AI is increasing its presence in the workforce and as it continues to evolve, employers, are looking to hire people with three in-demand skills: digital skills, analytical abilities, and continuous learning capabilities. A new report from Microsoft and the International Data Corporation found that four in five business leaders in Read more…
IBM’s argumentative AI-powered computer known as Project Debater faced off in a live debate last week against Harish Natarajan, a grand finalist in 2016’s World Debating Championships. Neither debater was given internet access. Natarajan won but Project Debater demonstrated just how far AI has come in since 2011 when the Read more…
In their latest push to advance China’s AI prowess, there will be a new face during Two Sessions, a pair of annual meetings featuring China’s top political advisory in March—Xin Xiaomeng. What makes this remarkable is that Xin is the world’s first female AI news anchor. Created by Xinhua and Read more…
You’re not feeling so good. You go to your computer and plug in the band around your wrist. Within seconds Doctor AI pops up to tell you it’s just the flu, take two aspirin and call him in the morning. Science fiction? It may be closer than you think! Artificial Read more…
DeepMind, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, earned bragging rights recently when they dominated AI-human games. AlphaZero, the AI introduced by DeepMind on 6th November 2018, was pitted against three of the world’s most complex board games and their current AI record holders. AlphaZero won every time. The victories Read more…
BlackBerry, best known for keyboard-toting smartphones, has found a new path back into the limelight. The Canadian firm shifted its concentration to enterprise services and cybersecurity. That concentration took a huge leap forward this week when BlackBerry announced the acquisition of AI-based cybersecurity company Cylance for $1.4 billion. “Cylance’s leadership Read more…
Nestle, the world’s largest food company, has added itself to the growling line of food industrialists utilizing AI to personalize nutrition. The new “Nestle Wellness Ambassador” program in Japan utilizes AI to analyze photographs of its 100,000+ users’ foods and make lifestyle changes and specially formulated supplements. A home kit Read more…
Whenever someone mentions AI, mental images are immediately conjured of movie robots taking over the world and fostering their own sinister agenda to the detriment of humankind. In the wake of issues like the Facebook data scandal, it is no wonder that a common theme among tech giants in 2018 Read more…
Increasingly, machines are talking back. And big tech groups like Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc. are grabbing their piece of the pie and running with it. For example, Microsoft’s Xiaoice, Chinese for “little Bing,” has already talked with over 600 thousand people on the phone since its launch. The company Read more…
If you weren’t one of the ones doing it, you at least knew someone who did. Remember when Siri was first released on the iPhone in 2011 and people couldn’t help themselves but to ask her questions like, “Where can I hide a body?” Siri would respond by recommending nearby Read more…