What are chatbots? Why are they such a big opportunity? How do they work? How can I build one? How can I meet other people interested in chatbots?
Source: chatbotsmagazine.comArtificial intelligence has reached peak hype. News outlets report that companies have replaced workers with IBM Watson and algorithms are beating doctors at diagnoses.
Source: TopbotsAI start-up Innefu Labs will invest the funds raised from IndiaNivesh in product and technology development, team expansion and overseas launches
Source: LivemintCompanies Allocate More Than $650 Million Annually to Fuel the AI Talent Race, Investment from Amazon Nearly 600% and Google Nearly 300% More Than Average
Source: GlobenewswirePure plays in artificial intelligence are limited, but you can partake of the booming demand for computing power and storage necessary for our AI future by buying data-center real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Source: ForbesApart from updates to the products and services, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and bots could be the main talking points at Facebook's big F8 developer conference this year.
Source: FinancialexpressVodafone UK, in an unusual move, has announced a new way to offer customer support. It has launched TOBi, an artificial intelligence-based chatbot to provide much faster customer support via the web chat service.
Source: TelecomtalkArtificial Intelligence (AI) is coming. It could contribute to a more secure and rational world or it may unravel our trust in technology.
Source: IT Peer NetworkThe body that led the way to virtualisation has set up a group of industry experts to create standards for how artificial intelligence (AI) can help carriers improve network services and security.
Source: Global Telecoms BusinessJoint customer Insight implements Mintigo's Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to deliver actionable sales intelligence into SAP C4C CRM
Source: Crossroads TodayTata Capital, the financial services arm of the Tata Group, unveiled its Artificial Intelligence (AI) based online Chatbot which, through its unique natural language and cognitivelearning capabilities
Source: Web IndiaWells Fargo is testing a "chatbot," an automated program that can communicate with the bank's customers on Facebook's messaging platform to give them information on their accounts and help them reset their passwords.
Source: FortuneOn the beginning of the century nobody known what is a chatbot, but now they are becoming increasingly popular, especially in recent months.
Source: MasterofcodeSo its Easter Friday and I come across this cool startup on ProductHunt that turns plain English into SQL queries.
Source: HackernoonThe chatbot industry is revolutionising many aspects of our society, from customer service to online dating.
Source: UbisendPega Intelligent Virtual Assistant comes pre-configured to extend to Facebook Messenger, Alexa, and Google Home
Source: TechseenBangalore-based artificial intelligence and virtual reality technology startup Absentia Virtual Reality Pvt. Ltd has raised $1.23 million (Rs 8 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Exfinity Venture Partners LLP.
Source: VCCircleEarly-stage venture capital firm YourNest has named Sharad Sharma, co-founder and CEO of iSPIRT, as a member of the advisory board of the recently launched Rs 300 crore YourNest India VC Fund II.
Source: VCCircleDemisto, which helps automate Security Operations Centers (SOC), announced today that is has raised $20 million in new funding.
Source: VBDashbot announced today that investors have thrown their support behind its mission to be the Google Analytics for bots.
Source: VBThe problem with artificial intelligence (AI) today is that training one is a slow process. Take Siri, for example. Here's an AI that will turn 6 this October, and an average 6-year old is still smarter. Try having an intelligent conversation with Siri; it's impossible.
Source: FirstpostBulk Handling Systems (BHS) has announced the arrival of Max-AI technology, an artificial intelligence that identifies recyclables and other items for recovery.
Source: BusinesswireMarketing may be a trillion-dollar industry, but its supply chain needs a makeover, says Microsoft's CMO.
Source: Ad ExchangerAlthough the dire need to put a stop to money laundering is well understood, an ongoing negotiation regarding what amount of money laundering is an acceptable cost of doing business plagues regulators and those inside who are responsible for the detection and prevention of financial crimes.
Source: PaymentsourceAmazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) chief technology officer is working toward a day when people can control almost any piece of software with their voice.
Source: ReutersIf cities want to serve immigrants, what they need is empathy - so says Norma Padron and the team at APPCityLife.
Source: Government TechnologySkyscanner has now teamed up with Skype to build a travel search chat bot for the Skype platform.
Source: Future Travel ExperienceWe've been discussing the interesting rise of chatbots as a sales tool, and how chatbots currently have around 10X better open/interaction rates than email.
Source: 21Handshake40% of a typical bots' users only engage in one conversation.
Source: TopbotsI remember when I was first inspired to build a dedicated deep learning box.
Source: TopbotsABB said it would combine its digital offering, which gathers information from machinery, with IBM's expertise in artificial intelligence featured in its Watson data analytics software.
Source: ET TechElement Data, Inc., a decision support software platform that harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning has acquired the technology assets and team of PV Cube, a Seattle area start-up.
Source: PR NewswireL'Oreal, in partnership with Cossette and Automat-a leader in the field of artificial intelligence-has developed an intelligent beauty products discovery and transaction bot.
Source: CossetteExponential progress in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, fuelled by the combination of cloud, big data and new algorithms, is transforming the retail industry.
Source: PR NewswireAdoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is on the increase, but its critics are still fearful that the technology could replace human workers and even do much of the work of HR.
Source: Personnel TodayPurposeful Artificial Intelligence Shifts Focus to Solving Complex Business Problems
Source: InfosysTom Gruber, co-creator of Apple's digital assistant Siri, says human memory and cognition will be vastly improved once spliced with artificial intelligence.
Source: IncA documentary about the superhuman Go program created by Google DeepMind shows us what it's like to be superseded by artificial intelligence.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewTencent, the Chinese tech titan behind WeChat and a wide range of other services, plans to double down on artificial intelligence with a new research center in Seattle.
Source: GeekWireBB&T Corp. has a well-earned reputation for being deliberate when it comes to adopting technological advances.
Source: JournalnowUC Davis students hope to use artificial intelligence to change how employees are recruited
Source: UCDAVISGoogle Maps, the 'indispensable' navigation application owned by Alphabet Inc. will soon become more accurate, thanks to Machine Learning.
