Source – indiatimes.com San Francisco, April 29 (IANS) The boom in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has to be dealt with utmost care as such powerful tools also bring with them new questions and responsibilities, Alphabet’s President and Google’s Co-founder Sergey Brin has warned. In an annual Founders’ letter, Brin who founded Google in 1998 with Larry Page, Read More
Month: April 2018
Source – entrepreneur.com Algorithmic trading using financial models has a rich multi-decade history, and artificial intelligence (AI) is the new emerging trend in the asset management landscape. Traditional trading algorithms were built to exploit specific opportunities, whereas the new generation of algorithms use the power of AI to truly act as independent agents participating in market action, and Read More
Source – moneycontrol.com Why are Indian startups looking for talent abroad? Well, the answer to this is the dearth of homegrown professionals on the ground with knowledge of UI/UX (user interface/user experience), artificial intelligence, machine learning, reports The Economic Times. Industry experts are of the opinion that roles in data science and data engineering are not typically part of Read More
Source – washingtonpost.com Artificial intelligence is the future. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple are all making big bets on AI. (Amazon owner Jeff Bezos also owns The Washington Post.) Congress has held hearings and even formed a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Caucus. From health care to transportation to national security, AI has the potential to improve lives. But it comes with fears about economic disruption and Read More
Source – irishtimes.com Artificial Intelligence (AI) appears to be suffering from an image crisis. Many of the most vocal commentators seem to believe it will ultimately cause more harm than good. While fear of new technology is nothing new, it doesn’t help when thought leaders like Elon Musk join the prophets of doom. But guess what? Sometimes even Read More
Source – forbesindia.com For starters, let’s take stock of the current scenario. Automated trading algorithms powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) have powered their way into the financial world faster than the market pundits could have ever predicted. AI-driven investment platforms like Wealthfront and Betterment have drawn investors in droves assuring them of safe, reliable returns. Naturally, Read More
Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com New Delhi: French multinational oil and gas company Total announced it has signed an agreement with Google Cloud to jointly develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for subsurface data analysis for oil and gas exploration and production. “Total is convinced that applying artificial intelligence in the oil and gas industry is a promising avenue to be explored for Read More
Source – entrepreneur.com The term “machine learning” might not mean much to you. You might imagine a computer playing chess, calculating the multitude of moves and the possible countermoves. But, when you hear the term “artificial intelligence” or “AI,” however, it’s more likely you have visions of Skynet and the rise of our inevitable robot overlords. Read More
Source – sciencedaily.com While AI-controlled doomsday machines are considered unlikely, the hazards of artificial intelligence for nuclear security lie instead in its potential to encourage humans to take potentially apocalyptic risks, according to the paper. During the Cold War, the condition of mutual assured destruction maintained an uneasy peace between the superpowers by ensuring that any Read More
Source – forbes.com Scientists teamed up to use artificial intelligence to discover new alternatives to steel in record time. As a result, they discovered three new blends to form metallic glass and did this 200 times faster than it has ever been done before. Metallic glass is essentially an alloy of the future. Normally, a few metals Read More
Source – gsmarena.com Among other things, for a smartphone to be bang on trend these days it needs, a tall 18:9 display with minimum bezels (with a notch thrown in for good measure), a superb camera system and Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are buzzwords being adopted and applied throughout our Read More
Source – forbes.com Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a variety of targeted uses in the past several years, including self-driving cars. Recently, California changed the law that required driverless cars to have a safety driver. Now that AI is getting better and able to work more independently, what’s next? We asked seven technology experts from the Forbes Technology Council their Read More
Source – forbes.com I have seen a glimpse of the future impact of artificial intelligence on corporate communications – and it is good. AI will bring a new level of trust to information, improve the way information is delivered (i.e., via augmented reality and virtual reality apps) and provide better insights and predictive analytics for decision making Read More
Source – itweb.co.za Aimee van Wynsberghe, assistant professor of ethics and technology at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and co-founder and president of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics, will be presenting a keynote address at ITWeb Artificial Intelligence 2018. In addition, Van Wynsberghe is a member of the 4TU Centre for Ethics and Technology, where she Read More
