Source: Inside Big DataTypical AI specialists, both Ph.Ds fresh out of school and people with less education and just a few years of experience, can be paid from $300,000 to $500,000 a year
Source: The HinduEmirates' first challenge is to develop a new fleet of autonomous vehicles.
Source: Khaleej TimesAs China's population ages, elderly parents find that they are often unable to rely on their only children to care for them. Only 38% of those over 60 live with their children. With over 185 million people over 60 years of age, even the most dedicated working children of aging parents and grandparents struggle to meet their needs.
Source: ForbesNow, we have the big data, the computing power, as well as the deep learning algorithms. Consequently, the applicability of AI is growing by leaps and bounds.
Source: Opengov AsiaWe're living through the most significant technological shift in human history. Our smartphones are connected to thousands of computers and access terabytes of data, and whether we realize it or not, our lives are heavily impacted by algorithms- our news feeds, the products we buy, our food, our transportation, etc.
Source: Economic TimesWhat is the biggest unresolved problem for AI? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Source: ForbesThere is little doubt that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every facet of human life. How far this transformation will go and what the full ramifications for society will be are still unknown but this hasn't prevented people from making both optimistic and dire predictions.
Source: The ConversationExpert System hosted the first Cogito AI Day, a conference dedicated to Artificial Intelligence and its use in business. Industry leaders including Intesa Sanpaolo, Lloyd's of London and Forrester were among the participants.
Source: PR NewswireArtificial Intelligence (AI) is seen as a differentiating technology for banking while blockchain does not feature on the list for the banking and investment services CIOs as they go digital, a Gartner survey said on Monday.
Source: FirstpostThe software can learn, evolve and associate information like the human brain.
Source: ProactiveinvestorsTeam New Zealand used an artificial intelligence agent to help set up their stunning America's Cup victory.
Source: StuffGoogle is actively promoting TensorFlow, software that makes it easier to build artificial intelligence (AI) systems, as a way to forge business ties in China.
Source: LivemintAlthough much of the attention around deep learning for voice has focused on speech recognition, developments in artificial speech synthesis (text to speech) based on neural network approaches have been just as swift.
Source: The Next PlatformWhen you type 'machine learning' into Google News, the first link you see is a Forbes Magazine piece called "What's The Difference Between Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence?" This article contained so many flowery, grandiose descriptions about ML and AI technology that I couldn't help but laugh. A few notable quotes include
Source: IoT For AllAccording to Google Trends, interest in the term 'machine learning' (ML) has increased over 300% since 2013. The world has watched ML go from the realm of a relatively small number of data scientists to the mainstream of analysis and business. And while this has resulted in a plethora of innovations and improvements among our customers and for organisations worldwide, it's also provoked reactions ranging from curiosity to anxiety among people everywhere.
Source: IB TimesFrom personal digital assistants to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence is quickly gaining ground with the technology promising increased productivity, efficiency and safety.
Source: CS GlobalEtisalat, on 3rd of November, announced that the company will be offering the much-awaited phone, the iPhone X soon. With a revolutionary new design accompanied by a stunning all-screen display, the phone is no less than a sensation. Customers can place an order in advance to get iPhone X at Etisalat website and Etisalat stores, from 3rd of November.
Source: IphoneNearly 60 years ago, then-Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson seized his colleagues with a stark Cold War warning: Whoever wins the space race, he predicted, would gain "control, total control, over the Earth for purposes of tyranny or for the service of freedom.
Source: Foreign PolicyKai-Fu Lee is very bullish about the future of AI in China. He started his lunch keynote at MIT's AI and the Future of Work event by predicting that self-driving cars will become a mass phenomenon in the U.S. in 15 to 20 years. But in China it will be "more like 10 years."
Source: ForbesAn Interview with Sergey Nikolenko, Chief Scientist of Neuromation, a Blockchain for Artificial Intelligence company.
Source: NextbigfutureA chatbot programmed to be a seven-year-old boy has become the first AI bot to be granted official residence in Tokyo, Japan.
Source: News WeekThe global artificial intelligence in cyber security market is expected to reach $18.2 billion by 2023. Artificial intelligence is playing a crucial role in cyber security by identifying threats and protecting organizationsâ?? data from lethal cyber-attacks.
Source: PR NewswireFor years China has watched with envy as the West developed one frontier technology after another, while it could only count on low-cost labor to fuel growth.
Source: ForbesAt the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, Fei Sha will bring an expertise in AI and his commitment to collaboration to take on some of health care's most troubling issues
Source: USC NewsArtificial intelligence, as the name suggests is the tech behind artificially recreating human intelligence, by making a software that understands repetitive human habits.
Source: YourstoryUsually when a new technology starts getting noticed, the subsequent hype in the industry is inevitable. The hype is partly created by the vendor and consulting community looking for new business, partly created by professionals in the industry wanting to keep up and comment on the latest trends, partly created by companies with the ambition to be seen moving with the times and becoming early adopters.
Source: CIOArtificial intelligence could sideline and "destroy" its human creators if engineers cannot get a grip on the ethics behind it, Stephen Hawking has warned.
Source: FoxnewsIf Jonathan Rothberg has a superpower, it's cramming million-dollar, mainframe-sized machines onto single semiconductor circuit boards.
Source: WiredA "lazy animator" has given a glimpse of what futuristic films might look like if artificial intelligence takes over the job of filmmaker.
Source: News WeekAs hedge funds rush to enter the cryptocurrency space, the landscape for retail cryptocurrency investors is fundamentally changing before our very eyes.
Source: BitcoinBuilding an "AI-first" company requires a change of mind-set as well as new tools and branding.
Source: Technology ReviewThe national priority in education can be summed up in a four-letter acronym: STEM. And that's understandable. A country's proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is vital in generating economic growth, advancing scientific innovation and creating good jobs.
Source: Gulf NewsDeutsche Bank CEO John Cryan, who has been planning a big number of job cuts at the German lender, thinks robots could replace a large chunk of its workforce. Cryan has already cut thousands of jobs as part of a five-year restructuring plan, and he hinted in a Financial Times interview (paywall) that he's ready to cut much deeper by using technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate banking tasks.
Source: QuartzARTIFICIAL intelligence will enhance humans but there will be difficulties along the way, one of Google's top ranking chiefs has warned.
Source: ExpressThere was a recent report in The New York Times about the astronomical salaries being paid to people who have a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence (AI). People with barely a few years under their belt are getting paid anywhere between $300,000 and half-a-million. What is interesting is how this may be a peek into talent management in a digital world. It will force organisations to rethink the way they view talent.
Source: Business LineUbers artificial intelligence lab is less than a year old, but researchers there have already built their own programming language for AI applications-and now they're releasing it for anyone to use. Quite a generous move for a company known more for its hard-nosed business tactics than for handing out in-house innovations to potential competitors.
Source: Technology ReviewSome people think artificial intelligence (AI) will end civilization. These folks are not worried about today's common forms of AI, but instead, they worry about tomorrow's more decisive version -- AI that can actually take actions.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence and machine learning are expanding their reach into many areas of business, and marketing is no exception.
Source: Beta NewsJust weeks after the publication of the UK government's review of the country's capabilities in artificial intelligence, Southampton Professor Dame Wendy Hall, co-chair of the review, says the time is right to capitalise while the time is right.
Source: Morning starAlibaba set a new Singles Day record this Saturday by selling a staggering $25 billion worth of goods. The company also quietly tested a technology that could help it reinvent retail using artificial intelligence.
Source: Technology ReviewThe words artificial intelligence often conjure up a sense of fear and apprehension. Fear for the unknown possibilities of AI, fear for the AI-fueled dystopian images brought about by movies like The Terminator, and most practically, fear for the possibility that AI will someday take our jobs.
Source: VBAustralia's Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, has called on governments and businesses across the world to consider developing a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence devices, ranging from the likes of Apple's Siri to weaponised drones.
Source: TechnologyIn 2016 Alexandr Wang, 20, took time off from his graduate computer science studies at MIT. He headed to Silicon Valley to join his friend and fellow developer Lucy Guo, 23.
Source: ForbesIt's a challenge that every large company across the globe is facing. As they transform into digital entities, tasks are getting automated with artificial intelligence (AI) taking away repetitive jobs.
Source: Business TodayWhile quick and dirty Google Trends is definitely not data science it can be useful for a sniff test. I was working on a client project today, when I thought I would look at search interest over time. Rails- we�¢??d expect to be tailing off a bit.
Source: Enterprise IrregularsThis is the first of a series that survey the landscape of HPC and AI. The full report includes an in-depth review of the opportunities and challenges of AI-HPC.
Source: Inside HPCLenovo releases new hardware and software for streamlining machine-learning on a high-performance computer systems.
Source: ZD NetThe survey of more than 5,000 people from across the US, the UK and Australia by global professional services firm Genpact showed a striking gap in views about AI's impact on their current roles versus the expected impact on the future workforce.
Source: News 18When it comes to developing artificial intelligence, the largest technology companies in the world are all-in. Google and Microsoft say they're "AI-first," and businesses like Facebook and Amazon wouldn't be possible without the scalable personalization that AI allows.
Source: QZIt doesn't have to be this way, but for now it is: AI's primary purpose is to maximize profits. For all of the predictions of its benefits to society, right now, that's just window-dressing-a pie-in-the-sky vision of a world we don't actually inhabit.
Source: BigthinkArtificial Intelligence, fed into increasingly powerful computers designed to learn and think for themselves, presents extraordinary opportunities to solve some of the world's most pressing problems as well serious concerns about keeping them under control.
Source: KTVUIn an era of great uncertainty and disruption for automotive manufacturers, Mercedes and its parent company Daimler are jumping in full throttle as leaders of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Source: ForbesIn an era of great uncertainty and disruption for automotive manufacturers, Mercedes and its parent company Daimler are jumping in full throttle as leaders of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Source: ForbesAI will benefit humankind more than harm it, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told audiences during a panel at the Misk Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gates' convictions on AI differs widely from those of other experts, like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking.
Source: FuturismArtificial intelligence is quickly advancing. In 1964 the first major AI, ELIZA, was built, and it could only hold a conversation from a script.
Source: The ReflectorArtificial intelligence (AI) is the hottest field in technology. Companies use AI to automate tasks typically done by people, and major tech firms see it as the foundation for their next generation of products.
Source: ForbesThe hope for the next generation of businesses is that the large quantities of data, which is accessible to the masses, can help in planning everything from better decision making to executing better marketing campaigns.
Source: TechSilicon Valley tends to fall in love with the new new thing. Chip maker Nvidia is the new old thing, an overnight success story years in the making that is having its moment and then some.
Source: FortuneHighly influential former Google engineer is developing an AI god
Source: TechwormArtificial Intelligence is today's buzzword that has been buzzing around more frequently with higher and ever-increasing intensity every passing day. Reason is as clear as a crystal: Its power and possibilities it can create.
Source: BBN TimesIf there are only a handful of companies running AI, then it's unlikely that it will be applied broadly enough, according to Microsoft's strategic policy advisor Dave Heiner.
Source: ZD NetLately, artificial intelligence has grabbed much of the innovation spotlight. Companies of all sizes are exploring the ways in which machine learning and expert systems can give them a competitive edge.
Source: ForbesMost businesses are planning to plough cash into artificial intelligence over the next two years as just one in ten leaders believes the UK to be a world leader in digital.
Source: CityamBanks should be offering, chat-bots, powered by conversational-AI based solutions to replace the automated interactive voice response system (IVRS) at banks' service centers to deal with customers' queries.