Source: Times NowUber is setting up a lab in Toronto to develop artificial intelligence needed for autonomous cars to recognize objects so they can travel safely.
Source: Abc NewsTo Chinese search engine operator Baidu, the future is set in stone. The company, dubbed the Google of China, has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence, betting that smart machines will disrupt industry after industry.
Source: ForbesThe collaboration will support research into using natural language processing in business communications.
Source: Destination CRMAsk consumers what they think about artificial intelligence (AI) penetrating their day-to-day lives, and you'll likely hear mixed emotions.
Source: MediapostMicrosoft talked a big game on bots last year, and released some impressive tools for building them. But the narrative will likely shift to Cortana "skills" this year.
Source: Fast CompanyThe OSS-Fuzz robot has uncovered vulnerabilities in a number of key open-source projects.
Source: ZDnetDr. Yoshua Bengio, one of the key researchers credited with establishing the field of deep learning, announced today that he will serve as a strategy adviser for legal tech company Botler AI.
Source: The VergeSan Francisco-based Mya Systems, formerly known as FirstJob, announced Wednesday that it has raised $11.4 million in Series A funding to develop its AI-powered recruiter chatbot Mya.
Source: PehubInterest in chatbots has skyrocketed since Facebook announced it would support bots on Messenger at F8 in 2016. In the 12 months since then, chatbots have certainly dealt with some growing pains.
Source: Media PostChatbots are the Next Big Thing at the workplace, and a number of companies have tried to launch their own versions of this smart technology.
Source: Read ITQuickChatbots, those little conversation boxes on websites that offer ostensibly human-like help to customers, will be a big cost saver for businesses going forward, according to new research.
Source: FortuneResearch has revealed that chatbots have the potential to save businesses £6 billion, with banking and healthcare set for the biggest cost-savings.
Source: CBR OnlineArkansas' Gov2Go app and foray into citizen-centric services keep getting beefier. The personal government assistant has been helping citizens perform several government services, and set up reminders for tax payment deadlines and license renewals.
Source: GTMicrosoft rivals including Amazon, Apple, Google and IBM have all been aggressively pursing the promise and potential of artificial intelligence.
Source: NDTVNeil Jacobstein, who chairs the artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics track at Singularity University on the Nasa Research Park campus, talks about the issues around AI
Source: MintCompanies are jostling to claim a spot in AI before the industry steadies.
Source: PC WorldData intelligence company uses machine learning to transform unstructured data into more usable information.
Source: TCAustralian venture capitalist H2 Venture is expanding its investment and accelerator program for fintechs to data and artificial intelligence (AI) startups.
Source: Business InsiderThe Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is gearing up for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the industry.
Source: ABN CBN NewsDuring the first day of its annual Build developer conference yesterday, Microsoft unveiled a number of new artificial intelligence capabilities that can be integrated into everything from online presentations to business database management.
Source: NewsFactorMicrosoft (MSFT) developers cheered on Thursday when the company unveiled its latest image-recognition technology, which is coming soon to Windows 10 devices.
Source: MSNVideo callers will soon be speaking into their webcams to interact with the next generation of Skype Bots.
Source: EweekAccording to a recent survey, there is a requirement for nearly 4,000 machine learning and AI programmers in Bengaluru alone. Microsoft Research India's MD Sriram Rajamani tells Alnoor Peermohamed and Raghu Krishnan how India can reap the benefits of the changing industry.
Source: RediffExperts believe adoption of AI in developing countries will be much faster than in developed nations, as the magnitude of change it will bring will be far larger. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
Source: RediffSo what exactly can we expect from AI in the near term. The class of problems that are best suited for AI solutions are those that involve classification and prediction. Once a AI algorithm has been trained on training data it can be used to process actual data and present results.
Source: BWAutomation will impact business process outsourcing (BPO) companies by eliminating low level work, but it will also enhance the effectiveness of the human work force, according to a Filipino businessman and innovator in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Source: ABS CBNFacebook Inc. (FB), Alphabet Inc.'s Google (GOOG), Twitter Inc. (TWTR), and Snap Inc. (SNAP) are in a race to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning into their social media platforms, and to meet that end the company behind Snapchat's disappearing-messaging app has poached a key executive from rival Facebook.
Source: InvestopediaIntel, Salesforce, eBay, Sony, SAP, McKinsey & Company, Zalando and Cogitai are joining the Partnership on AI, a collection of companies and non-profits that have committed to sharing best practices and communicating openly about the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence research. The new members will be working alongside existing partners that include Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Apple.
Source: TCWolfram Research, Inc., creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, announces the integration of Wolfram technology with SolveBio, the operating system for precision medicine that enables biotech and pharmaceutical companies to leverage molecular information for therapeutic development.
Source: PR NewswireSixty developers from Africa and the Middle East have been chosen by Facebook in its Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge.
Source: htxt AfricaRecordTV has recently launched Blaze, an AI-based conversational bot that searches the web for news, videos, tweets and delivers stories directly to one's Facebook messenger, in India.
Source: Exchange4mediaIt's no secret that most of us spend a lot of time glued to our smartphones. Now a new app, Onward, is aiming to curb that addiction. Here's how it works.
Source: SanfranciscoOver 200 private AI-based companies have been acquired since 2012. Google leads the acquisitions with 11, way ahead of Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.
Source: MoneycontrolArtificial intelligence is about to change the way we interact, transact, and conduct business--again. With Azure Cognitive Services, Microsoft is trying to make AI an everyday reality.
Source: TechrepublicAt the opening keynote for Google I/O 2017, company leaders detailed how it is integrating machine learning into its architecture, products, and services.
Source: TechrepublicThe company has launched a chatbot - SPOK - that can read, understand, categorise, prioritise and respond to customers emails in a jiffy.
Source: MoneycontrolArtificial intelligence (AI) is all over the technology headlines lately. It seems to be the latest buzzword to take hold, yet the question remains: Will this be a quick fad, or are we actually seeing the second coming of AI?
