Source: venturebeat.com In self-supervised learning — an AI technique where the training data is automatically labeled by a feature extractor — the extractor can exploit low-level features (known as “shortcuts”) that cause it to ignore useful representations. In search of a technique that might help remove these shortcuts autonomously, researchers at Google Brain developed a framework — Read More
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Source: it.toolbox.com OpsRamp, a SaaS platform for discovery, monitoring, management, and automation of modern digital hybrid infrastructure, announced OpsQ, a capability for first response and incident remediation. OpsQ uses predictive analysis to reduce resolution time. OpsQ also houses AIOps, which is the AI for IT operations. AIOps provides transparency into machine learning-driven decisions. The release Read More
Source: healthitanalytics.com February 26, 2020 – The Department of Defense (DoD) has adopted a series of ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence following recommendations made by the Defense Innovation Board last October. The recommendations came after 15 months of discussion among leading AI experts in commercial industry, government, academia, and the American public, which resulted in thorough Read More
Source: Distributing malware by attaching tainted documents to emails is one of the oldest tricks in the book. It’s not just a theoretical risk—real attackers use malicious documents to infect targets all the time. So on top of its anti-spam and anti-phishing efforts, Gmail expanded its malware detection capabilities at the end of last year to include more tailored Read More
Source: Roybi, the maker of a pill-shaped robot to teach language and math skills to young children, has acquired additional technology to power its educational features. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has acquired the KidSense artificial intelligence engine developed by Kadho. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Irvine, Calif., Kadho has spent Read More
Source: enterprisersproject.com How often do you now casually converse with a black (or white) box of some sort? Natural language processing (NLP) has become an integral part of our daily lives: Whether we’re asking our smartphone for directions or engaging with Alexa or Google, NLP and its sub-categories are hard at work behind the scenes, translating our Read More
Source: zdnet.com Artificial intelligence, for all its benefits, needs human oversight. Government reports, and experts all over the world have stressed the importance of keeping a human decision-maker in the loop when using AI. “Human agency and oversight” is the first key requirement laid out in the EU Commission’s white paper on the regulation of AI published Read More
Source: indiaeducationdiary.in New Delhi: Digital loans and savings company Shubh Loans has announced the appointment of Dr. Venkatesh Madyastha as the Chief Data Scientist. Venkatesh is a data scientist with 13+ years of experience in research and data analysis. Before joining Shubh Loans, he was a principal data scientist with the data science R&D team Read More
Source: pharmanewsintel.com February 24, 2020 – With the prevalence of antibiotic resistance rapidly rising, a new study published in Cell is offering a more efficient, cost-efficient strategy for antibiotic discovery using machine learning. There is an innate need to discover new antibiotics due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. And antibiotics have become the cornerstone of modern medicine since the discovery Read More
Source: indiaeducationdiary.in New Delhi: Great Learning, India’s leading EdTech company for working professionals has launched a new program, the Data Science Fellows Program, aimed at providing unmatched learning and career outcomes to students and recent alumni (graduated less than 3 years ago) from the top 150 engineering colleges in the country. This competitive, seven-month program Read More
Google researchers use multiple cameras to reduce error rates for robot insertion and stacking tasks
Source: venturebeat.com Object-manipulating robots rely on cameras to make sense of the world around them, but these cameras often require careful installation and ongoing calibration and maintenance. A new study published by researchers at Google’s Robotics division and Columbia University proposes a solution, which involves a technique that learns to accomplish tasks using multiple color cameras without Read More
Source: tahawultech.com Sophia, the world’s first humanoid robot citizen, is set to speak at a specialised professional forum of internal auditors in Dubai. The event, which will be held on 12th to 14th April 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, will see Sophia conduct a session “AI in the Internal Audit Profession” on the Read More
Source: analyticsinsight.net Historically, commercial real estate (CRE) intelligence has been passed down from person to person, either through a brokerage company or a corporate structure. While this seems to be working, for now, the future that we can foresee for the CRE industry includes a combination of this human intelligence and technology-based systems. The blending of these Read More
Source: Dr Marc Warner is chief executive and co-founder of AI company Faculty, and a member of both the Digital Economic Advisory Council and the AI Council. But as Britain sets its own course on everything from immigration to fishing, there is one area where the battle for influence is only just kicking off: the Read More
Source: venturebeat.com Defenses against adversarial attacks, which in the context of AI refer to techniques that fool models through malicious input, are increasingly being broken by “defense-aware” attacks. In fact, most state-of-the-art methods claiming to detect adversarial attacks have been counteracted shortly after their publication. To break the cycle, researchers at the University of California, Read More
