Source:- inverse.com From early on, we’re taught that intelligence is inextricably tied to the brain. Brainpower is an informal synonym for intelligence — and by extension, any discussion of aptitude and acumen uses the brain as a metaphor. Naturally, when technology progressed to the point where humans decided they wanted to replicate human intelligence in machines, Read More
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Source:- economist.com WHEN 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 Read More
Source:- telegraph.co.uk Robotic artificial intelligence platforms that are increasingly replacing human decision makers are inherently racist and sexist, experts have warned. Programmes designed to “pre-select” candidates for university places or to assess eligibility for insurance cover or bank loans are likely to discriminate against women and non-white applicants, according to recent research. Professor Noel Sharkey, Read More
Source:- gigabit.net Microsoft has unveiled a new hardware system called Brainwave that will allow developers to use high-speed artificial intelligence, by deploying machine learning systems onto programmable silicon. This would mean that performance could go beyond levels of current central processing units, with a lack of batching operations intending to help hardware to handle requests Read More
Source:- cosmosmagazine.com Facebook automatically finds and tags friends in your photos. Google Deepmind’s AlphaGo computer program trounced champions at the ancient game of Go last year. Skype translates spoken conversations in real time – and pretty accurately too. Behind all this is a type of artificial intelligence called deep learning. But what is deep learning and Read More
Source:- forbes.com “Human plus machine isn’t the future, it’s the present,” Garry Kasparov said in a recent TED talk. And this “present” is transforming the world of education at a rapid pace. With children increasingly using tablets and coding becoming part of national curricula around the world, technology is becoming an integral part of classrooms, Read More
Source:- technologyreview.com Amazon 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. Researchers at the e-commerce juggernaut are currently working on several machine-learning systems that could help provide an edge when it comes to spotting, reacting to, Read More
Source:- diplomaticourier.com Artificial intelligence—which simultaneously possesses the greatest potential for evolutionary change as well as the overwhelming possibility for world destruction—is a technology that is already be upon us. Defined as machines that are able to learn, plan, and problem solve—or, more basically, technology with the ability to work and react like a human would—AI Read More
Source:- yourstory.com Researchers are developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that could help detect melanoma skin cancer earlier. The technology employs machine-learning software to analyse images of skin lesions and provides doctors with objective data on telltale biomarkers of melanoma, which is deadly if detected too late, but highly treatable if caught early. The AI Read More
Source:- qz.com In June, Google told stock photography website Shutterstock that its researchers had found a weakness that could destroy the site’s entire business. Google’s researchers had built an AI-powered tool that could easily remove the watermarks Shutterstock uses to protect all of its images across the site. If a company less “not evil” had done Read More
Source:- cityam.com Along with autonomous cars, virtual reality, and drones, artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the key areas of tech that is generating huge amounts of excitement. And rightly so. From the much hyped triumphs of Google’s DeepMind, to those very handy recommendations on Skype and Netflix, us regular human folk are only seeing Read More
Source – money.cnn.com The three countries are leading an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, Malcolm Frank, head of strategy at leading outsourcing firm Cognizant, told CNNMoney in an interview. Frank is the co-author of a recent book entitled “What to Do When Machines Do Everything,” on the impact artificial intelligence will have on the global economy in the Read More
Source – abovethelaw.com As the legal community flees Las Vegas, leaving another successful ILTACON and several hundred thousand dollars in bad decisions in their wake, two questions weigh upon my mind. Is there something broken about the way we talk about artificial intelligence, and why does the airport give a goddamn about my mixers? Artificial intelligence Read More
Source – thenextweb.com Despite the enormous speed at processing reams of data and providing valuable output, artificial intelligence applications have one key weakness: Their brains are located at thousands of miles away. Most AI algorithms need huge amounts of data and computing power to accomplish tasks. For this reason, they rely on cloud servers to perform their Read More
Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com BERLIN: Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can decode brain signals, an advance that may help severely paralysed patients communicate with their thoughts. Artificial intelligence has far outpaced human intelligence in certain tasks. Researchers from University Hospital Freiburg in Germany led by neuroscientist Tonio Ball showed how a self-learning Read More