Source: ForbesThe internet, cloud technology, mobility, artificial intelligence (AI)... These aren't just trends, but new directions. Imagine where your company would be if you hadn't embraced the ubiquity of the internet, or if you didn't have 24/7 mobile access to your email and business applications.
Source: SalesforcArtificial intelligence is not just creeping into our personal lives and workplaces-it's also beginning to appear in the doctor's office. The prospect of being diagnosed by an AI might feel foreign and impersonal at first, but what if you were told that a robot physician was more likely to give you a correct diagnosis?
Source: QZKaggle's 2017 March Machine Learning Mania competition challenged Kagglers to do what millions of sports fans do every yearâ??try to predict the winners and losers of the US men's college basketball tournament. In this winner's interview, 1st place winner, Andrew Landgraf, describes how he cleverly analyzed his competition to optimize his luck.
Source: KaggleIntroduction, Regression/Classification, Cost Functions, and Gradient Descent
Source: BerkeleyResearchers have successfully given AI a curiosity implant, which motivated it to explore a virtual environment. This could be the bridge between AI and real world application.
Source: FuturismPerceptrons, Logistic Regression, and SVMs In this post we'll talk about one of the most fundamental machine learning algorithms: the perceptron algorithm. This algorithm forms the basis for many modern day ML algorithms, most notably neural networks. In addition, we'll discuss the perceptron algorithm's cousin, logistic regression. And then we'll conclude with an introduction to SVMs, or support vector machines, which are perhaps one of the most flexible algorithms used today.
Source: BerkeleyMicrosoft executives have revealed that they aim to have a "proto-commercial" DNA data storage system available in three years and hope to have an operational model in a decade. The eventual device will be around the size of a 1970s era Xerox Printer.
Source: FuturismElon Musk has given a doomsday prophecy on the topic of AI, going as far as to invest $1 billion into researching how to use it safely.
Source: futurismCredit reference agency Experian hold around 3.6 petabytes of data from people all over the world. This makes them an authority for banks and other financial institutions who want to know whether we represent a good investment, when we come to them asking for money.
Source: ForbesThree times a day I take a drug called levodopa. I take it because my brain does not produce enough dopamine; without it, my hands and feet shake and I have difficulty getting my body to do what I want it to do.
Source: FuturismMessaging services have been revolutionary for businesses looking to improve their services and streamline communication with potential customers.
Source: ScoopChatbot's potential is nothing new, and at Bitext we have been talking about them for a while. We emphasize the importance of Natural Language Processing to overcome the current limitations users and developers of bots are facing when trying to create human-like chatbots.
Source: chatbotsmagazineGarry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess players of all time, is famous for his pair of faceoffs against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue.
Source: Business InsiderThe future of entertainment in on its way toward some major changes. The rapid pace of technological advancement is allowing more content to be created in more ways. Also, with the rise of automation, more people will be able to pursue creative endeavors.
Source: FuturismNeural networks are perhaps one of the most exciting recent developments in machine learning. Got a problem? Just throw a neural net at it. Want to make a self-driving car? Throw a neural net at it. Want to fly a helicopter? Throw a neural net at it. Curious about the digestive cycles of your sheep? Heck, throw a neural net at it. This extremely powerful algorithm holds much promise (but can also be a bit overhyped). In this article we'll go through how a neural network actually works, and in a future article we'll discuss some of the limitations of these seemingly magical tools.
Source: BerkelyIBM's newly announced AI software toolkit, PowerAI. PowerAI fulfills a special niche part of IBM's AI investment-aimed towards enterprises who want something in between Watson's turnkey solution ("easy button" on IBM Cloud) and a totally DIY on-prem infrastructure or public cloud. PowerAI runs on IBM's highest performing server in its OpenPOWER LC line (the Power S822LC for High Performance Computing), and utilizes deep learning frameworks and building block software to make it easier for enterprises to dive into AI and machine learning.
Source: ForbesCustomer experience chatbot developer Rulai has launched a new "low-code" chatbot development tool and raised $6.5 million to roll it out.
Source: TCRichard Branson discusses the role of artificial intelligence in modern business and reflects on how Virgin came up against some tough 'AI' competition as far back as the 1980s
Source: VirginArtificial intelligence offers feds the "tantalizing possibility" of increased speed, enhanced quality and lower costs, a Deloitte report says.
Source: FedTechSan Jose is offering - cheaper office rent and older tech workers - to a rapidly expanding cohort of companies focused on artificial intelligence, the explosive new frontier in tech.
Source: The Mercury NewsArtificial intelligence might conjure up futuristic images from science fiction, but in social media, it's already being used to recommend the right jobs, tag photos or display news you're more likely to care about.
Source: MercurynewsWith an impending robot revolution expected to leave a trail of unemployment in its wake, some Silicon Valley tech leaders think they have a remedy to a future with fewer jobs - free money for all.
Source: MercurynewsApple sees artificial intelligence as part of its future. According to a new report, it's developing a dedicated AI chip named Apple Neural Engine to offload tasks for better device performance.
Source: ZdnetAI is becoming more and more ubiquitous, with reports of advancements or new applications coming almost daily. How much do we know about how it thinks, and how are we trying to find out more?
Source: FuturismWhat's real about the potential of AI in health care? Will it revolutionize medicine? Diagnosis disease? Make certain medical specialties obsolete.
Source: CNBCIn yet another historic match up, Google DeepMind's AlphoGo defeated a team made up of five of the world's best human professional Go players. The team of five, however, enjoyed observing and adapting to AlphaGo's moves.
Source: FuturismFacebook, Google, Microsoft and Baidu spent at least $8.5 billion beefing up their AI talent. Amazon spends $228 million a year just to find people to run Alexa and related machine learning initiatives. Even small to medium businesses in every sector - from fast food chains and personal fitness centers - are reaping the business benefits of technologies like natural language processing, image recognition, and machine learning.
Source: ForbesAs hackers find more ways to compromise computers - from phishing to malicious web pages to taking advantage of user carelessness - and cyber-criminals go from pranksters or individual hackers to well-oiled commercial organizations that may even be funded by nation-states, security vendors are developing increasingly sophisticated technologies to help their customers fight back.