Source: Financial ExpressAICTE official says this is the first time that such a perspective plan is being prepared for technical education to provide better placement opportunities to students
Source: Hindustan TimesThe skill most required today is the ability to come up with fundamental innovations in machine learning, and implement them to solve practical problems
Source: Hindustan Times43% of respondents to a Sage survey in the United States and 46% of respondents in the United Kingdom admitted that they have 'no idea what AI is all about.'
Source: Business InsiderFrom Mark Cuban to Bill Gates, top thought leaders have confirmed that the future of work revolves around artificial intelligence. Tech hubs, both in and out of Silicon Valley, are now in a race to perfect AI and these companies are seeking top talent to do so.
Source: CNBCFrom Mark Cuban to Bill Gates, top thought leaders have confirmed that the future of work revolves around artificial intelligence. Tech hubs, both in and out of Silicon Valley, are now in a race to perfect AI and these companies are seeking top talent to do so.
Source: CNBCEver since Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk announced his plans to develop a brain-computer interface (BCI) through his Neuralink startup, BCI technologies have received more attention. Musk
Source: FuturismOh the promise of sophisticated analytics and artificial intelligence to automatically send current and potential customers the exact right email at the exact right time to get them to buy more things.
Source: Huffington PostOh the promise of sophisticated analytics and artificial intelligence to automatically send current and potential customers the exact right email at the exact right time to get them to buy more things.
Source: HuffingtonpostICE wants a machine learning system to automate its decision-making. Scientists, engineers, and technologists say it's a bad idea.
Source: FastcodesignINTELLIGENCE AGENCIES HAVE a limited number of trained human analysts looking for undeclared nuclear facilities, or secret military sites, hidden among terabytes of satellite images.
Source: WiredThis fundamental knowledge allows machine learning engineers to understand which algorithms best address a problem and how to optimize outcomes.
Source: ForbesBlockchain, Bitcoin and Artificial Intelligence may be buzzwords, but it's important for corporates, startups, and individuals to make sense of these technologies of the future.
Source: Your StoryHiring data scientists is easier said than done -- so should you try to train current employees in data science skills? That depends on your company's needs, writes one analytics expert.
Source: Search Business AnalyticsDeep learning pioneer Andrew Ng explains why data, not algorithms, gives companies a first-mover advantage in the current AI era. Plus: the four traits of an AI company.
Source: Tech TargetAiming to reduce the possibilities of signals failing, Indian Railways has undertaken remote condition monitoring of the system, a new approach for the national transporter, to predict failures through the effective use of Artificial Intelligence.
Source: ETThe age of Big Data has reached an all new high as disruptive and innovative digital technologies push businesses to adapt quickly in a rapidly changing consumer market.
Source: CXO TodayWhy our employee-centric culture is essential to successfully recruiting and retaining top talent.
Source: IncSo far, Google and Twitter have not detailed their plans.
Source: RecodeWhile Elon Musk works to advance the field of artificial intelligence, he also believes there is an astronomically high likelihood that AI will pose a threat to humanity in the future.
Source: FuturismElon Musk has put a lot of thought into the harsh realities and wild possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). These considerations have left him convinced that we need to merge with machines if we're to survive, and he's even created a startup dedicated to developing the brain-computer interface (BCI) technology needed to make that happen.
Source: FuturismEvery industry can benefit from Big Data, IoT and AI, and that includes brewers. Dutch brewer Heineken has been a worldwide brewing leader for the last 150 years.
Source: ForbesChancellor Phillip Hammond is to announce new investment into Artificial Intelligence today as part of the Autumn 2017 Budget, in an effort to help the UK become a world leader in the revolutionary technology.
Source: PharmaphorumThe youth must be equipped with coding and algorithm skills to operate Artificial Intelligence technologies that already occupy big part of modern lives, urged 13-year-old AI Developer.
Source: Khaleej TimesEven though the popular perception is that artificial intelligence (AI) is only going to be a job killer, reports say that 2020 onwards, AI will start adding more jobs than it would take away
Source: MintGoogle India has announced 130K scholarships for Developers and students across the country, keeping up the promise that Google CEO Sundar Pichai made back in 2015 to train 2 Million New Android Developers in India in the next 3 years
Source: News 18If you're keeping up to date on technology news, you're probably seeing references to machine learning everywhere, and for good reason: machine learning is an integral component of the way that computers process information.
Source: Business InsiderFew weeks after announcing a partnership with Cambridge Judge Business School, and earmarking Rs 200 crore for foraying into Southeast Asian Markets and the Middle East.
Source: YourStoryWorld-changing developments like virtual reality are to be taught at the envisioned university, and degrees offered in electrical engineering. Partnerships with Apple, SoftBank and other companies may be in the cards, too.
Source: Indian ExpressIn a recent interview, Hillary Clinton expresses worries about the future of artificial intelligence and the role big tech plays in our daily lives.
Source: Business InsiderRemember not to give your self-esteem (or power over your personal money) to someone else while quitting your job. You can quit whatever you want.
Source: Your StoryPredictions about the economic impact of artificial intelligence swing from increased productivity to the complete annihilation of industries. Clearly, nobody really knows how the introduction of autonomous decision-making software is going to shape our world.
Source: QZPredictions about the economic impact of artificial intelligence swing from increased productivity to the complete annihilation of industries. Clearly, nobody really knows how the introduction of autonomous decision-making software is going to shape our world.
Source: QZMachine learning can be used to detect suspicious behaviour and minimise threats to cyber networks.
Source: NDTVThe market for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is flourishing. Beyond the hype and the heightened media attention, the numerous startups and the internet giants racing to acquire them, there is a significant increase in investment and adoption by enterprises.
Source: ForbesIn tough and uncertain times it's perhaps easier for the small, nimble footed companies to change rather than for multi-billion dollar giants.
Source: ETArtificial Intelligence (AI) companies' revenue projections are increasing at a fast pace and expected to touch around $3.06 billion by 2024, says an Avendus Capital report.
Source: FirstpostIf you're looking to embark on an AI project, the first step is to recruit the right team. This can be the most challenging part of the process as specialized AI talent is difficult to find.
Source: ForbesTo fans of science fiction, artificial intelligence may remind them of robots like C-3PO, the loquacious but harmless golden droid in Star Wars, or Skynet in the Terminator movies, a calculating sentient computer that subjugated mankind.
Source: WhartonAutomatic language translation has come a long way, thanks to neural networks-computer algorithms that take inspiration from the human brain.
Source: SciencemagBaidu, China's answer to Google, and Xiaomi, which has modeled itself on the success of the America's most successful technology manufacturer in Apple, have announced a strategic partnership to tackle two emerging technologies, internet of things and artificial intelligence.
Source: TCAt Re:invent, Amazon launches more than 12 automated services that let engineers scale up deployment of applications on the cloud on a real-time basis instead of old-style manual provisioning.
Source: Your StoryAmazon.com this week announced a flurry of new machine learning features for its Amazon Web Services cloud computing business, raising its challenge to Silicon Valley's biggest tech firms for the lead in artificial intelligence.
Source: fortuneRepetitive positions will become extinct
Source: AdweekAs artificial intelligence continues to evolve, a number of developers have proposed building a cooperative space for AI development.
Source: FuturismAmazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook are rushing to build artificially intelligent smart systems to serve us, connect us, help us, and ... increase their own profits.
Source: ForbesDriverless cars may put drivers out of business and recruitment automation may take away the jobs of some HR professionals, but we must remember that while 'routine' work gets automated with machine learning and AI, 'knowledge' work will still require human intervention
Source: Financial ExpressArtificial intelligence (AI) will be deployed as part of a collaboration involving the University of Toronto and IIT-Bombay to make Pune a truly smart city.
Source: Hindustan TimesThe internet changed travel planning for most people years ago, but even a high-powered search engine has its limitations when it comes to plotting out the perfect weekend getaway or lengthy European excursion.
Source: New York Daily NewsAlgorithms are incredible aids for making data-driven, efficient decisions. And as more industries uncover their predictive power, companies are increasingly turning to algorithms to make objective and comprehensive choices.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence may have once been the stuff of science fiction, but businesses across industries are now using this budding technology to make their operations more efficient.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence may have once been the stuff of science fiction, but businesses across industries are now using this budding technology to make their operations more efficient.
Source: ForbesWhile Gartner predicts that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a top-five investment priority for more than 30% of CIOs by 2020, for B2B executives, questions linger.
Source: ForbesWhile Gartner predicts that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a top-five investment priority for more than 30% of CIOs by 2020, for B2B executives, questions linger.
Source: ForbesCOMMANDING the plot lines of Hollywood films, covers of magazines and reams of newsprint, the contest between artificial intelligence (AI) and mankind draws much attention.
Source: The EconomistWhile machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have been used in supply chain applications for some time, there is an ongoing arms race to more effectively leverage both machine learning and artificial intelligence in demand planning solutions in new ways.
Source: ForbesMachine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and Big Data Engineers rank among the top emerging jobs on LinkedIn.
Source: ForbesBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduAlthough AI is expected to eliminate around 1.8 million jobs by 2020, it will add a whopping 2.3 million in the same time period. 2020 will see AI become a positive job motivator and play a crucial role in the job related dynamics.
Source: GartnerAlthough AI is expected to eliminate around 1.8 million jobs by 2020, it will add a whopping 2.3 million in the same time period. 2020 will see AI become a positive job motivator and play a crucial role in the job related dynamics.
Source: GartnerAs firms' appetite for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) grows, a report on Thursday said 68.6 per cent Indian organisations might deploy it before 2020.
Source: Indian ExpressArtificial intelligence is about to revamp the way farming is done in the country in the coming years. AI solutions promise to give valuable inputs to farmers & other stakeholders about different processes, right from sowing to harvesting & then in post-harvest.
Source: HOB TeamWith companies increasingly using cloud services to scale up operations, cloud security and artificial intelligence-driven security services are going to be major thrust areas in 2018, according to cyber security experts.
Source: TOIPeople shrink with fear over the thought of self-aware Artificial Intelligence entities. The Pop Culture is filled with references to AI overlords, murderous robots & melodramatic software programs. While such things are a long way to go, the possibility of AI replacing humans in many roles is becoming very real as time passes by.
Source: HOB TeamHighlighting its progress in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Microsoft has announced a slew of updates to its AI assistant Cortana, search engine Bing and Office 365.
Source: India TodayThe year is 2035 and humanoid robots, powered by Artificial Intelligence, are part of everyday life. Detective Del Spooner hates robots because he was in a car accident and a robot pulled him to safety while leaving a 12-year-old girl to die - because the odds of her living were statistically lower than Detective Spooner's.
Source: ForbesWill Artificial Intelligence replace the current jobs, or will it create new jobs five years from now? It is analyzed that AI will either be the game changer in Indian industries or it will fail to impact the Indian market.
Source: SanvadaAakash K did the graveyard shift answering queries of US customers for a call centre. The job paid him well enough to be able to pay off his EMIs and live in Mumbai.
Source: FirstpostDuring 2017 it was hard to escape predictions that artificial intelligence is about to change the world. In 2018, this is unlikely to change. However, an increased focus on repeatable and quantifiable results is likely to ground some of the "big picture" thinking in reality.
Source: ForbesWhat will artificial intelligence's long-term impact on jobs be? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Source: ForbesWould you consider a job as an "automation ethicist"? How about that of an "interactive chatbot designer"? Such funky-sounding job titles definitely will pique a listener's curiosity at your next cocktail party. And such titles may soon be coming to an organization near you.