Source: eletimes.com Over 40% of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence (AI) by 2023, up from 5% today, according to Gartner, Inc. “Privacy laws, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), presented a compelling business case for privacy compliance and inspired many other jurisdictions worldwide to follow,” said Bart Willemsen, research vice president Read More
Source: infoq.com PyTorch, Facebook’s open-source deep-learning framework, announced the release of version 1.4. This release, which will be the last version to support Python 2, includes improvements to distributed training and mobile inference and introduces support for Java. This release follows the recent announcements and presentations at the 2019 Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in December. For training large models, Read More
Source: financialexpress.com During the Mumbai edition of the Future Decoded Summit on February 24, Microsoft revealed the names of several start-ups that it has been working with in India. In the Bengaluru edition, these start-ups showcased their work. Some of these include Elastic Run, Spektacom, Bizongo, Sun Mobility and Bionic Yantra. Elastic Run built a Read More
Source: itbrief.com.au The world is still making sense of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning – particularly how they fit in with humankind and working culture. Those that know this relationship best are those that work closely with AI technologies as part of their job. DataRobot is one such company born out Read More
Source: news18.com On Thursday, Business Insider reported that Google’s Cloud Vision API service, an AI-powered tool that developers use to identify components in an image like faces, objects, or landmarks, will no longer attach gender-related labels to pictured people. Yesterday, Google sent out an email to its Cloud Vision API customers that the tool, which Read More
Source: technologynetworks.com Machine learning is helping Penn Medicine researchers identify the size and shape of brain networks in individual children, which may be useful for understanding psychiatric disorders. In a new study published today in the journal Neuron, a multidisciplinary team showed how brain networks unique to each child can predict cognition. The study—which used machine Read More
Source: cbsnews.com Throughout its history, the LAPD has found itself embroiled in controversy over racially biased policing. In 1992, police violence and the acquittal of four police officers who beat black motorist Rodney King culminated in riots that killed more than 50 people. Many reforms have been instituted in the decades since then, but racial bias in Read More
Source: analyticsinsight.net Does the success of companies like Google depend on that of the algorithms or that of data? Today’s fascination with artificial intelligence (AI) reflects both our appetite for data and our excitement about the new opportunities in machine learning. Amalio Telenti, Chief Data Scientist and Head of Computational Biology at Vir Biotechnology Inc. argue Read More
Source: gulftoday.ae Robots are coming increasingly under the scanner not just at the government level but also in social circles. They are believed to be able to perform a range of tasks, from doing domestic chores to taking care of the elderly and even conducting a human orchestra! In the south Indian blockbuster Enthiran (Robot), Read More
Source: intelligentcio.com Nedbank Insurance, part of the Nedbank Group that employs over 31,000 people across South Africa, has utilised Machine Learning and Design Thinking to help speed up how it processes emails. Challenge Today, every business has an email address. And if you’re a financial services organisation with many business sections and over a million Read More
Source: digitaljournal.com Today, the mesh conference announced that the world’s first artificial intelligence android to serve as a teaching assistant for a university course will be featured as a keynote speaker at this year’s event. Maria Bot will be joined on stage by Dr. William Barry an artificial intelligence (AI) ethicist, leadership consultant, education leader and futurist. Maria Bot and Read More
Source: finance.yahoo.com SINGAPORE, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Microsoft today awarded Team Hollo from Hong Kong and Nutone from Japan the top prize following an intense finale against 8 other teams across the region at the 2020 Imagine Cup Asia finals. The competition is designed to inspire students to use their imagination and passion for technology to create innovative solutions that Read More
Source: techwireasia.com Both the experience economy and pace of technological change continues to move at breakneck speed. Businesses are now expected to deploy new software, services and add new code at a rate that is forcing many leaders to rethink their increasingly dated-looking architectural structures. Traditionally, if you dared to look under the hood of Read More
Source: technative.io Artificial intelligence” (AI) has become one of the buzzwords of the decade, as a potentially important part of the answer to humanity’s biggest challenges in everything from addressing climate change to fighting cancer and even halting the ageing process. It is widely seen as the most important technological development since the mass use Read More
Source: analyticsinsight.net Different business and technology developments bring about increased levels of cyber risks. The continued adoption of web, mobile, cloud, and social media technologies have opened new open doors for attackers. Also, floods of outsourcing, offshoring, and third-party contracting have additionally weakened hierarchical authority over data systems. These trends have brought about a boundaryless environment Read More