Source: Financial PostNvidia aims to design AI graphics processors and AI chips that can deliver the extra computing power that clients need in an algorithm-driven world
Source: MintLast April, Infosys unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI) platform Mana amid much fanfare. It enabled automation of repetitive tasks and helped pick insights from data.
Source: Business InsiderARM has been supporting the development of mobile devices since 1990 through processors. These processors are the exact platform on which companies are now developing the abilities to boost mobile AI, mobile VR, and machine-learning tasks.
Source: CIOLIn 1959, an IBM employee by the name of Arthur Samuel programmed a computer to play checkers against him. Over time, the program was able to collect data, strategise and win a game all by itself. And thus, machine learning was born.
Source: CSOWith the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Big Data, cloud computing and other concurrent new age technologies, the legacy IT companies and teams need to relook at their internal processes and structure.
Source: Financial ExpressSearching recently for evidence of artificial intelligence taking over our jobs, lives, and everything else, Tom Davenport came up empty. "Nary a robot overlord to be found," he declared at the 14th MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.
Source: ForbesThe rise of artificial intelligence in recent years is grounded in the success of deep learning. Three major drivers caused the breakthrough of (deep) neural networks: the availability of huge amounts of training data, powerful computational infrastructure, and advances in academia.
Source: TopbotsExclusive: World Summit AI, an artificial intelligence conference taking place in Amsterdam in October, has received an investment from Reed Exhibitions Deutschland.
Source: TechAccording to industry headlines, the answers to many challenges facing credit unions today lie deep within their member data.
Source: blog.co-opfsArtificial intelligence, isn't that the technology that's going to take all of our jobs and eventually make us slaves to robots?
Source: ForbesIn 1959, Arthur Samuel defined machine learning as a "field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed." No, wait - Did I just type "1959?" Yes, true!
Source: blog.co-opfsToday's leading organizations are using machine learning-based tools to automate decision processes, and they're starting to experiment with more-advanced uses of artificial intelligence (AI) for digital transformation.
Source: HBRResearchers are studying how bilingual humans switch between languages to bridge the gap in human/AI interaction. Work like this will help AI seem more human as it becomes more and more prevalent in our lives.
Source: FuturismArtificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing so rapidly that even its developers are being caught off guard. Google co-founder Sergey Brin said in Davos, Switzerland, in January that it "touches every single one of our main projects
Source: WashingtonpostMicrosoft today launched version 2.0 of what is now called the Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit. This open-source toolkit, which was previously known as CNTK, is Microsoft's competitor to similar tools like TensorFlow, Caffe and Torch,
Source: MicrosoftA recent report on the predictions of AI experts on when AI would surpass human intelligence provide a range of answers. However, there is no doubt that the time to prepare for the ascendancy of AI is now.
Source: FuturismCreating artificial intelligence that marvels and excites people has never been an easy job, but it has always been one that Apple Inc. has been good at
Source: ForbesWe're in the heart of the tech conference season, in which giant players including Microsoft, Google, Facebook and next, Apple, lay out their visions for where their company futures-as well as the tech industry as a whole-are headed.
Source: USA TodayTalk of mass job losses and the need to give humans a computer layer in their brain as a result of artificial intelligence (AI), an idea put forward by billionaire Elon Musk, are "alarmist" and distract from the good being done by the technology, a top start-up CEO told CNBC on Thursday.
Source: CNBCIf you think job disruption by AI is limited to the assembly lines, think again: AI is doing a better job than humans at some aspects of sales and marketing, too.
Source: HubspotWith iPhone sales slowing and the last new Apple product released two years ago, expectations are building for what the company will reveal next week at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Source: The Mercury NewsMLpAI can help deliver systems with more automation and less human intervention, but success requires a data strategy to deal with the complexity of real-world data.
Source: GartnerWhile technology develops at exponential speed, transforming how we go about our everyday tasks and extending our lives, it also offers much to worry about. In particular, many top minds think that automation will cost humans their employment, with up to 47% of all jobs gone in the next 25 years. And chances are, this number could be even higher and the massive job loss will come earlier.
Source: Big ThinkThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) believes in incorporating artificial intelligence in its decision-making process, a senior official told CNBC.
Source: CNBCBW CIO World met Jaap Zuiderveld, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at NVIDIA for Europe, Middle East, and India and Vishal Dupar, Managing Director of South Asia at NVIDIA to discuss NVIDIA's foray in Artificial intelligence and its market strategy.
Source: Business WorldFrom Amazon Echo's AI assistant, Alexa, to Sephora's Kik chatbot, businesses are utilizing AI to enhance the user experience in a growing number of ways.
Source: PaymentsourceThe solutions would help with streamlining customer data, extract insights to identify customer propensities and offer context-driven support with a human-like interaction. Also, the company is investing in Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) to improve efficiency of its services.
Source: ETSome people are famous only among fans of a particular sport, a specific age group, or their hometown locals. Lauren Hayes, a 27-year-old model and entrepreneur, is famous at the automation software company IPsoft.
Source: QuartzScience-fiction scenarios of rampant AI are interesting thought-experiments but already-existing AI is here, and requires well-crafted policy
Source: Hindustan TimesLike the rest of the tech world, Apple wants to make AI on your mobile device as fast and powerful as possible. That's why the company unveiled a new machine learning framework API for developers today named Core ML.
Source: The VergeMost of us regard self-driving cars, voice assistants, and other artificially intelligent technologies as revolutionary. For the next generation, however, these wonders will have always existed. AI for them will be more than a tool; in many cases, AI will be their co-worker and a ubiquitous part of their lives.
Source: HBRMillennials are probably the most maligned generation yet to enter the workforce. The demographic cohort born between 1982 and 1994 is often portrayed as disloyal job hoppers
Source: HBRApple became the first company to place artificial intelligence in the pockets of millions of consumers when it launched the voice assistant Siri on the iPhone.
Source: Washingtonpost"Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have rapidly matured over the years and are already the norm in many fields, helping companies deploy smart systems of engagement to improve efficiency, enhance security, gain insights, and deliver superior customer experiences," writes Aan Chauhan.