Source: ForbesBy 2020, AI will generate 2.3 million jobs, exceeding the 1.8 million that it will remove, research firm Gartner said in a report.
Source: CNBCIf it fulfills its promise, quantum machine learning could transform AI.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewThe term "artificial intelligence" (AI) has been around since the 1950s, but there has long existed a yawning gap between what people thought AI to be and what was actually possible.
Source: ForbesResearchers, entrepreneurs and tech giants are taking artificial intelligence (AI) to new frontiers and transforming daily activities in health, education and commerce.
Source: YourStory"Each innovation changed the way we discover news, so they also changed the way we produce news. Artificial intelligence will follow that same trend."
Source: Niemanlab"Sometimes a type of glory lights up the mind of a man," writes John Steinbeck in his novel "East of Eden," which is set in a California valley - Salinas, though, not Silicon.
Source: RecodeFlipkart to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in AIforIndia, hire artificial intelligence experts, build infrastructure
Source: Mint"AI is like the Wild West right now," Tim Leland, Qualcomm's head of graphics, told me earlier this month when the company unveiled its latest premium mobile chipset.
Source: EngadgetMicrosoft India's Sundar Srinivasan speaks about the "tectonic revolution AI is bringing to human lives" and how his company is helping democratise it.
Source: Indian ExpressMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella said that artificial intelligence will help transform technology, just as the company's chatbot 'Ruuh' is helping handloom weavers across the country.
Source: Indian ExpressAccording to a report by Tata Consultancy Services, 68% of Indian companies use artificial intelligence (AI) for IT functions, but 70% believe AI's greatest impact will be in functions outside of IT such as marketing, customer service, finance and HR by 2020. Also, the majority of companies see AI as transformative and consider it crucial to remaining competitive in future. The primary goal of all AI-enabled innovation is to minimize human labor and augment human capability to the maximum extent possible.
Source: VCCircleThere has been tremendous buzz around Artificial Intelligence in the past year, and I expect it only to increase in 2018. From self-driving cars to computers that create their own languages (and so had to be shut down) - we've heard and read about it all. Some of these stories depict AI accurately but many of them are plain hyperbole. There hasn't been another technological advance in the past that has the power to change our lives so profoundly and is yet so misunderstood. Let me take a stab at the 3 things I would expect to see, realistically, in the field of AI in 2018:
Source: BwdisruptArtificial intelligence and big data have formed a truly symbiotic relationship, and they need each other to ring to fruition what both are promising. If there are any lingering doubts that the fates of artificial intelligence and big data are intertwined, consider these recent quotes from two highly regarded thought leaders in this space:
Source: RTInsightsArtificial intelligence and big data have formed a truly symbiotic relationship, and they need each other to ring to fruition what both are promising. If there are any lingering doubts that the fates of artificial intelligence and big data are intertwined, consider these recent quotes from two highly regarded thought leaders in this space:
Source: RTInsightsArtificial intelligence is starting to impact nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Machine-learning algorithms, the technology behind contemporary AI, determine what content appears on our Facebook feed and what results are returned when we conduct a Google search. They power product recommendations on Amazon and Netflix, determine airline or event ticket pricing, and influence who receives marketing communications based on likelihood to buy a new product or cancel a service.
Source: Maclean'sThe Advertiser revealed this month an AI institute involved in defense research is expected to be the first tenant on the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site. The State Government and the University of Adelaide announced the $7.1 million Institute for Machine Learning, and a Chinese university has been singled out for collaboration. It comes amid increasing global concern about the way China's Communist Party uses partnerships with overseas universities to strengthen the PLA.
Source: The AdvertiserLeading thinkers believe that AI will solve climate change, prevent all traffic accidents, and turn everyone into superhuman cyborgs.
Source: HuffingtonpostThe ability to argue, to express our reasoning to others, is one of the defining features of what it is to be human. Argument and debate form the cornerstones of civilized society and intellectual life. Processes of argumentation run our governments, structure scientific endeavor and frame religious belief. So should we worry that new advances in artificial intelligence are taking steps towards equipping computers with these skills?
Source: IndependentIn new research released last week, a team of MIT computer science students managed to trick Google's Cloud Vision artificial intelligence into thinking that a picture of four machine guns was probably a helicopter. They did it by carefully manipulating the underlying pixels of an original image, changing it in ways that were imperceptible to humans but completely disorienting for the AI.
Source: FortuneArtificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networksâ??all these words are hogging business technology headlines. It fills some with fear about robots taking over the world and others with promise that life is going to get a whole lot simpler with technology enabling things like never before. Even as the debate rages on about whether we are hurtling towards a man-made crisis or bending the arc of future, chances are that you may have already come in contact with it.
Source: Financial ExpressThe world of jobs is in a state of flux, thanks to rising adoption of artificial intelligence, and the jobs that are most vulnerable to this automation drive are software-IT and customer services, says a report. According to a report by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, customer service, software and IT and accounting jobs have very high automation potential.
Source: The Economic TimesFor IT Techs in India, 2017 has not been a good year. For a number of years, India has been one of the world's top employment generators, but hiring has plummeted and layoffs are hitting companies, big and small.
Source: Digital JournalValueFirst is immensely proud and delighted to announce that its Chatbot Generator Platform: SURBO has won the CMO Choice Award for Emerging Marketing Partner at the 6th edition of DMAasia 2017 held in Mumbai on 23rd August 2017.
Source: HOB TeamIndia's information technology industry is expected to add between 1.8 lakh to 2 lakh jobs in 2018. This will largely be due to digitization, according to staffing firm, TeamLease Services. Alka Dhingra, general manager, IT staffing said in a statement "2017 was a year of disruption for telecom and IT industry
Source: HOB TeamAround 56,000 engineers have been laid off by Indian IT giants like Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant and others in 2017. The layoff numbers of 2017 were double that of 2016. The reason cited was their lack of preparation for newer technologies. Less than 5% of Indian techies are said to be equipped to handle high-skilled jobs.
Source: HOB Team2017 witnessed the meteoric rise of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. From large platform vendors to early-stage startups, AI and ML have become the key focus areas.
Source: ForbesAmazon Web Services (AWS) which is the cloud computing arm of Amazon, plans to get into Over-the-top (OTT) content providers market of India with their data analytics & artificial intelligence platform. Bikram Bedi, head of India region, AWS said that globally, and in India, media & entertainment has been a huge focus of the company. They work with OTT platforms or linear TV platforms like Voot, Hotstar, Netflix, Sony, Amazon Prime, Tata Sky etc.
Source: HOT Team2017 turned out to be wonderful for IOT and AI, and there was a massive boost in the number of connected devices and the trend is expected to continue in the upcoming year. We can see how use of such technologies has made companies dependent on them for their everyday operations. In the last few year, there has been a dramatic growth of interest in innovation.
Source: HOB TeamThe Google Brain team, a core group focused on deep learning, used a trained Tensorflow model to label spectrograms and validate results to classify bird songs in real time.
Source: GadgetsnowThe world is fixated on Sophia, the robot these days and her journey into the world. Sophia is a product of artificial intelligence technology & is currently being studied by many researchers and scientists to connect the distinctions between humans and machines. It is so marvelous to see these machines running on AI technology, operating independently, learning from their environment & interacting like humans.
Source: HOB TeamIndian AI Startups Raised About $87.85 Mn In 2017
Source: Inc42There has been an unprecedented hype about chatbots in 2017 thanks to Facebook�¢??s decision to integrate chatbots into its Messenger and Microsoft�¢??s bot Tay. Chatbots make us feel like we are seeing the future now. It may seem like a big thing, but to build a chatbot does not require a team of developers. In fact, with the help of some chatbot generator platforms, you can build one for yourself without needing any complex programming skills.
Source: HOB TeamAlphabet had a pretty strong 2017, like other tech giants. Itâ??s shares rose by over 30% and it had a $700 billion-plus market cap. It also managed to post 20% plus growth, thanks to its strong mobile search & YouTube ad momentum Google also expanded its hardware lineup, launched an online TV service and introduced other consumer and enterprise services that make use of strengths in AI and Machine Learning. Itâ??s safe to say that in 2018 they will make some bold new moves that will place them in an even stronger position. Here are some predictions for the coming year:
Source: HOB TeamCloud computing is already a huge business, and competition is stiff. But this year, tech firms opened a new front in the battle to win users over in the cloud: the large-scale introduction of cloud-based AI.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewIndia has long taken pride in its young workforce as one of its competitive advantages, but as increased automation cuts jobs, it may soon become a liability for the country.
Source: TRT WorldFarewell 2017, a year in which marketing technology really took off and where both consumers and marketers alike started to experience the potential of artificial intelligence in our daily personal and professional lives.
Source: ForbesDr. Joseph Reger, Fujitsu Fellow, and Chief Technical Officer EMEIA, Fujitsu says that 2018 will be the rise of ubiquitous virtual assistants.
Source: ForbesSee if you hear a difference between Tacotron 2 and human speech.
Source: www.inc.comThe sum total of the world's data is evolving at a massively accelerating rate and has refused to stop. Several areas of technology that benefit from this data onslaught include virtual reality, augmented reality and also artificial intelligence (AI).
Source: Inside BigdataIn 2017 AI was everywhere, so in the last edition of Tech Tent for this year we set off to explore artificial intelligence. What is it, where is it making rapid progress, and what are the dangers for society if we get it wrong?
Source: BBCAccording to Pricewaterhouse Coopers report, using different data sets to make predictions, including predictions for shopping, is currently the biggest focus of Artificial Intelligence (AI) globally.
Source: NewsbytesappTechnology has been good to us. It has allowed people to connect with others thousands of kilometres away and given us gems like navigation apps and fitness trackers. Technology has essentially changed life as we know it - and made new exciting possibilities a reality.
Source: The independentLayoffs and hiring freezes in Indian IT are likely to continue in 2018, but it's not as hopeless as it seems.
Source: QZThe year 2018 will see a sharp increase in demand for professionals with skills in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, even as people with capabilities in Big Data and Analytics will continue to be the most sought after by companies across sectors, say sources in the recruitment industry.
Source: The Hindu Business LineWhat doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. That's probably the prescription pill for the $150 billion IT industry that faced multiple headwinds in the form of increased visa scrutiny and slowdown in client spending this year.
Source: GadgetsnowAlthough there are multiple AI frameworks like TensorFlow or OpenAI, artificial intelligence still requires a much more comprehensive understanding of the field compared to a mainstream developer. If you have managed to build a working prototype, you are perhaps the smartest guy in the room & a member of an elite club.
Source: HOB TeamCanadian Government plans to hire an Ottawa-based company that specializes in social media monitoring and artificial intelligence to forecast spikes in suicide rates. They are set to finalize a contract next month. The federal government will work with the company to devise a strategy, define â??suicide-related-behaviorâ?? on social media and then using this classifier conduct marketing research on the general population of Canada.
Source: HOB Team2017 has ended & it is important to now see how technology has evolved and what role it will play in 2018. Artificial Intelligence has seen significant growth in the past year and has seen many applications in the field of healthcare. It is important to note that AI will have an impact on the healthcare insurance experience.
Source: HOB TeamArtificial is disrupting industries across the globe. Its having an impact on almost all aspect of our lives. In the Sales function of business, we have already seen AI replace basic jobs in retail & fast food. However, Forrester states that by 2020, a million of B2B salespeople would lose their jobs.
