Source – theverge.com Experts around the world are getting increasingly worried about new AI tools that make it easier than ever to edit images and videos — especially with social media’s power to share shocking content quickly and without fact-checking. Some of those tools are being developed by Adobe, but the company is also working on an antidote Read More
Source – hindustantimes.com Facebook is turning to machine-learning technologies to amplify the impact of human fact-checkers reviewing hoax news articles, as part of the company’s efforts to combat the spread of misinformation on its platform. The social network announced Thursday it was starting to use automated systems to identify duplicates of fake news articles previously flagged by Read More
Source – abovethelaw.com What do you think of when you think of artificial intelligence? If you envision some kind of futuristic world with robots running the show, you’re thinking way too far into the future. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already here. In our everyday lives – and in our professional lives. It’s prevalent in the workflows Read More
Source – singularityhub.com Sophia’s uncanny-valley face, made of Hanson Robotics’ patented Frubber, is rapidly becoming an iconic image in the field of artificial intelligence. She has been interviewed on shows like 60 Minutes, made a Saudi citizen, and even appeared before the United Nations. Every media appearance sparks comments about how artificial intelligence is going to completely transform the Read More
Source – financialexpress.com All of us have heard about driverless cars, automated machines, bots and virtual assistants, even if we don’t fully understand what these terms mean. All of these are manifestations of self-learning algorithms, smart technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). The application of these technologies is no longer just limited Read More
Source – eurekalert.org A major challenge in current climate prediction models is how to accurately represent clouds and their atmospheric heating and moistening. This challenge is behind the wide spread in climate prediction. Yet accurate predictions of global warming in response to increased greenhouse gas concentrations are essential for policy-makers (e.g. the Paris climate agreement). In Read More
Source – standardmedia.co.ke What is this so called machine learning that has everyone in the market adopting? Machine learning has varying definitions, depending on the authors of books and articles or one’s understanding. I like to define machine learning as a branch of artificial intelligence that provides systems with the ability to learn and act like Read More
Source – forbes.com During my short stint in corporate America, I held several cross-functional roles that drew on my expertise in both business analytics and quality assurance. I usually worked alongside or in direct support of one or more project managers on various agile development projects. My primary responsibilities included acting as a liaison between senior Read More
Source – insidebigdata.com In recent years, artificial intelligence has taken us further than most of us could have dreamed, and it’s being utilized in industries that never before imagined. Doesn’t it feel like we’re getting to the point where someone wants to apply AI to every facet of our social and professional lives? So it makes Read More
Source – nation.co.ke I recently received an email from the folks over at Medium, an online publication I subscribe to. Here’s what it said: “Hello! It looks like you’re into artificial intelligence, so we rounded up a few of our favorites for you this week. Because you’re a member and an avid reader, we want to Read More
Source – qz.com Africa’s nascent artificial intelligence sector just got its biggest boost from Google which is opening its first Africa AI research center in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Though Accra has a vibrant tech industry, it would not have been the obvious location for many Africa tech watchers when compared with Nairobi or nearby Lagos where Google has already Read More
Source – economist.com DISCOVERING and harnessing fire unlocked more nutrition from food, feeding the bigger brains and bodies that are the hallmarks of modern humans. Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, thinks his company’s development of artificial intelligence trumps that. “AI is one of the most important things that humanity is working on,” he told an event Read More
Source – forbes.com Regardless of industry, it seems that nearly every business is asking the same question nowadays: How can artificial intelligence help us? Google Trends data shows that searches for “machine learning” — a common application of AI that enables machines to process and learn from data inputs — have skyrocketed over the last several years. It’s Read More
Source – itproportal.com The research paper, entitled “Unsupervised Learning of Sentence Embeddings using Compositional n-Gram Features”, will be presented by Matteo Pagliardini. Pagliardini is a senior machine learning engineer at Iprova and one of the three scientists that authored the research paper and developed the new model for unsupervised training, Sent2Vec. The other authors are Prakhar Read More
Source – financialexpress.com Artificial intelligence, or AI, a term that a few decades ago circled around in the realms of sci-fi and fantasy, is a reality today. The most evolved AI of our fantasy tales is often sentient machines scheming to take over the world. We are not there yet, and perhaps reality is far more Read More