Source: CongnizantAlteryx, fresh off its IPO, introduces Alteryx Connect, a data catalog/governance product based off its previously undisclosed acquisition of Semanta. Alteryx is also announcing its acquisition of Yhat, a startup specializing in data science development, management, and deployment.
Source: ZDnetIt's pretty clear that the next big battleground for public cloud providers will involve artificial intelligence.
Source: GeekwireThis is the story of how GE has accomplished this digital transformation by leveraging AI and machine learning fueled by the power of Big Data.
Source: forbesManagement teams often assume they can leapfrog best practices for basic data analytics by going directly to adopting artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies.
Source: HBR"36 percent of India's respondents placed their bets on artificial intelligence, followed by the Internet of Things (32 percent), and virtual reality (14 percent)," : Telco
Source: ETDigital transformation is a never-ending process. As soon as you've integrated the latest device or marketing trend into your strategy, the next one appears on the horizon.
Source: CMSwireThe AI startup, born in NASA's Caltech labs, will use the funding to grow its team of engineers and scientists.
Source: ZDnetLess than six months into his new role, the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network's CEO Craig Davies is on a mission to ramp up the success of Australian-born cyber talent.
Source: ZDnetAt a summit in Geneva, academics, policymakers, and humanitarians are plotting how AI could be used to transform the planet for the better.
Source: Technology ReviewRecently, Nivida unveiled Volta, the most advanced data-center graphics-processing unit ever built. With 21.1 billion transistors and a massive 815 mm2 footprint, it will facilitate the next generation of artificial intelligence.
Source: ForbesTo get a perspective on Google's cloud services in India, talking to Debashis Roy, vice president-IT of CESC, the Sanjiv Goenka-owned power distribution company, helps.
Source: FactordailyThe Indian IT industry would do well if it upgrades its capabilities and offerings in line with emerging technologies and market imperatives.
Source: MintArtificial intelligence researchers at Facebook have figured out how to train their AI models for image recognition at eye-popping speeds.
Source: GeekwireThat chatbots are emerging faster than ever is an undeniable fact. Since 2016, chatbots have becoming increasingly more common, largely owing to the fact that major messaging platforms have embraced them.
Source: TNWThere is more data out there than ever before, but organisations should be smart about how they use it.
Source: GulfnewsArtificial intelligence seems to be popping up everywhere, and it has the potential to change nearly everything we know about data and the customer experience. However, it also brings up new issues regarding ethics and privacy.
Source: ForbesGenpact's new Pharmacovigilance Artificial Intelligence ("PVAI") solution promises to transform drug safety data management and reporting
Source: GenpactFacebook's deep-learning artificial intelligence systems have learned to recognize your friends in your photos, and Google's AI has learned to anticipate what you'll be searching for. But there's no need to feel left out, even if your company's computers haven't learned much lately.
Source: IEEE SpectrumSome people have relied on "common sense" to brand an entire religion as dangerous-but rigorous analysis proves they're wrong
Source: Scientific AmericanThe computer chip learned to recognize four basic vowel sounds, and it guessed correctly three out of every four times when tested. Other processors are more accurate - correct around 90% of the time - but few are as unique.
Source: ElectronicDesignIt won't be long before "skilled in machine learning" becomes the new "proficient in Excel" as a standard bullet point on your resume.
Source: QZCan technology ever truly replace a present and attentive human mind? It's a question with philosophical undertones, but as Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and surprise us, that isn't stopping the tech industry from debating it.
Source: CMSwireData scientists in the marketing world have something in common with the nerd characters on police-procedural TV shows, according to speakers at a DigitasLBi-hosted event in Singapore last week.
Source: Campaign AsiaArtificial intelligence (AI) is by far the technological advance that will have the most significant and far-reaching consequences for how Americans live, work and play in the decades ahead.
Source: The HillArtificial intelligence is rapidly moving into health care, led by some of the biggest technology companies and emerging startups using it to diagnose and respond to a raft of conditions.
Source: HTThe growth of AI and large data sets pose great risks to privacy. Two top experts explain the issues to help your company manage this crucial part of the technology landscape.
Source: ZDnetThe race for artificial intelligence technology is on, and while tech giants like Google and Facebook snap up top talent to build out their own AI-powered products, a new startup has just raised a huge round of funding to help the rest of us
Source: TCCanada's fast-growing artificial intelligence industry has received another shot in the arm.
Source: BNNDuring the industrial revolution, there was an underlying fear about machines taking jobs away from humans.
Source: VBIt's safe to say that most sectors will undergo significant disruption as a result of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Source: IPwatchdogData science is the theory and practice powering the data-driven transformations we are seeing across industry and society today. Artificial intelligence (AI), self-driving cars, and predictive analytics are just a few of the breakthroughs that have been made thanks to our ever-growing ability to collect and analyze data.
Source: Data InformedFabulyst Pvt. Ltd, which operates an artificial intelligence-based platform emulating a personal stylist, has raised Rs 1.4 crore ($216,000) in seed funding from iB Hubs, a launchpad-cum-accelerator for startups.
Source: VCCCompany launches networking architecture that can leverage machine learning, with focus on subscription pricing
Source: Marekt WatchAs one of the three intellects who shaped the deep learning that now dominates artificial intelligence, he has been catapulted to stardom.
Source: WiredWHAT IS THE STATE OF SMART GOVERNMENT AND SMART CITIES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION?
Source: FreebalanceDeepMind's Streams app will help doctors and nurses access patient's medical data
Source: ThevergeWhat worries you about the coming world of artificial intelligence?
Source: NY TimesA.I. now rivals or exceeds the ability of experts in medicine and other fields to interpret what they see.
Source: Scientific American.Developers can use the chatbot NER to build and enhance the intelligence of chatbots targeted at domains like personal assistance, e-commerce, insurance, healthcare and fitness.
Source: ETGoogle Brain, the search giant's internal artificial intelligence division, has been making substantial progress on computer vision techniques that let software parse the contents of hand-drawn images and then recreate those drawings on the fly.