Source: HOB TeamU.S. may be leading in Artificial Intelligence but China is fast catching up. With the help of government & venture capital funding AI is growing in China. Chris Nicolson, founder of Skymind has started to expand outside of U.S. Tencent is a big investor in his company and so Nicholson assembles a team of four engineers in Fujian, a province in China and also plans to further expand in this region.
Source: HOB TeamVarious technologies at Microsoft that began transforming the lives of individuals and communities in India last year will gain further momentum in 2018, the company's President Anant Maheshwari said on Tuesday.
Source: ETNHS is planning to use artificial intelligence to diagnose scans for heart disease & lung cancer this year. Researchers at an Oxford hospital have developed a system that could help save billions of pounds by allowing doctors to pick up diseases much earlier. This technology will become available to NHS hospitals for free this summer.
Source: HOB TeamIn 2017, we saw artificial intelligence bring the stuff of science fiction closer to reality by not only having a significant impact on the industry but also outperforming humans in many aspects. They made their mark in many areas ranging from acquiring a citizenship to beating humans at complex games, from writing novels to composing music, from fighting judicial cases to assisting doctors. Artificial intelligence made its presence felt throughout the year.
Source: HOB TeamThe world's biggest technology showcase kicks off in Las Vegas on 8 January 2018. Here's everything we know about what will be happening
Source: mirror.co.ukBiejing plans to invest 13.8 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) for building an artificial intelligence development park in the cityâ??s west, as reported by official Xinhua news agency. China is ambitious to become the world leader in AI by 2025.
Source: HOB TeamThe growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning is picking up pace, and those who thought adoption was a few more years away are finding the reality much different.
Source: Martech TodayIIT Madras has launched a course a Winter course on Machine Learning & Brain Research at its Center for Computational Brain Research (CCBR). They are also conducting their Annual Workshop from 2nd to 7th January 2018.
Source: HOBA lot of people are skeptical & apprehensive about artificial intelligence taking over the world, and also their jobs. And this is not true for just one sector. For instance, a lot of the tasks that were being done by humans have been automated today and AI seems to be the way forward for most industries. However, it is not all bad news for employees. In fact, Artificial intelligence is going to give rise to many new jobs in the coming years.
Source: HOBJobs involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data have become mainstream of late.
Source: ScrollWe are at the dawn of the AI-first age of computing, says Google's Simon Balfe.
Source: Silicon RepublicArtificial Intelligence today has become a buzz word and this technology is set to disrupt many industries. Artificial Intelligence application in the medicine field is a promising area, but the question is whether doctors & patients will feel comfortable using it?. There are many new startups out there that are leveraging AI to improve patient outcomes, but we are yet to see AI being used pervasively in clinics.
Source: HOBLaw students in USA usually tend to get a health of legal technology as part of their education in college. But what about international students? Given that most technology education, research & innovation happens in U.S., studying law in foreign colleges could actually be disadvantageous. However, there is one elite law school which is trying to make sure that it�¢??s students don�¢??t get left behind.
Source: HOBGoogle's Alphabet AI Lab used their DeepMind artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a synthetic speech system called WaveNet back in 2016. This system runs on an artificial neural network and is capable of speech samples that are far better than those produced by other technologies. The AI voice is becoming more human like. WaveNet has improved since then and is now good enough for Google Assistant across all platforms.
Source: HOBEver since the introduction of Robotics, Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning & other similar technologies, it seems the new age of industrial automation has begun. These technologies promise greater efficiencies, higher profit margins, reduced costs & many other tangible benefits to businesses that plan to invest in them.
Source: HOBThe current pace of innovation makes it almost impossible to stay on top of the AI trends, but understanding these advancements is a must for business owners who want to stay ahead.
Source: EntrepreneurOnly 17% of developers worked with artificial intelligence or machine learning in 2017, according to a DigitalOcean report.
Source: Tech RepublicChatbots are powerful tools that can have a positive impact on companies of all sizes.
Source: EntrepreneurMachines are today participation in all kinds of activities - conversing, driving, making decisions & more. Given that 55% of companies plan to invest in artificial intelligence, it is only a matter of time before most jobs require some sort of AI interaction, so it is quite crucial for employees to learn to work with them. According to research, humans make better decisions when they are assisted by machines.
Source: HOBAs you feel a series of embossed symbols, a computer can discern their meaning by reading the electric signals shooting in your brain. Say hello to the machine that could step in for one of your senses.
Source: The WireThe incredible breakthroughs we saw in 2017 for deep learning will carry over in a very powerful way in 2018.
Source: venturebeatLike other prominent AI researchers, the Nvidia team believes the techniques that drive this project will continue to improve in the months and years to come, generating significantly larger and more complex images.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.comLike other prominent AI researchers, the Nvidia team believes the techniques that drive this project will continue to improve in the months and years to come, generating significantly larger and more complex images.
Source: ETA new article in Science talks about the impact of machine learning advancements on labor demands and the economy.
Source: newsclickAs many as three-quarters of jobs that India's IT & business process management companies undertake by 2022 will require their employees to acquire new skills. In fact, companies have already begun to prepare their workforce to gain expertise in these new technologies, an industry survey has revealed.
Source: HOB TeamIndia is well places and does not face a threat of losing its edge over other countries with the rise of new disruptive technologies like Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence. Tiger Tyagarajan, CEO and President of Genpact said in an interview. He feels that the opportunity of size has only increased as a result of the huge technology talent pool available.
Source: HOBBusiness find hiring full time programmers a competitive & lengthy process. That's one main reason there is increasing demand for freelancers and consultants. Forrester predicts that there will be rise of 6% in outsourced software help in 2018.
Source: HOBYou've heard of artificial intelligence - everyone from Elon Musk to Mark Zuckerberg couldn't stop talking about it in 2017. But this year, AI will affect your life in tangible ways.
Source: CNBCFrom Artificial Intelligence to blockchain, Mint Lounge looks at how some technologies will affect us in the coming years
Source: MintUnlike most robots, which have to be given explicit instructions for nearly every movement, Justin can autonomously perform complex tasks.
Source: WiredAI and machine learning are real, and we use them to solve mission-critical business problems on a massive scale
Source: venturebeatWhen people talk about creating an artificial intelligence, the conversation is often focused on human or superhuman AI - systems that would equal or surpass us in intelligence.
Source: VBThe finals of the Wharton India Startup Challenge-a conference that connects emerging startups with investors and allows them to pitch their business ideas-saw several startup entrepreneurs taking the stage to present their ventures to a team of judges that included Rehan Yar Khan (Managing Partner, â??Orios Venture Partners), Sandeep Murthy (Partner, Lightbox Ventures), Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva (MD & CEO, India Alternatives), Karan Mohla (Executive Director, IDG Ventures India), Preeti Sinha (Senior President and Global Convenor, YES INSTITUTE at Yes Bank Limited) and Vishal Khare (Director, Enterprise, Citrix India and Angel Investor).
Source: YourstoryUnlike big corporations, SMBs do not have the budget to create their own tools. This is where already available tools and platforms in the market can help your business.
Source: YourstoryThe challenge of skills is looming large on the Indian automotive sector. While captains of industry and apex associations SIAM and ACMA are already seized of the enormity of the issue, a new survey has reiterated the concern. The automotive industry currently accounts for employing about 19 million people both directly and indirectly.
Source: AutocarproAlthough, Artificial Intelligence promises many great things, some of these claims are over-exaggerated & will most likely not happen in the near future. Chief Scientist of Converscia, Dr. Sid J. Reddy gives readers his point of view.
Source: HOBIndia's first smart street lighting project being implemented for the pink city of Jaipur has a bit of artificial intelligence (AI) in it. Microsoft Azure Internet of Things (IoT) is powering the project that targets replacing all 1.98 lakh conventional street lights with Samudra LED lights.
Source: DNA IndiaThe two of the largest economies of the world, U.S. & China are leading the world when it comes to artificial intelligence. It is still not clear, which one out of these two is at the top.
Source: HOBThe battle to capture products driven by artificial intelligence is on. This year at CES, which is perhaps the world's biggest electronics show, thousands of companies will showcase their products at Las Vegas. However, out of all the companies coming, Google stands out from the rest.
Source: HOBThe Fintech arena is seeing transformation as a result of the digital revolution on multiple levels. There are some technology trends that are worth noting. It is becoming increasingly hard for humans to keep pace with the technological changes especially in complicated fields like monetary transactions occurring online or physical platform and security of the same. Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence are well poised to shape the future of Fintech.
Source: CXOTodayDuring 2017 it was hard to escape predictions that artificial intelligence is about to change the world. In 2018, this is unlikely to change. However, an increased focus on repeatable and quantifiable results is likely to ground some of the "big picture" thinking in reality.
Source: ForbesArtificial Intelligence has become a part of our day to day lives in many ways. Whether it is in the form of Amazon Echo or a program that checks you into your doctor's office or a customer service chatbot, they have begun to penetrate into every industry.
Source: HOBThe answer to this question depends to a great extent on the role/industry/company combination. However, there are few general remarks that can be made. To start with, it is very important to complete an internship rather than do an "ML related summer research project" unless that research is done with respect to a lab at a university
Source: HOBA Chinese startup named Liulisho has developed what it claims is the world's first artificial intelligence English teacher. The firm spent years in gathering data on Chinese people speaking English and them applied deep learning to create personalized English Courses that are powered by artificial intelligence.
Source: HOBIn a latest move LG announced that it is going to use an in-house developed deep learning based Artificial Intelligence in order to accelerate the development of its smart products.
Source: HOBImagine a reality where computers can visualize what you are thinking. Sound far out? It's now closer to becoming a reality thanks to four scientists at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan.
Source: CNBCAlmost an year ago around this time, Spora, a sophisticated ransomware was being propagated by spam mails on the internet. Many users were tricked into this and their computers were affected. Even though anti-virus vendors were losing their mind and pushing updates to their devices to protect against this zero-day attack
Source: HOBMachine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and Big Data Engineers rank among the top emerging jobs on LinkedIn. Data scientist roles have grown over 650% since 2012.
Source: Enterprise IrregularsWhether it is Elon Musk calling for a ban on autonomous weapons, rumours of Tesco opening Amazon Go-style checkout-free stores, or Facebook abandoning a chatbot experiment after the bots started communicating in their own language, AI continues to be a hot tech topic in mainstream media.
Source: Mediatel NewslineIn the coming Volkswagen I.D. Buzz has built in artificial intelligence using which it will be able to recognize your face as you approach it and then set up the interior just the way you like. The company is using Nvidia's Artificial Intelligence, it was announced at CES 2018
Source: HOBIf you have ever played a video game, you have interacted with artificial intelligence (AI). Regardless of whether you prefer race-car games like Need for Speed, strategy games like Civilization, or shooting games like Counter Strike
Source: HarvardA lower barrier to entry and a spike in the number of pilot projects involving machine learning will lead to various industries doubling its implementation this year and again in 2020, according to Deloitte Canada.
Source: ITbusiness.caIt is difficult to remember now, but there was a moment in early 2016 when many in the tech industry believed chatbots - automated text-based virtual assistants - would be the next big platform.
Source: WiredGift-giving can be an arduous and stressful process, but throughout the 2017 holiday season, eBay sought to help shoppers make difficult decisions with the help of an automated AI-powered chatbot.
Source: Retail TouchPoints"Han the Robot" waits on stage before a discussion about the future of humanity in a demonstration of artificial intelligence at the RISE Technology Conference in Hong Kong on July 12, 2017. A new simulation of advanced AI reveals what society might look like if a superintelligence is introduced.