Source – cmswire.com Google’s AlphaGo made history in May 2017 when it defeated Ke Jie, the world’s reigning champion of the ancient Chinese game Go. It was the first computer program to defeat a professional human Go player, much less a world champion. Later that year, Google introduced AlphaGo Zero, an even more powerful iteration of AlphaGo. Anyone wanting Read More
Source – yourstory.com More than 75 percent of organisations are into Big Data processing and putting those insights into business use. But, data scientists might be in short supply. Big Data is big. Huge, in fact. It is the hottest segment in information technology and according to IDC, Big Data revenues are estimated to cross $187 billion Read More
Source – entrepreneur.com With the rise of artificial intelligence, several of today’s larger organizations face the issue of restructuring. Several global companies believe their organizational design is less than ideal, but few know how to go about remedying it. The answer to this is to make sure the global workforce “upskills” to be qualified enough to Read More
Source – thediplomat.com The artificial intelligence revolution has had, and continues to have, a profound effect on the lives of millions of people living in modern high-income economies. A young city-dwelling American today, for instance, is likely to regularly use a smart virtual assistant, such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, or Microsoft’s Cortana. If she lives Read More
Source – forbes.com Marketers are at the forefront of benefiting from artificial intelligence. This technology provides the ability to develop a unified customer view and deep understanding of each customer at an individual level previously not possible. But many marketers are still unsure of what AI can do and how to use it. As someone who Read More
Source – phys.org It’s Saturday night and you’ve just finished watching the last episode of a Swedish crime drama that you somehow stumbled upon, although you can’t quite remember how. It’s late and probably time for bed, but—without prompting—your Netflix screen fills with promotional shots for more shows. There’s one about a female detective in Denmark Read More
Source – forbes.com In the summer of 2011, I was giving a lecture on machine translation at a small college in Kathmandu. That afternoon, one student asked me a question that was so complex and required such fundamental understanding of computer science that it made me realize how some students in the most remote corner of Read More
Source – columbusceo.com Radiologists say that using AI can make their practice better without rendering them obsolete. Artificial intelligence conjures up scenarios of robots building other robots or self-driving vehicles putting truck drivers out of work. But these days, IBM’s Watson computer is just as likely to interpret a CT scan, using AI to revolutionize radiology Read More
Source – indianweb2.com What was never thought to be possible or perhaps deemed unthinkable is now manifesting itself in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence is now transforming the world in many ways, especially in the highly industrialized world. The most interesting part of artificial intelligence is the technology behind it. It’s even more interesting on Read More
Source – forbes.com When businesses identify a problem that can be solved through machine learning, they brief the data scientists and analysts to create a predictive analytics solution. In many cases, the turnaround time for delivering a solution is pretty long. Even for experienced data scientists, evolving machine learning models that can accurately predict the results Read More
Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com The phenomenal growth of cloud-based offerings such as Platform as a service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and Software as a service (SaaS) has resulted into bigger competition in the market, with the new addition being Machine Learning as a Service (MLaaS). Machine Learning has emerged as one of the fastest evolving Read More
Source – cmswire.com This mixed view of AI is not surprising because the technology does more than automate tasks. The person whose role no longer includes a certain repetitive task automated by AI may not necessarily lose their job. “Rather, they may now have new responsibilities that more broadly focus on human capabilities that AI cannot Read More
Source – finextra.com The financial services industry has witnessed considerable hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent months. We’re all seeing a slew of articles in the media, at conference keynote presentations and think-tanks tasked with leading the revolution. AI indeed appears to be the new gold rush for large organisations and FinTech companies alike. However, Read More
Source – phys.org It’s harder than you might think to look at a microscope image of an untreated cell and identify its features. To make cell characteristics visible to the human eye, scientists normally have to use chemicals that can kill the very cells they want to look at. A groundbreaking study shows that computers can Read More
Source – forbes.com Smartphones have forever changed the way businesses reach out to us and have given rise to an inbound marketing movement. What does this new technology mean for the consumer? Well, it’s all good news, to be honest. Let’s take a look at how the evolution of smartphone artificial intelligence (AI) will change the Read More
Source – clickz.com Technologists made screens the nexus of communication but created a boundless source of distraction and temptation. Sensory design and AI promise to free up our vision and redefine the concept of a ‘frictionless’ experience. As we all embrace the full spectrum of sensory design, expect less humanness but more utility from artificial intelligence. Read More