Source: The VergeCERN and the Large Hadron Collider depend on a massive computer grid, as does the global network of scientists who use LHC data. CERN scientists are now teaching an AI system to protect the grid from cyber threats using machine learning.
Source: FuturismYou don't have to be a gambler to appreciate the complexities of the card game Texas Hold 'Em. It involves a strategy that needs to evolve based on the players around the table, it takes a certain amount of intuition, and it doesn't require the player to win every hand.
Source: NanalyzeWhether you're fresh out of engineering college or a few years into your career, all the bad news surrounding India's IT industry is understandably a cause for concern.
Source: QZImagine a business world where employees are faster and more productive - where they can make smarter decisions and have the time to focus on strategy and being creative. This is all a near-reality with continued breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. AI is at the tipping point of becoming the next great technological disruptor.
Source: SalesforceArtificial intelligence (AI) is expected to kill off 5 million human jobs by 2020 but some industries are more at risk than others.
Source: Business InsiderEric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google's parent company, Alphabet, recently spoke at the Viva Technology conference in Paris. He talked about how artificial intelligence and the increase in global connectivity would drive humanity forward.
Source: FuturismZombies and aliens may not be a realistic threat to our species. But there's one stock movie villain we can't be so sanguine about: sentient robots.
Source: FuturismOn the beginning of the century nobody known what are chatbots, but now they are becoming increasingly popular, especially in recent months. It's important to note that its popularity growth depends not only on the variety of smart bots.
Source: MasterofcodeChatbot app expansion within the last couple months is continuing to change the direction of the tech world development towards the most popular messaging platforms, like Facebook Messenger, Telegram, WeChat, Line, Skype, Twitter Direct Messages, Slack, Google Assistant and others.
Source: MasterofcodeIn 2012, an article published on Gizmodo stated that the best chatbot in the world is awful. Last year, Forbes published an article titled "Chatbots Will Be Your New Best Friend."
Source: HOB TeamOn June, 16 we hosted our first ever Bot Summit 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to bring Winnipeg businesses together and ideate what bots can accomplish for their respective organizations.
Source: MasterofcodeArtificial intelligence (AI) is far more than a buzzword. In a world where marketers are continually pushing for better consumer personalisation and solid marketing ROIs, AI helps by giving that high degree of precision and micro-targeting that's not possible for humans.
Source: AdnewsAI has been helping you with ordering food, assist you in daily household chores, imbibing your personality in games and now it has been advancing towards digital data security.
Source: HOB TeamMicrosoft reorganizes its sales and marketing operations in a bid to woo more customers in areas like artificial intelligence and the cloud
Source: LivemintIf you were born in the 80s or 90s, then there's a good chance the words 'machine learning' conjure images of Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator. It sounds like a far future concept that may be synonymous with AI and 'the rise of the machines'.
Source: AndroidauthorityAI, or artificial intelligence, has taken root in biotech. In this article, a contributor explores its newfound niches in the industry.
Source: LabiotechIn popular media, "Artificial Intelligence" is by turns godlike, monstrous, uncannily human and a hoax; it inspires both awe and deep suspicion - it's unnatural.
Source: HuffingtonpostMcKinsey Global Institute Study, and discussion paper, Artificial Intelligence, The Next Digital Frontier (80 pp., PDF, free, no opt-in) published last month. McKinsey Global Institute published an article summarizing the findings titled How Artificial Intelligence Can Deliver Real Value To Companies. McKinsey interviewed more than 3,000 senior executives on the use of AI technologies, their companies.
Source: ForbesTake a deep breath. Robots are NOT going to replace all human accountants or bookkeepers (at least not anytime soon).
Source: ForbesAI is being used for much more than many realize. In fact, particle physicists are currently pushing the limits of our understanding of the universe with the help of these technologies.
Source: FuturismScientists have created an artificially intelligent system that is capable of producing cutting edge paintings that some consider to be better than works created by humans. How do the paintings, and other AI creations, relate to seminal criticisms of modern art?
Source: Futurism19-year-old Chinese Go prodigy Ke Jie just shared a remarkable lesson: Sometimes you win, even when you think you lost.
Source: IncWe've been hearing promises about how artificial intelligence and machine learning are going to change the world for decades, but in 2017, it's hard to deny that real breakthroughs are being made.
Source: GeekwireAs an artificial intelligence researcher, I often come across the idea that many people are afraid of what AI might bring. It's perhaps unsurprising, given both history and the entertainment industry, that we might be afraid of a cybernetic takeover that forces us to live locked away, "Matrix"-like, as some sort of human battery.
Source: Business InsiderWatch out, human intelligence and learning. It may seem trivial for humans, but Google's Artificial Intelligent project DeepMind has just taught itself to walk.
Source: ScrollThe chief data officer's next challenge may be to find storytellers who can explain machine learning for data science to decision-makers in the organization.
Source: TechtargetSo, you want to build a data science team? Here's some stuff to think about. Before long, just like this stock photo, you'll have a team of weird orange people with big bulbous heads, who can sit around a table looking at an enormous hologram of a simple bar chart.
Source: EconsultancyFor more than 250 years the fundamental drivers of economic growth have been technological innovations. The most important of these are what economists call general-purpose technologies - a category that includes the steam engine, electricity, and the internal combustion engine.
Source: HBRThe country's government has announced a scheme to surpass Western nations and shape the future of AI.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewInquisitiveness and imagination will be hard to create any other way. Demis Hassabis knows a thing or two about artificial intelligence: he founded the London-based AI startup DeepMind, which was purchased by Google for $650 million back in 2014.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewIf you haven't heard of chatbots yet -- or your experience is limited to novelty programs like Cleverbot -- chances are you'll be seeing more of them in the coming years. Why? Because companies are slowly starting to leverage chatbots as a way to manage basic communication tasks that used to belong solidly to the realm of human capabilities.
Source: ForbesIt looks like the two tech titans are arguing about AI's impact on humanity. Really they're protecting their personal brands.