Source: NewsweekInstead of rendering humans not as important in the workplace, AI will actually make us more capable and useful, with automated solutions freeing up more of our time and talent for higher-value thinking and problem solving, strategizing and creating innovative solutions.
Source: BetanewsAs AI makes more resources more widely available, we will find less meaning in material wealth and more value in the activities that are uniquely human.
Source: Edweek14-year-old Tanmay Bakshi is not your average Joe. A self-taught coder, Bakshi is a neural network architect and IBM Champion for Cloud, based out of Canada.
Source: TOIThe core of most modern Machine Learning (ML) systems is automated neural networks (ANNs). The training of ANN's require large data sets.
Source: ForbesInternational Business Machines was once again awarded the largest number of US patents in 2017, as the company pushes into blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
Source: The Business TimesThese startups are applying artificial intelligence techniques to business intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, APM, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and more.
Source: DatamationA whistlestop tour of the past set to build your future
Source: TechradarSuch is the speed of technological change that research shows four out of five executives feel overwhelmed and underprepared for the challenges of the next five years. Hardly surprising - for some, the next five years will see more change than the last 20.
Source: The DrumToday artificial intelligence is capable of predicting the future. Police forces are currently using it to map when and where. Doctors are using it to predict when a patient is likely to have a disease. Some researchers are even trying to use to plan for unexpected consequences.
Source: HOBThere are some interest automotive tech highlights from the CES 2018. Artificial intelligence can now control your infotainment system and the vehicle can now read your brain. Cars can actually see around blind corners. The CES event has today become an outlet for automakers to showcase their developments in car technology. Here are three key trends from the event this year:
Source: HOBIt is quite evident that artificial intelligence is set to have an impact on our everyday lives right from commuting to controlling our smart homes. Interestingly, AI will soon begin to impact our holidays as well. AI has a great potential to make travelling safer, easier & more relaxing.
Source: HOBThe gene-editing technology CRISPR could very well one day rid the world of its most devastating diseases, allowing us to simply edit away the genetic code responsible for an illness. One of the things standing in the way of turning that fantasy into reality, though, is the problem of off-target effects. Now Microsoft is hoping to use artificial intelligence to fix this problem.
Source: GizmodoDeep learning is a sub-domain of machine learning and is another name for artificial neural networks
Source: DatamationThe year 2017 proved to be very vital for the development of artificial intelligence. There was a strong build-up of academic whispers, research breakthroughs and there was public based policy discussion. Suddenly, everyone began to take interest in AI, talk about it and reflect over how it could be used in human society. Artificial intelligence began to get used in all areas ranging from healthcare to art & much more.
Source: HOBIn the 1960's and 70's a lot of us were immersed in the popular science culture of that era. From the discovery of DNA to moon landing to early computers to Star Trek. We were all intoxicated by the wonder of what might be possible.
Source: HOBAt the beginning of the new year, every business owner has the future in his/her mind. There are host of activities right from sales projections to tax documentation that need to be initiated for the coming Q1 of 2018.
Source: HOBThere is a new warehouse helper in town. Ocado is testing a human maintenance in its warehouse, in a latest move to reduce reliance on human workers. This SecondHands robot prototype resembles a cousin of Star Wars' C3P0
Source: HOBToday, the blockchain technology is increasingly being used in the financial services sector and it is about to receive a healthy dose of artificial intelligence. The new automated analytics techniques will look for patterns in the relationship data about contracts, people & transactions.
Source: HOBToday, the blockchain technology is increasingly being used in the financial services sector and it is about to receive a healthy dose of artificial intelligence. The new automated analytics techniques will look for patterns in the relationship data about contracts, people & transactions.
Source: HOBIt is unlikely that your life has not been touched by Artificial Intelligence so far. It might look like a work for coders & scientists but today it is present everywhere. If you are using Amazon Echo, or perhaps Netflix, AI is used by you.
Source: HOBThe existing AI market is increasingly controlled by tech giants like Google, IBM and Microsoft, all of which offer cloud-based AI solutions and APIs. This model assumes little control of users over the AI products, and in the long run, such a centralized model could lead to the monopolization of the AI market. This could cause unfair pricing, a lack of transparency, interoperability and limited participation of smaller companies in AI innovation.
Source: ForbesABSA is the analysis of a given statement, paragraph, or a huge document for getting insight about what the text or document is talking about.
Source: CodementorAre you thinking of Chappie, Terminator, and Lucy? Sentient, self-aware robots are closer to becoming a reality than you think. Developing computer systems that equal or exceed human intelligence is the crux of artificial intelligence.
Source: HackerearthMachine learning is a fundamentally new technology that can create immense value to humankind. At the same time, it will challenge society. Not to try to understand how it works would be irresponsible.
Source: blog.networks.nokiaThe fourth industrial revolution is here and it is artificial intelligence that is helping usher this. It has begun to permeate every major industry from healthcare to finance, education and insurance. According to McKinsey Global Institute AI is bringing about a transformation in society and this is happening at a much faster rate compared to the Industrial Revolution.
Source: HOBBen Gurion, the main international airport in Israel, is one of the most protected airports in the world. It is known for its multilayered security. On the way from the office to the airport, you get caught in the lens of airport cameras. The road curves several kilometers to the terminal, and when you are driving, the security system has enough time to analyze your identity.
Source: ForbesWhat are the best sources to study machine learning and artificial intelligence? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Source: ForbesRobots may be coming for some jobs, but they will likely create new roles as well. Here are some spots humans are needed to fill and how to get them.
Source: Tech RepublicThere have been a 6X increase in the annual investment levels by venture capital (VC) investors into U.S.-based Ai startups since 2000. Crunchbase, VentureSource, and Sand Hill Econometrics were used to determine the amount of funding invested each year by venture capitalists into startups where AI plays an important role in some key function of the business. The following graphic illustrates the amount of annual funding by VC's into US AI startups across all funding stages.
Source: ForbesCan a computer write a great novel or a script for a movie? Artificial intelligence (AI) is manna from heaven for sci-fi writers.
Source: TechradarOver the last several years, millennials have been upending the consumer market as companies scramble to find the best way to attract the world's first group of digital natives, a wily lot who thrive on innovation, automation and all of the latest tech gadgets.
Source: ForbesDuring a recent speech at the University of California, Berkeley, Pieter Abbeel played a video clip of a robot doing housework.
Source: NY TimesThere is popular scene from the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada" where Meryl Streep, who plays the role of a powerful fashion editor gives her assistant a dressing down for not being able to understand fashion. Meryl says that fashion is whatever a select group of designers say it is
Source: HOBWe are living in interesting times. Today digital assistants schedule our meetings, chatbots work with humans as teaching assistants and our suitcase can now become a self-driving luggage as shown in CES 2018. The implications of the coming wave of AI has begun to be felt in the current workplace.
Source: HOBIf you consider an ideal world then Mayur Datar, chief data strategist for Flipkart, wants the app of his company to understand every need of their user even before they know it. Whether it is buying a pen or a refrigerator,
Source: HOBA renowned professor of Computer Engineering - Dr. Subhash Kak had previously issued a warning that machines could eventually "replace humans at literally all jobs".
Source: HOBARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) in Malaysia is progressing by huge strides. The recent announcement of the first AI fund in Malaysia by Kenanga Investors, as well as Al Rajhi Bank's initiative to use AI to boost their anti-money laundering (AML) efforts, as just some examples of the immediate benefits that AI already has in the business world.
Source: Digital News AsiaSo far the entire conversation regarding Artificial Intelligence has been revolving around algorithms. Deep Mind, which is leading the world in terms of Machine Learning recently spoke about how itâ??s AlphaGo Zero managed to become a master in Go and beat all previous versions of itself,
Source: HOBSome of the biggest banks of Hong Kong are planning to invest in artificial intelligence by launching smart chatbots, in an attempt to serve tech-savvy customers and save money in the long run.
Source: HOBThousands of students and technology enthusiasts from Mumbai experienced Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the first time after humanoid Sophia 'spoke' at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) on New Year's Eve.
Source: HindustantimesIndraprastha Institute of Information & Technology (IIIT), Delhi, is introducing a new M.Tech program with specialization in Artificial Intelligence from the academic year which starts in July 2018. Some key features of the course - The course is divided into 4 semesters and will comprise a batch of 20 students
Source: HOBThere is a controversial AI software which researchers claimed was capable of determining if someone is gay by looking at the shape of their face. It has been debunked now. Experts were of the opinion that this computer program, developed by Stanford University, is unable to determine the sexuality simply by looking at the facial features of a photo.
Source: HOBToday, with so much of data available, companies need to begin to treat their data as the most valuable asset. Companies that learn to make most of their data effectively by building, evolving & managing their data supply chains will be the one's leading. These data supply chains need to operate as smoothly as any other distribution network.
Source: HOBCurrently, Amazon's Alexa is on more than 10 million countertops and Siri in every iPhone. On the other hand GM is implementing IBM's Watson into OnStar and Tesla's autopilot using Artificial Intelligence & Cloud based-learning.
Source: HOBThe top deans of the world feel that robots are going to rise in business education in 2018. Business School heads feel that Artificial Intelligence will be one of the trends having the biggest impact on management education in the current year.
Source: HOBBig data is driving the use of AI and machine learning. But teams must be swift to embrace DevOps and re-evaluate models, according to Wikibon's James Kobielus.
Source: TechTargetThe year 2018 will be one of artificial intelligence 'operationalisation' as more services integrate AI systems in their core offerings. The age of artificial intelligence (AI) is upon us. Every aspect of life will soon be altered - and sometimes defined - by AI.
Source: YourStoryThe program is the first-of-its-kind that offers industry-recognized certification in Management Program in Data Visualization and Executive Program in Big Data and Machine Learning.
Source: AninewsOver the next decade, artificial intelligence will have a profound impact on all industries, introducing efficiencies and innovative catalysts.
Source: MorningstarImaging analytics backed by machine learning can accurately predict renal survival time in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Source: HealthitanalyticsArtificial intelligence and machine learning are eating up workloads at IT help desks, in cybersecurity, and other IT tasks, stirring significant concern over the long-term impact AI will have on jobs even in the IT industry.
Source: ItworldThe business travel industry is experiencing massive transformation as technology is beginning to penetrate into it. There has been dynamic growth in business travel due to global economic recovery and consumers are expecting more today.
Source: HOBThe business travel industry is experiencing massive transformation as technology is beginning to penetrate into it. There has been dynamic growth in business travel due to global economic recovery and consumers are expecting more today.
Source: HOBToday, most banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) organizations are trying their best to adopt a fully data-driven approach to enhance their customer services and grow their business. Experts are of the opinion that like most other industries, data analytics will soon become a game changer for financial companies.
Source: HOBThe year 2018 will be one of artificial intelligence "operationalisation" as more services integrate AI systems in their core offerings.
Source: HOBGoogle is launching a new online education program to certify people for work in information technology support, part of the internet giant's philanthropic push around job training
Source: LivemintMany of the jobs that Millennials work in today didn't exist when their parents entered the job market. And chances are the young professionals of the future will work in fields that don't exist today.
Source: ForbesWithin the financial services sector, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) is a significant challenge for many institutions, often consuming large numbers of people and effort to manage the process and comply with the regulations.
Source: ForbesIt may sound like a an episode from "Black Mirror", when someone talks about predicting when patients may die using artificial intelligence, but Standford University Researchers feel using AI for this purpose will help patients & physicians to have necessary end-of-life conversations earlier.