Source – livemint.com The concept of robotics has been in existence for a long time, with Egyptians using automated water clocks to strike the hour bell and hydraulically operated statues that could gesture and speak in 400 BC. Subsequently, there have been many such instances of robotics in the history of mankind. The first modern-day Read More
Source – electronicdesign.com Last year, Qualcomm stopped short of including an accelerator core called the neural processing unit its Snapdragon silicon. Instead, it announced that it would publish software to bend its existing smartphone chips to the whims of machine learning. The strategy shift shows Qualcomm’s sense of urgency around machine learning, which has typically required Read More
Source – theverge.com Prisma, the Russian company best known for its AI-powered photo filters, is shifting to B2B. The company won’t retire its popular app, but says in the future, it will focus on selling machine vision tools to other tech firms. “We see big opportunities in deep learning and communication,” Prisma CEO and co-founder Alexey Moiseenkov Read More
Source – businesstech.co.za The feeling in the smartphone space is that innovation has plateaued, making it difficult for manufacturers to stay ahead. Huawei, however, says that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a critical role in driving further innovation in this space. The mobile handset maker said that consumers want intuitive features combined with smart software innovation. Read More
Source – ndtv.com New Delhi: Demand for artificial intelligence and machine learning specialists in the country is expected to see a 60 per cent rise by 2018 due to increasing adoption of automation, says KellyOCG India. According to Francis Padamadan, country director, KellyOCG India, a talent management solutions provider, although AI and machine adoption is on Read More
Source – qualitymag.com Through the Looking Glass When we were in the city of Danyang, China, we witnessed a real-life paradox. Danyang is best known for its explosive growth in optical lens manufacturing over the last decade, sprouting hundreds of factories with cleanrooms chock-full of gleaming, automated machinery. There is a lot that goes into manufacturing Read More
Source – neowin.net You may remember that back in February, the folks at Microsoft Research shared a series of tools meant to help create safer and more aware Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). However, the search for improvement never stops, and the Research division has now shared something else they’re working on, inspired by the way nature operates. Read More
Source – csoonline.com Amazon offers a number of excellent tools to help enterprises keep their data (Read more click here) and applications safe in the cloud. Last year, Amazon unveiled Amazon Inspector, its host-based application vulnerability assessment tool to monitor what is installed and configured on each virtual Instance. This year, it’s Amazon Macie, a security service Read More
Source – host.madison.com Though the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1950s, it was the advent of big data and improvements in computing power that enabled practical applications of the science. With all the press concerning AI and the myriad advancements, the concept remains elusive to many. Much of the progress made Read More
Source – thehindubusinessline.com Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new engine that is going to launch the fourth industrial revolution after loom, steam engine and assembly line, according to Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice-President, Strategy & Marketing, Cognizant Technology Solutions. In the process, countries that get it right will have strong GDP growth, he said at a session Read More
Source – alphr.com Artificial intelligence is everywhere – although often the reality feels somewhat underwhelming compared to the potential for what it might become. AI has the power to change the world, but it’s a gradual process. Machine learning is often used as a synonym for artificial intelligence, but it’s actually a different, albeit related discipline. While Read More
Source – enterpriseinnovation.net Artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere, transparently immersive experiences and digital platforms are the trends that will provide unrivaled intelligence, create profoundly new experiences and offer platforms that allow organizations to connect with new business ecosystems, according Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2017. “In addition to the potential impact on businesses, these trends provide a significant Read More
Source – telegraph.co.uk The world is on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution, and it could change the way we use everything from cars to shoes. The first three industrial revolutions brought us mechanisation, mass production and automation. Now, more than half a century after the first robots worked on production lines, artificial intelligence (AI) Read More
Source – informationweek.com Consumers have spoken, artificial intelligence is a profitable industry. From Amazon to Google to Apple, major tech companies have made inroads, crafting intelligent software — housed in sleek, accessible hardware — that has drawn massive customer attention. This trend is set to soon move out of home devices, like Echo and Google Home, Read More
Source – phys.org Physicists have applied the ability of machine learning algorithms to learn from experience to one of the biggest challenges currently facing quantum computing: quantum error correction, which is used to design noise-tolerant quantum computing protocols. In a new study, they have demonstrated that a type of neural network called a Boltzmann machine can Read More