Source: The AtlanticLast year saw a record number of investments in AI with $5 billion in funding, and the number continues to grow. Investors' activity indicates the significance of this kind of technology for society -- self-driving cars of the future, DNA genome analysis, climate change, cancer predictions and many other fields. Besides the important role AI plays in these fields, AI as a technology is simply more efficient than traditional technology.
Source: ForbesGoogle has committed to using machine learning and Artificial Intelligence technologies to make its products and services smarter and more intuitive in future. To achieve this goal, the company has invested substantially to build up its capabilities in both these areas in recent years.
Source: EweekIn recent years, influencer marketing has established itself as a highly-effective method for brands to build and engage with audiences on social media. It is well-documented that influencers and their authentic content creation can help brands grab the attention of consumers and gain their trust, but the question has remained: Does influencer marketing actually directly impact sales at scale?
Source: ForbesFacebook has shut down two artificial intelligences that appeared to be chatting to each other in a strange language only they understood.
Source: IndependentMachine learning is exploding, with smart algorithms being used everywhere from email to smartphone apps to marketing campaigns. Translation: if you're looking for an in-demand career, setting yourself up with the skills to work with smart machines/artificial intelligence is a good move.
Source: ForbesShould lawyers should be concerned about whether AI will replace lawyers?
Source: AbovethelawPython is a general-purpose language - sometimes referred to as utilitarian - which is designed to be simple to read and write. The point that it's not a complex language is important.
Source: KdnuggetsLet's say your organization has the best content in your industry. Prospective customers go to your site, enter their questions in your search box, navigate through a few clicks, and - voil� - they get instant answers to their questions.
Source: CMTArtificial Intelligence is changing the way we think of technology. It is radically changing the various aspects of our daily life. Companies are now significantly making investments in AI to boost their future businesses.
Source: KnowstartupWhile the manufacturing sector is increasingly using physical robots to improve industrial processes, the market for virtual bots or "chatbots" is also gaining serious traction in the space where humans and computers interact.
Source: VBThe chatbots have made life simpler for humans. The way they are designed, today they are capable of assisting us with almost everything. Saying that they can be your friend, philosopher, and guide won't be wrong. We can notice chatbots marking their presence around us.
Source: ChatbotmagzineGiven the trajectory that artificial intelligence is on, machines will soon do everything that people do today. In a world of increasingly powerful technology, which in aggregate will make the world a better, richer place but at the micro, personal level will make a lot of skills less relevant and less valuable, it is smart to try to figure out how to "beat the bot". These are four areas and skills that are "AI-proof" - well, at least for a little while...
Source: TelegraphGlobal software major HCL Technologies on Monday launched two Artificial Intelligence-powered services 'DRYiCE COPA' and 'DRYiCE TAO', intended to provide process transformation platform and strategic consulting services to enterprises.
Source: Financial ExpressSoftware engineer and tech lead Jen Bourey has a lifetime love of learning to credit for her career path. "I've always been into math and science," she says. "I was one of those kids who was happy when I found a dead bug; I'd run to my room and put it under my microscope."
Source: Google CareerDemand for this role: In most cases a machine learning engineer will partner with a data scientist so that their work will be synonymous with one another; therefore demand for these candidates arguably is extremely similar.
Source: Information ManagementThe chipmaker buys Scyfer as part of a plan to bring artificial intelligence to devices, cars and machines. Qualcomm is aiming to stake a bigger claim in the artificial intelligence world.
Source: CnetKellyOCG India's Francis Padamadan says artificial intelligence, machine adoption is on the rise in India, but there is negligible talent with experience in deep learning.
Source: LivemintRecently, I posted an interview conducted with Wes Nichols, the former CEO of MarketShare, on the ways in which data and analytics are impacting organizations (see here for the article and video). Below, I share Nichols' interesting perspective on how these changes will impact the future of marketing.
Source: ForbesIf you've been paying attention to social media for the past few weeks, you've likely caught wind of a mildly disturbing story about a pair of Facebook-developed chatbots that invented their own language. The story has been shared millions of times, from different publishers' perspectives, and has led to both serious discussions and amused jokes about the impending "AI apocalypse."
Source: ForbesThere's no doubt chatbots are forever changing the way businesses operate and the way that marketers approach marketing. Not only do these virtual assistants have the ability to impact almost all aspects of a company, they're also great customer service tools that can provide assistance around the clock.
Source: EntrepreneurTesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk has joined dozens of CEOs of artificial intelligence companies in signing an open letter urging the United Nations to ban the use of AI in weapons before the technology gets out of hand.
Source: LA TimesMachine learning (ML) is a subfield of computer science in which algorithms learn by recognizing patterns in data. For example, our personal assistants, like Cortana, Siri, and Alexa, learn how to recognize what we are saying and how best to respond to our questions by using lots of data from interactions with many millions of people.
Source: Huffington PostTime and again, research has shown that the machines we build reflect how we see the world, whether consciously or not. For artificial intelligence that reads text, that might mean associating the word "doctor" with men more than women, or image-recognition algorithms that misclassify black people as gorillas.
Source: QZCiting the need for jobs of the future, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced $22.5 million in state support for the creation of a Rochester Data Science Consortium on the University of Rochester campus.
Source: DemocratandchronicleCameron and Deadpool director Tim Miller sit down with THR to talk for the first time about how they will reboot a storied but troubled franchise for the new era of Amazon drones and AI anxiety: "People ask me, 'Will the machines ever win against humanity?
Source: Hollywood ReporterArtificial intelligence software is automating a lot of jobs that used to require human beings.
Source: RecodeThe Pew Research Center wanted to gauge Americans' sentiments on robots and computers getting good enough to assume human tasks. The unequivocal reaction? Thanks, but we'll pass.
Source: QZBesides personal applications, AI is beginning to integrate into corporate and government networks. As it does so, IT Service Management (ITSM) organizations will have the responsibility to keep these systems up and running.
Source: Data center KnowledgeGoogle acquired the British artificial-intelligence startup DeepMind in 2014 for a reported £400 million (roughly $525 million), a company its cofounder Demis Hassabis once described as aiming at "solving intelligence, and then using that to solve everything else.