Source: HOBWhile artificial intelligence applications in business and industry remain limited to narrow machine learning tasks, we are seeing progressive improvements in the convergence of algorithms and hardware that will have significant implications for how well and how quickly we can implement AI. Researchers can now train neural networks within a few hours or days, which opens up an amazing range of possibilities, products, and things to learn - as well as challenges - that we could not have even considered before.
Source: VBThere has been a sharp increase in the number of on campus artificial intelligence laboratories in recent years. These labs have mostly been located in Computer Science or electrical engineering buildings so that researchers and graduate students can be provided with space to develop computer algorithms that can exhibit or learn intelligent behavior.
Source: HOBThe true value of IoT is its ability to completely revolutionize user experiences. It could be at your home, in the office, in your car or even when you walk down a sidewalk. Embedded sensors are helping generate data that is powering a new revolution for business & their consumers. This is the power of custom experiences or CX
Source: HOBIf you happen to visit the Old Supreme Court Chamber in U.S. capitol, you will find a plaque marking the first-ever long distance communication that took place by electronic telegraph. This took place inside the Capitol in 1844
Source: HOBGoogle said the new platform would help less-skilled engineers build powerful AI systems they previously only "dreamed of".
Source: The HinduData protection platforms are a key element of data supply chains.Yet data supply chains present unique challenges.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing, thanks to ever-more-powerful computing, massive growth in the availability of digital data and increasingly sophisticated algorithms. The world's largest technology firms are investing billions to develop their AI capabilities, and companies across industries, from travel to real estate to fashion, are racing to bring AI-enabled services to market.
Source: BSRIt's no coincidence that at about the time that Google CEO Sundar Pichai has professed the company was moving into an 'artificial intelligence first' world, the Internet giant is backing AI start-ups in India to help it achieve that goal.
Source: The HinduThe report entitled Global Artificial Intelligence for Automotive Applications Market 2018 by QY Market Research offers a valuable tool to assess the latest Artificial Intelligence for Automotive Applications market statistics and market scenario.
Source: Express ObserverIn a book titled 'The Future Computed', Microsoft believes that technology companies should maintain responsibility and take care of workers, under guidelines to enable AI.
Source: Indian ExpressIt's 2038 and - like most businesses these days - a tech company is using artificial intelligence to scan job applicants. The system was trained with public employment records, an ostensibly unbiased dataset.
Source: Geekwire"The impact of machine learning applications - from machine vision to voice recognition - will be massively enhanced via the deployment of 800,000 machine learning centric chips in data centres this year "roughly quadruple the volume in 2016. And one billion smartphone users will create augmented reality (AR) content in 2018 globally, with half of UK smartphone users doing so."
Source: HOBIn 2013, James Crawford founded a company - Orbital Insight which was barely noticed at the time in the Silicon Valley. Crawford had previously worked at NASA for 15 years and had written software for Mars rovers.
Source: HOBSophia, the robot is a bit of non-persona non grata in the AI community. The creators of Sophia, Hanson robotics, regularly exaggerate the robots abilities and pretend that itâ??s basically human and alive rather an a form of unnerving automation.
Source: HOBAs nations bet on artificial intelligence as the next competitive edge, India lags behind sorely on talent. Key actors in the ecosystem step in to plug the gap.
Source: FactordailyThe Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Jan. 1 announced its 2018 Fellows, with Indian Americans Amit Sheth, Gaurav Sukhatme and Dinesh Manocha among the eight honorees.
Source: India WestArtificial intelligence models developed by Microsoft and Alibaba have, for the first time, outperformed humans in a reading comprehension challenge.
Source: Computer WorldWe knew one day we would have to face the prospect of weaponized AI, but now Kalashnikov has made a lot of people nervous with its line of robot soldiers. The Terminator is already here.
Source: TheNextWebMicrosoft is working on an AI enabled bot that can create images from the text descriptions of an object. This technology can generate images of everything according to Microsoft. Whether it is an ordinary pastoral scene like grazing livestock or an absurd floating double decker bus.
Source: HOBWe have recommendation systems ever present today. Web giants like Google, Microsoft, Facebook user algorithms to search results that you would find most relevant, based on your previous searches and also similar data from other users. In fact, for that matter any platform that has a search bar collects search data in order to provide you with better search results.
Source: HOBWhen most of us hear the words artificial intelligence, we immediately tend to think about movies like Terminator, I, Robot & others with robot humans taking over the world. AI is rarely presented as the good guy. But how do we make use of AI to our advantage?
Source: HOBThe tech worker is the in front line today in this major breakthrough that is going to affect productivity and business performance: artificial intelligence (AI). It is almost that AI is going to impact all industries I the near future.
Source: HOBIn November 2017, the Future of Life Institute in California - which focuses on "keeping artificial intelligence beneficial" - released a slick, violent video depicting "slaughterbots" [some viewers may find this video distressing]. It went viral
Source: HOBGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking at a taped television event hosted by MSNBC and The Verge's sister site Recode, said artificial intelligence is one of the most profound things that humanity is working on right now and compared it to basic utilities in terms of its importance.
Source: The VergeArtificial intelligence (AI) is the new technological frontier over which companies and countries are vying for control. According to a recent report from McKinsey, Alphabet invested roughly $30 billion in developing AI technologies. Baidu, which is the Chinese equivalent of Alphabet, invested $20 billion in AI last year.
Source: EntrepreneurEver since computer scientist Alan Turing first proposed his famous test of machine intelligence in 1950, the question of what it means for a computer to think has revolved around one basic question: Can it imitate a human's own thinking so closely that nobody can tell the difference?
Source: InverseStating that Artificial Intelligence (AI) had the potential to help solve complex developmental challenges in India, including improving food and water security, the industry sought clearly defined policy priorities and access to 'clean data' for application of AI.
Source: The HinduDestin AI offers a self-assessment eligibility checker, helps to prepare necessary documents, and leads users through the steps of their application.
Source: TheeyeopenerDestin AI offers a self-assessment eligibility checker, helps to prepare necessary documents, and leads users through the steps of their application.
Source: TheeyeopenerIIIT-H analyses the profiles of applicants who sought to join an AI/ML course
Source: ThehindubusinesslineA number of this week's milestones in the history of technology showcase two prominent computer industry showmen, Steve Jobs and Thomas Watson Sr., their respective companies, Apple and IBM, and how they sold smart machines to the general public.
Source: ForbesEmployee training is an infamous waste of time and money. Companies spend billions on training each year, yet The American Society for Training and Development itself says that 90 percent of what employees learn during training isn't retained. Tons of studies show the same. Simply put, most training doesn't work.
Source: IncWith an aggressive and expansionist China growing as a challenge to both India and Japan, the two countries are increasingly looking at the world from a similar lens.
Source: The Times of IndiaThe Minister of Artificial Intelligence says he has high hopes for industry in shaping the UAE's future
Source: The NationalGoogle just announced significant enhancements to its machine learning services (MLaaS), attempting to close the significant competitive gap that Microsoft has enjoyed, in my opinion, for the last year or so. Not to be left out, Amazon.com AWS announced the company own new MLaaS tools and services at AWS Re:Invent last November, trying to court AI application developers to build their smart apps on the AWS cloud. MLaaS is still in its infancy today, but it may become a dominant AI platform for enterprises who would prefer to leave all the messy details to someone else, and rent AI services by the click. This article summarizes each company strategies and tactics and tries to size up the winners and losers.
Source: ForbesThe tech company now offers an online IT training course. Google is trying a new hiring tactic: pay to train other companies' employees. The tech giant announced on Jan. 16 that it had turned its internal IT training program into an online course and was offering scholarships for up to 10,000 Americans.
Source: NextgovTechnology giants IBM and Salesforce are expanding their strategic partnership by bringing together their artificial intelligence and cloud computing platforms to help companies connect with customers and collaborate more effectively with deeper insights.
Source: vccircleFacebook will train one million people and business owners across the EU by 2020, and invest 10 million euros in innovation in France through its Artificial Intelligence research facility.
Source: NewindianexpressThe strategic partnership will accelerate the global health and beauty retailer's digital transformation initiatives, the company said in a statement.
Source: MoneycontrolTechnology has today become indispensable for human life and humanity and tech will soon merge to the point of being indistinguishable as predicted by a communication and marketing firm PHD.
Source: HOBAs per sources in the recruitment industry, 2018 is going to see a massive increase in demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) professionals. Although people in Big Data and Analytics will be sought after, AI and ML will be the next big thing.
Source: HOBThis third week of January, Artificial Intelligence take the fashion world by storm as two AI driven startups in the fashion space secured a total of 60 million dollars in seed capital investment. According to William R. Adler, CEO of True Fit, the retail industry is undergoing a great shift towards a great, personal, data driven personalization being at the core of this growth.
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence (AI) can generate X-ray reports at Max Healthcare. This evolving tool - in beta stage at present - is being programmed with radiologists' knowhow, by scanning millions of patient records.
Source: ETAI-enhanced real estate industry could also mean agents advertising homes using virtual reality, where users can experience a home just like they experienced a new BMW on Snapchat, interacting with the property through the smartphone in their hands.
Source: ForbesUsing the Chatbot feature, the users of the Federal Bank mobile app can avail a host of mcommerce services by simply chatting on the application.
Source: EconomictimesHere at The Next Platform, we've touched on the convergence of machine learning, HPC, and enterprise requirements looking at ways that vendors are trying to reduce the barriers to enable enterprises to leverage AI and machine learning to better address the rapid changes brought about by such emerging trends as the cloud, edge computing and mobility.
Source: NextplatformAutomating the training of machine-learning systems could make AI much more accessible
Source: Technology ReviewAI had been stuck in labs for decades, however, now it is coming out in the open and transforming every field it touches. From tech to finance, energy or manufacturing, AI is finding applications in all these fields. Accounting has not seen much innovation unlike most of the other fields in last several decades.
Source: HOBThis week, leaders from around the world are gathering at Davos, in Switzerland to discuss how they can come together to create a shared future in a fractured world. Many of the conversations will be centering around role of humans and robots in a future of augmentation and automation.
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence can help synthesize and analyze the large volumes of information provided by big data initiatives. The two are different, but they work well together.
Source: Tech TargetGoogle on Monday announced it will open a research centre in Paris devoted to artificial intelligence, following a meeting between the tech giant's boss and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Source: ThelocalArtificial intelligence is not only poised to disrupt industries and workplaces, but also the way that we as humans interact. As our AI journey continues, we will increasingly see the advancements that it provides play out in our daily lives.
Source: MarketwatchResults from the Kaggle State of Data Science and Machine Learning survey of data professionals revealed that job satisfaction varies widely across job titles. Data professionals who reported the highest level of job satisfaction were: 1) Machine Learning Engineers, 2) Data Scientists and 3) Predictive Modeler. Data professionals who reported the lowest level of job satisfaction were: 1) Engineers, 2) DBA/Database Engineers and 3) Programmers.
Source: CustomerthinkResearchers at Netflix are experimenting with creating software-edited trailers personalized for individual subscribers to get more peeps to watch its films, according to a well-placed source familiar with the matter.
Source: HOBIf businesses invest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human-machine collaboration at the same rate as top-notch companies, they could boost revenues by 38 per cent by 2022 and raise employment levels by 10 per cent, a new report said on Tuesday
Source: Economic TimesIf businesses invest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human-machine collaboration at the same rate as top-notch companies, they could boost revenues by 38 per cent by 2022 and raise employment levels by 10 per cent, a new report said on Tuesday.