Source – forbes.com Bottom line: Machine learning makes it possible to discover patterns in supply chain data by relying on algorithms that quickly pinpoint the most influential factors to a supply networks’ success, while constantly learning in the process. Discovering new patterns in supply chain data has the potential to revolutionize any business. Machine learning algorithms are Read More
Source – financialexpress.com At the 2017 Web Summit in Lisbon, when Sophia, a humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI), joked “We will take your jobs,” behind the nervous laughter of the 60,000 attendees was a realisation this could be a reality sooner than they think. The rapid pace of developments in AI has already begun Read More
Source – livemint.com Voices for the need of an ethical Artificial Intelligence are getting louder. AI has a great many applications, and has been solving various problems for humans. But such a powerful technology raises equal concerns about its possible misuse. And there have already been multiple cases of AI being used for malicious purposes. Read More
Source – businessworld.in While the term ‘Smart City’ is a commonly used one, the idea which the term refers to is one that lacks a universally accepted definition. A smart city is understood to be a municipality that leverages new technologies and networks to create a core infrastructure that helps coordinate and optimize systems. The concept Read More
Source – forbes.com Have you ever stopped to think about the limitations of technology? Are there any limitations? As new developments pop up almost every single day, it seems the answer is “no.” And the youth of today are demanding more – more convenience, more adaptability, and more ease of use. And with the advances in Read More
Source – entrepreneur.com Bots are dominating online communication, and most consumers don’t even realize the number of times they have interacted with a bot while browsing their favorite website or completing an online purchase. Bot technology is far from a new concept, though, as its origins date all the way back to 1966 with the invention Read More
Source – independent.co.uk A leading roboticist who developed an advanced humanoid robot has predicted that artificially intelligent androids will be given civil rights within 30 years. Dr David Hanson, whose Sophia robot once said it wanted to “destroy humans”, made the predictions in a research paper titled ‘Entering the Age of Living Intelligence Systems and Android Society’. The Read More
Source – raconteur.net The global energy industry is facing fundamental shifts in the way it generates, sells and distributes power. The pressure is on to cut carbon emissions and, as a result, methods must be found to manage the increasing gigawatts of unpredictable, weather-dependent renewable energy flowing on to power grids. The cost of electricity is Read More
Source – techcrunch.com Over the last few years, Google and Coursera have regularly teamed up to launch a number of online courses for developers and IT pros. Among those was the Machine Learning Crash course, which provides developers with an introduction to machine learning. Now, building on that, the two companies are launching a machine learning specialization on Coursera. This Read More
Source – propertycasualty360.com In the era of 24-hour news coverage, and in the aftermath of highly publicized catastrophic events including hurricanes, earthquakes and terrorist attacks, insurance policyholders have very little patience for a protracted claims process. At the risk of alienating customers, especially younger policyholders who grew up in a digital age, the insurance industry must adapt Read More
Source – indiatimes.com By Will Yang Technology in today’s day and age has enabled a human to do things and accomplish far more than one could think of a few years back. Thanks to rapidly evolving and innovative technologies, personal lives have become more enriched. Meaningful collaborations between a human and machine/technology has in many Read More
Source – business.com Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have a lot to offer to marketers. In addition to simplifying several mundane tasks, this technology might finally help marketers achieve relevance at scale and ensure “the most pertinent content reaches the most promising customers at the moments of greatest influence across multiple channels and markets.” Many marketers have Read More
Source – vanillaplus.com Telecoms operators, by tradition, are not seen as fast-moving businesses. They are always striving to be agile, but their reliance on legacy systems – coupled with their dysfunctional, locked-in relationships with legacy vendors – has created a slow-moving animal, often at odds with the pace of the Internet generation. Indeed, when operators talk Read More
Source – edgylabs.com Earlier this month, Google’s Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai unveiled the new and improved Google News. According to Pichai, the app could now show “the news you care about from trusted sources while still giving you a full range of perspectives on events.” The company is reportedly working on integrating artificial intelligence in its news app in an effort to Read More
Source – thenational.ae Cities have provided us with musical inspiration for hundreds of years. The waltzes of Johann Strauss are synonymous with Vienna, some of Tchaikovsky’s pieces are imbued with the spirit of St Petersburg, and New York has galvanised countless artists, from Aaron Copland to Stevie Wonder. This month an orchestral piece, Ode To Dubai, had its premiere at a Read More