Source: Economic TimesIT giant, Google, has partnered with an online education portal Coursera to provide education and certification that can help you get a job as an IT professional. The certificate course is open for all and would help prepare an individual for an entry-level position with the IT companies.
Source: Times NowMachine Learning Engineer is now the fastest-growing job position in the U.S. according to LinkedIn's 2017 U.S. Emerging Jobs Report.
Source: StanduplyIn 1999 our obsession over the future simmered within a stew of life-changing technologies then widely known as "dot com". Our imaginations were running wild when at the perfect moment Warner Brothers released its science fiction classic "The Matrix". Humans in this story were sustained by an all-encompassing system of machines and tubes that met their physical needs while an even more all-encompassing virtual reality game provided for their emotional needs.
Source: ForbesScience fiction is becoming a reality as Japanese scientists reach new heights in Artificial Intelligence, announcing a program capable of "mind reading" through recreated images one pixel at a time.
Source: TelesurtvIn a world where users can ask their phone to do just about anything, the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) is bursting from the pages of science fiction and into the lives of consumers. Frank O'Connor, creative director of the Halo video game franchise joined us at the [a]list summit to discuss this transition, as well as practical applications for the future.
Source: AListDailyInterviews are scary as shit. You sit across the table from someone who has the power to grant you income and measure of security. They hold your future in their hands. You have to make them like you, trust you, think you are smart.
Source: Github.ioAlong with an entire generation of comic book fans, Chao Wang grew up following the exploits of Wolverine, a.k.a Logan, the razor-clawed mutant with uncanny healing powers.
Source: Seeker"AI is probably the most important thing humanity has ever worked on. I think of it as something more profound than electricity or fire."
Source: CNNChatbots are the top buzzword these days. From being a mere figment of imagination at best shown in movies, they have become a reality today.
Source: LinkedIn, HubspotScience fiction has considered the question of artificial intelligence since the very beginning - what is the subject of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel Frankenstein if not an artificial intelligence, made from organic parts instead of metal?
Source: BreitBartScience fiction has considered the question of artificial intelligence since the very beginning - what is the subject of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel Frankenstein if not an artificial intelligence, made from organic parts instead of metal?
Source: BreitBartArtificial Intelligence is real and it is here. But successfully putting AI into action isn't exactly a walk in the park -- it requires a fundamental rethinking of the business.
Source: ForbesExperts are warning that cyber defense can waste no time in playing catch-up.
Source: JpostThe AI platform is about to learn more about fashion and music
Source: AdweekIt is a question that perplexes many an upcoming research student - which IIT is best suited for machine learning and data science research. Globally and on home turf, IITs are recognized as Tier-1 engineering institutions that produce a steady stream of talent in computer science, software engineering, Database and Information Systems and other related domains.
Source: HOBIn the span of a month, US President Donald Trump went about slashing corporate tax rate in America from 35% to 21% to get back jobs, while India Prime Minister Narendra Modi upped the ante at Davos, Switzerland, of his nation's tryst with globalisation. India is committed to being an open market, he said.
Source: ETIn a recent interview, billionaire Bill Gates had this to say about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it would affect the future of work:
Source: BigthinkArtificial intelligence approached the summit of hype at this year's World Economic Forum.
Source: BloombergIn Davos this week, 3,000 world leaders and business bosses attended hundreds of talks, workshops, dinners, and other get-togethers. The takeaway: Artificial intelligence and climate change are going to ruin us, but blockchain and women are going to save us.
Source: QZGoogle's "Clips" camera, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to figure out when it should take a picture or video, is now available for purchase on the Google Store.
Source: FirstpostA future world where the physical and digital lines don't exist and all that remains is a connected experience, where Artificial Intelligence will take over decision-making
Source: LivemintGoogle developed an intelligent camera that learns what photos are meaningful to users. Behind the product is human-centered machine learning.
Source: ZDnetArtificial intelligence has been the catchphrase in recent times, but did you know that it has been written about for years now? These books will help you get started on understanding the concept's past and future relevance.
Source: YourstoryAI is in the middle of a deployment land grab today. Tomorrow the business management headaches will arrive.
Source: ZDnetIt's easy to get caught up in the doom-and-gloom predictions about artificial intelligence wiping out millions of jobs. Here's a reality check.
Source: ZDnetThe questions most often asked by businesses are: What did we do right or wrong last month? Why did whatever happen, positive or negative, happen and what can we do to ensure the future will be what we want it to be, by mitigating the risk of negative happenings and create more positives?
Source: Financial ExpressWho are you? How much of what makes you "you" is defined by memory? How would you change if you had perfect recall? How might artificial intelligence change the way you relate with yourself, and with the world around you?
Source: ComputerWorldJames Cameron, who is all set to reboot the "Terminator" franchise, believes artificial intelligence will probably be bad for the human race. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Cameron reflected upon "Terminator" and the advances in artificial intelligence.
Source: DNAIndiaThere is a disturbing moment in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey when the sentient ship computer Hal suffers a meltdown. Outside, in the depths of space, scientist Frank Poole is cut loose by the machine and sent floating helplessly into the void.
Source: TheIrishTimesIf you want to understand what's happening with artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, look no further than this week's news.
Source: CSOOnlineTHE first the world learned of Facebook's mind-reading project was when the company posted an advert for the position of "brain-computer interface engineer". Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had talked of 'tech-mediated telepathy'
Source: HeraldScotlandOne of the primary ways companies generate business is by capturing leads and converting a portion of them successfully. Needless to say, Lead Generation or Lead Capturing is a highly critical component of sales.
Source: HOBWhile it might seem ironic, artificial intelligence and machine learning are well on the way to lending a helping hand when it comes to solving the problems of human capital management. Recruiting is one of the toughest issues businesses face today.
Source: ForbesAlibaba, China's largest online retailer, is deploying its cloud-computing power to save Asia's cities from their suffocating traffic.
Source: QZAustralian business is widely adopting artificial intelligence despite more than two thirds of workers fearing it will replace their jobs.
Source: Australian Business ReviewThat experience of test-driving a Tesla via a computer screen is coming to the wine world. In fact, it is already in play on a number of winery sites where visitors can take in 360-views of vineyards and look at great winery photography with superimposed data or graphics.
Source: WineSearcherThe company has roped in Ayush Sharma from Silicon Valley on board as senior vice president of engineering and technology which will drive the business around IoT.
Source: TrakMachine learning and vision startup Aquabyte announced Tuesday that it has raised $3.5 million in seed funding in order to build out a team of developers to refine its software, which is geared toward using machine learning and vision to reduce costs for fish farming.
Source: ForbesEver since Google DeepMindâ??s AlphaGo programme defeated South Koreaâ??s top professional Lee Sedol in 2016 in the popular board game Go, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including machine learning and deep learning,1 have seized the imagination of people across the globe.
Source: Android AuthorityEver since Google DeepMind's AlphaGo programme defeated South Korea's top professional Lee Sedol in 2016 in the popular board game Go, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including machine learning and deep learning,1 have seized the imagination of people across the globe.
Source: Android AuthorityArtificial intelligence has increasingly been integrated into the weapons systems of the world's leading militaries, and at least one expert has said the futuristic technology may soon be the subject of a new Cold War.
Source: NewsWeekArtificial intelligence has increasingly been integrated into the weapons systems of the world's leading militaries, and at least one expert has said the futuristic technology may soon be the subject of a new Cold War.
Source: NewsWeekAlibaba, Amazon, and others are adding ever more capable AI services to their cloud platforms
Source: Technology ReviewARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS overhyped-there, we said it. It's also incredibly important.
Source: WiredHow deep learning came to power Alexa, Amazon Web Services, and nearly every other division of the company.
Source: WiredArtificial intelligence has long been a focus for MIT. The school's been researching the space since the late '50s, giving rise (and lending its name) to the lab that would ultimately become known as CSAIL. But the Cambridge university thinks it can do more to elevate the rapidly expanding field.
Source: TCMovies and other media are full of mixed messages about the risks and rewards of building machines with minds of their own. For every manipulative automaton like Ex Machina's Ava (SN: 5/16/15, p. 26), there's a helpful Star Wars droid. And while some tech titans such as Elon Musk warn of the threats artificial intelligence presents, others, including Mark Zuckerberg, dismiss the doomsayers.
Source: ScienceNewsYOUR THREE-POUND BRAIN runs on just 20 watts of power - barely enough to light a dim bulb. Yet the machine behind our eyes has built civilizations from scratch, explored the stars, and pondered our existence.
Source: WiredMuch has been said and written about disruptive technologies and how they are shaking things up across industries. But it is clear by now that businesses have to constantly track the course of technological innovation
Source: KhaleejTimesDevelopments in artificial intelligence are now "a runaway train" and urgently require the attention of philosophers and other humanists, a professor has argued.
Source: TimesHigherEducationFinding a new job can be a job unto itself: perfecting a resume, scanning career websites, networking among friends and acquaintances - the dizzying amount of work can turn the excitement of a new career chapter into anxiety.
Source: ForbesNiti Aayog, the main policy think tank of the government, will direct the Centre's efforts to research on new technologies such as Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and 3D printing in various areas, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
Source: VCCircleEver since Google DeepMind's AlphaGo programme defeated South Korea's top professional Lee Sedol in 2016 in the popular board game Go, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including machine learning and deep learning,
Source: IDSAWe've been promised a revolution in how and why nearly everything happens. But the limits of modern artificial intelligence are closer than we think.
Source: WiredYOUR THREE-POUND BRAIN runs on just 20 watts of power-barely enough to light a dim bulb. Yet the machine behind our eyes has built civilizations from scratch, explored the stars, and pondered our existence. In contrast, IBM's Watson, a supercomputer that runs on 20,000 watts, can outperform humans at calculation and Jeopardy! but is still no match for human intelligence.
Source: WiredFinding a new job can be a job unto itself: perfecting a resume, scanning career websites, networking among friends and acquaintances-the dizzying amount of work can turn the excitement of a new career chapter into anxiety. Job searches of the future are going to be a completely different experience, with technology doing most of the heavy lifting.
Source: ForbesManufacturing giant Foxconn has said it will make a major investment in artificial intelligence-based R&D as it looks for new business growth opportunities in a cooling global smartphone market, Nikkei reports.
Source: TCCreating faceless algorithms used to automate many human tasks is at the core of the company's success, yet the giant has had to rely on a rapidly growing workforce to help propel it into the future
Source: SCPMFacebook has been taking on some of the top names in AI and making management changes to help head off criticism about addiction to the site and its â??fake news' problem as artificial intelligence becomes ever more important
Source: SCMPThe quest to give machines a mind of their own occupied the brightest AI specialists in 2017. Machine learning (and especially the newly hip branch, deep learning) practically delivered all of the most stunning achievements in artificial intelligence so far - from systems that beat us at our own games to art-producing neural networks that rival human creativity.
Source: ForbesCyber Security is a rapidly evolving industry, projected to become a $232 billion global market by 2022.
Source: ForbesCyber Security is a rapidly evolving industry, projected to become a $232 billion global market by 2022.
Source: ForbesThe company's Flights app will use historical data to warn users when it thinks their flight will be delayed
Source: ThevergeBig numbers are nothing new to Quizlet, one of the most widely-used digital study tools in the United States. The San Francisco-based developer behind the platform claims more than 30 million monthly users, including 1 in 2 high schoolers, and 1 in 3 college students, in the United States. And according to one website tracker, it is among the most visited sites in the country (besting LinkedIn and Spotify).
Source: edsurgeThe smartest companies right now are actually using AI to enhance and personalize client interactions, not cut them off, through streamlined data collection and processing.
Source: ForbesAs indicated by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Union budget 2018 speech, the Indian governmentâ??s think tank NITI Aayog has geared itself to create a roadmap for National AI program.
Source: Inc42It's hard to deny the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise. According to a 2017 study by Cowen, 81 percent of IT leaders are investing in or planning to invest in AI. Specifically, 43 percent are evaluating and doing a proof of concept (POC); 38 percent have already launched initiatives and are targeting more investments.
Source: CMSwireIn 2015, Google announced it would release its internal tool for developing artificial intelligence algorithms, TensorFlow, a move that would change the tone of how AI research and development would be conducted around the world.
Source: QZDon't get lost in the complexity of large-scale use cases.
Source: Healthcare IT NewsPresenso CEO Eitan Vesley explains how big data and artificial intelligence breathe new life into mechanical systems by spotting breakdowns before they happen and optimizing mechanical efficiency.
Source: TechrepublicIn this ever-changing digitalized world, professionals of every discipline and industries have started using data-driven decision-making and thus it is convenient for them to carry out their day-to-day operations.
Source: HOBDespite many changes in technology, there are companies that use the old method of operations. For example; many companies still plan routes for their delivery trucks on the same way they did a decade ago
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence is the next big thing. AI is the ability of a machine to perform tasks associated with intelligent beings.
Source: HOBWith the development of artificial intelligence, machines have been human's best friend. We can see that the rapid and widespread adoption of machine learning has automated and improved the collection and processing of large amounts of data.
Source: HOBMany industries today necessarily rely on data, especially in advertising, where brands have much more information to process. More data creates an advantage in a competitive marketplace for consumer attention. In contrast, more data can also be overwhelming.
Source: HOBNearly two-thirds (64%) of APAC respondents say Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed the way recruiting is done in their organization, with 76% saying using AI as a sourcing tool generates higher-quality candidates.
Source: ETOne of the primary activities companies generally tend to pursue with analytics and data is to plan and optimize operations, and it is a long-term focus of the â??operations research' approach to analytics.
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence is popping up everywhere and is changing the customer experience with the brands. It is estimated that by 2025, an estimated 95% of customer interactions will be supported by AI technology. Artificial intelligence is on hype today. Have you wondered why?
Source: HOBToday, top individuals from around the world convened at the World Government Summit to discuss the agenda that should govern the next generation of governments.
Source: FuturismFears of mass unemployment are exaggerated, but the transition to an AI-first world will not necessarily be smooth
Source: LivemintIn an endeavour to be not left behind in the artificial intelligence race, the Indian government has formed a committee headed by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar to lay out a roadmap for the country's research and development in the field. Reportedly, the decision to form the committee came after news of China's intense and growing commitment in the field of AI.
Source: HOBWith the development of Artificial Intelligence, new groups are emerging that is driven towards expansion and implementation of AI at a new pace and depth.
Source: HOBToday, Artificial Intelligence is heavily used for automation across several industries. Robots are already taking over jobs that do not require human intelligence.
Source: HOBMachine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) provide decision support and automation to increase product quality, whilst lowering costs.
Source: HOBIn order to match up to the pace of the technological development, Indian government too have pulled up their socks to actually embrace AI and bring some real development to the country.
Source: HOBIt is quite true that whenever a new technology comes up, everybody rushes to build something related to that and then the process of natural selection takes place whereby a few of the things built survive.
Source: HOBData breaches continue to come fast and furious. The latest major incident, Equifax, was one for the record books. Hackers obtained highly sensitive personal data on 145 million Equifax customers, including credit card numbers, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers.
Source: ForbesTo prevent artificial intelligence (AI) being biased in the future, the teams in charge of developing them need to be more diverse, experts told the audience at the 2018 Everywoman in Technology Forum.
Source: HOBGovernment-run services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be boosted & a "hundred-fold" thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), the country's first minister dedicated to foster the technology told CNBC Monday.
Source: HOBGoogle created a new kind of computer chip to help power its giant artificial intelligence (AI) systems. These chips were designed to handle the complex processes is believed to be a key to the future of the computer industry.
Source: HOBThe concept of artificial intelligence (AI), or the ability of machines to perform tasks that typically require human-like understanding, has been around for more than 60 years. But the buzz around AI now is louder and shriller than ever.
Source: WhartonArtificial intelligence (AI) has finally caught the Indian government's attention.
Source: QZARM doesn't build any chips itself, but its designs are at the core of virtually every CPU in modern smartphones, cameras and IoT devices. So far, the company's partners have shipped more than 125 billion ARM-based chips.
Source: TCEveryone loves annual assessments. Mine for 2018 are simple: AI is making real progress, IOE is spreading, blockchain is real, lots of digital content is fake, and big, rich companies will eventually be regulated. We also like to talk to machines - especially when everything's connected.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence (AI) could be "billions of times smarter" than humans and people may need to merge with computers to survive.
Source: HOBOne of the challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) programs is continuously facing is how they receive and process the information on the aspects they need to take actions.
Source: HOBThe field of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding. From our smartphones to our toasters, to self-driving cars, to smart homes that control the temperature and the lights in our house, we are beginning to gradually turn more decisions over to computers. That scares some people.
Source: HOBThe major challenges that marketers are facing are generating traffic & leads and proving Return on Investment (RoI), and lack of budget for marketing. Data overload from multiple sources, limited resources and time to implement activities, a crowded marketplace and increasing customer expectations make the job much more difficult.
Source: HOBAlmost every major player in the smartphone industry says that their devices use the power of artificial intelligence (AI), or machine learning algorithms. Few devices, however, run their own AI software. Now, AI smartphones could one day be standard due to processor developed and dedicated to machine learning for mobile phones and other smart-home devices.
Source: HOBA number of this week's milestones in the history of technology demonstrate society's reactions to new technologies over the years: A discussion of AI replacing and augmenting human intelligence, a warning about the abundance of misinformation on the internet, and government regulation of a mass communication platform, suppressing free speech in the name of the public interest.
Source: ForbesModi said that 'the march of technology cannot be at the expense of further increasing the difference between societies over access to technology'.
Source: BgrIt is not far when robots will soon steal our jobs. We have repeatedly heard predictions regarding this. These predictions play straight into people's darkest fears regarding technological advancement.
Source: HOBScientists have developed a programme that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret a website's data protection policies in the blink of an eye. It can help to protect personal information.
Source: HOBEarlier this year, Pooya Abka attended the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show and walked away feeling validated. CES was all about Google Assistant this year and he knew he was definitely on to something in the artificial intelligence space.
Source: ForbesChannel automation is the process of automating all the processes that are necessary to run a profitable partner program.
Source: HOBBy the year 2020, half of all online searches will be carried out by voice, and 30 percent of them will be made using no screen at all. AI assistants will manage our day-to-day schedules, and chatbots will drive sales and manage the customer experience. These tech trends will create a sea of change in the marketplace. How do businesses keep from falling behind?
Source: observerGartner says 25 per cent of customer service and support operations will integrate virtual customer assistant or chatbot technology across engagement channels by 2020
Source: ComputingDo labor-saving and cognitive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) make life better in workplaces, do they make things boring, or do they eliminate workplaces altogether? Some recent studies show mixed feelings about the potential impact. But if implemented with employees having say in the process, AI can be a force of positive change.
Source: ForbesIn the coming decades, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies are going to transform many aspects of our world. Much of this change will be positive; the potential for benefits in areas as diverse as health, transportation and urban planning, art, science, and cross-cultural understanding are enormous.
Source: EffIntelligent chatbots are being built to engage users and improve brand image. We have heard a lot about chatbots. But, it is rare to find a live intelligent
Source: HOBAI programs can make it easier for trolls with minimal technical skills to make fake videos, audio, researchers warn
Source: NBC NewsThe power of communication has changed a lot over the last decade. We have come a long way from picking up the phone to simply sending a message via a messaging app. Messaging is the way through which most people communicate today.
Source: HOBIn the movies and on television, artificial intelligence is typically depicted as something sinister that will upend our way of life. When it comes to AI in business, we often hear about it in relation to automation and the impending loss of jobs, but in what ways is AI changing companies and the larger economy that don't involve doom-and-gloom mass unemployment predictions?
Source: OzyThe ancient Chinese game Go, which has a very high number of possible moves, was considered almost impossible for a computer to beat humans two years ago. Last year Alpha Go (a Go programme designed by two Go players) beat the best professional Go Player Lee Sedol in a five game match.
Source: TOIChinese AI titan Baidu earlier this month announced its Deep Voice AI had learned some new tricks. Not only can it accurately clone an individual voice faster than ever, but now it knows how to make a British man sound like an American woman.
Source: TheNextWebAI has opened doors to innovators from a variety of industries who want to create more personalized & advanced technologies for the common consumers. The aim of artificial intelligence is to have machines learn and simplify mass data and process it quicker than a human would.
Source: HOBAI has opened doors to innovators from a variety of industries who want to create more personalized & advanced technologies for the common consumers. The aim of artificial intelligence is to have machines learn and simplify mass data and process it quicker than a human would.
Source: HOBAutomation has been used to build things that requires repetitive manual tasks. Automating mechanical processes allow people to concentrate on more complex and creative tasks that machines can't easily handle. Organizations today seek innovative options that streamline tasks and increases efficiency in every industry possible.
Source: HOBA recent survey of more than 300 marketers by Resulticks found that almost half thought artificial intelligence was an overhyped industry buzzword and 40 percent felt skeptical when they saw or heard the term. The survey also found that 47 percent of marketers believed AI was more fantasy than reality.
Source: Forbes"We will take your jobs," said Sophia, a humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The audience of 60,000 world technology leaders at Web Summit, the world's largest technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, nervously laughed. "That was not funny," I heard an engineer next to me whispering to himself.
Source: ForbesThe automation revolution has hit recruitment, with everything from facial expressions to vocal tone now analysed by algorithms and artificial intelligence. But what's the cost to workforce diversity - and workers themselves?
Source: The GuardianLast week Google announced that it will be making its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) courses available to everyone. In order to help, everyone understands how AI can solve challenging problems and to make learning resources available, Google has created a new platform called Learn with Google AI.
Source: PC MagMeasuring marketing's many contributions to revenue growth is becoming more accurate and real-time thanks to analytics and machine learning. Knowing what's driving more Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), Sales Qualified Leads (SQL), how best to optimize marketing campaigns, and improving the precision and profitability of pricing are just a few of the many areas machine learning is revolutionizing marketing.
Source: ForbesThe Learn with Google AI website provides ways for people to develop and hone machine learning skills, and apply the technology to real-world problems.
Source: TechrepublicIf you missed the IBM Watson AI X Prize challenge or the Microsoft's $3.5 million Innovate AI global startup competition worry not, we bring you a slew of interesting AI challenges your startups/companies can participate in to advance AI research, develop bleeding-edge solutions and win credits.
Source: HOBCoders and job aspirants alike are making a beeline to data science training shops in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, and to open online courses, in the hopes of updating their skills and landing jobs with comfortable salaries. But is the training enough?
Source: LivemintOpenAI continues to make strides in reinforcement learning algorithms for training artificial intelligence agents. Their latest platform, released late February, allows AIs to learn from thei