Source: QZThe banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector is clearly taking the lead in using artificial intelligence-powered chatbots in India.
Source: LivemintChatbots, computer programs that typically use text-based live chat as an interface to carry out tasks for customers on behalf of the business, are emerging as an inexpensive way to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in banking.
Source: Business InsiderVirtual reality was imagined as a human simulation technology long before the most recent wave of innovation that brought us the Oculus RIFT and the wave of innovation that followed.
Source: ForbesJavier Minhondo, VP of Technology at Globant, walks us through the practical impacts of artificial intelligence on IT services companies and their clients.
Source: Nearshore AmericasIntel is ready to ship its long awaited computer chip used to power artificial intelligence projects by the end of the year.
Source: FortuneThis year's main smartphone launches promote Artificial Intelligence as a life-changing feature, but will it really change our lives?
Source: euronewsBox CEO Aaron Levie reveals the cloud storage company's new AI upgrades at the company's Boxworks 2017 conference.
Source: Business InsiderNearly all big tech companies have an artificial intelligence project, and they are willing to pay experts millions of dollars to help get it done.
Source: NY TimesFrom 'Virat Kohli' jeans to sports shoes, e-tailer uses technology to predict buyers' choice
Source: The HinduThere is plenty that Artificial Intelligence can achieve in the healthcare arena, including promoting communication between all the members of the care team, and among the team and families
Source: MintElon Musk has spoken out against the possible creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) god that humans could worship.
Source: IndependentArtificial intelligence is the latest Silicon Valley darling. Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple are using it in their image recognition algorithms, in their voice-based virtual assistants, and in their attempts to curate news and social media posts specifically for your eyes.
Source: StateBlockchain, together with artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and virtual and augmented reality, have the potential to deliver disruptive outcomes and reshape digital business in 2018. And companies that have not started the digital investment cycle are at high risk of being disrupted.
Source: PR NewswireMachines masquerading as humans have never had it so easy. New artificial intelligence can crack a range of CAPTCHAs - tests commonly used by websites to check if a user is a person or robot - with very little practice.
Source: ABCResearch analysts are the most likely employees on Wall Street to find themselves working with-or being replaced by-robots, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates.
Source: QZComputer scientists have developed artificial intelligence that can outsmart the Captcha website security check system.
Source: BBC NewsThe mainland's private and public sectors are building on rapid advances in technology and readily available consumer data to develop unique applications for consumers and businesses
Source: South China Morning PostSoftware Enterprises Association (HYSEA) and International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote artificial intelligence and machine learning among the current engineering workforce.
Source: ETNVIDIA and Amazon.com have announced new Machine Learning software stacks in the NVIDIA GPU Cloud (NGC), and a new 8 Volta GPU EC2 instance for immediate availability, respectively.
Source: ForbesEmirates' first challenge is to develop a new fleet of autonomous vehicles.
Source: Khaleej TimesAlpha Go Zero is changing the game for how we solve big problems.
Source: IncThe software can learn, evolve and associate information like the human brain.
Source: ProactiveinvestorsAndrew Moore's career path at Carnegie Mellon has become emblematic of the way the University fosters its star talent. He became a tenured professor at Carnegie Mellon in 2000.
Source: ForbesResearch: Using machine-learning to neuroscientifically infer who means to die.
Source: PsychologytodayGoogle is actively promoting TensorFlow, software that makes it easier to build artificial intelligence (AI) systems, as a way to forge business ties in China.
Source: LivemintFrom personal digital assistants to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence is quickly gaining ground with the technology promising increased productivity, efficiency and safety.
Source: CS GlobalNearly 60 years ago, then-Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson seized his colleagues with a stark Cold War warning: Whoever wins the space race, he predicted, would gain "control, total control, over the Earth for purposes of tyranny or for the service of freedom.
Source: Foreign PolicyWhile most of the attention for how artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data can impact companies is focused on the business to consumer (B2C) space, business to business (B2B) companies need to pay attention or they risk their future success.
Source: ForbesA "lazy animator" has given a glimpse of what futuristic films might look like if artificial intelligence takes over the job of filmmaker.
Source: News WeekThe outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centers in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will eat into the $23 billion sector.
Source: VoanewsData lakes didn't quite pan out so now it's all about an abstraction layer and machine learning to save the day. Hopefully, machine learning can cleanse your data on the fly since humans have proved repeatedly they aren't meticulous enough.
Source: ZD NetAustralia's Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, has called on governments and businesses across the world to consider developing a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence devices, ranging from the likes of Apple's Siri to weaponised drones.
Source: TechnologyMicrosoft founder Bill Gates feels optimistic about new technologies and how they will affect humans in years to come.
Source: CNBCUsing NLP to extract information and a human-in-the-loop to validate the results, the AI system is three times more consistent and twice as efficient as previous humans-only teams.
Source: ForbesInfosys is seeking to leverage artificial intelligence and data analytics to help win more business from its own Fortune 500 clients and help run their businesses better
Source: MintDevelopers were pretty psyched by the announcement at Google I/O back in May that a new version of TensorFlow was being built from the ground up for mobile devices.
Source: TCBelong, a Bengaluru-based startup, is creating a Google for people, as co-founder Rishabh Kaul describes it.
Source: QMThe survey of more than 5,000 people from across the US, the UK and Australia by global professional services firm Genpact showed a striking gap in views about AI's impact on their current roles versus the expected impact on the future workforce.
Source: News 18When it comes to developing artificial intelligence, the largest technology companies in the world are all-in. Google and Microsoft say they're "AI-first," and businesses like Facebook and Amazon wouldn't be possible without the scalable personalization that AI allows.
Source: QZIt doesn't have to be this way, but for now it is: AI's primary purpose is to maximize profits. For all of the predictions of its benefits to society, right now, that's just window-dressing-a pie-in-the-sky vision of a world we don't actually inhabit.
Source: BigthinkAI will benefit humankind more than harm it, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told audiences during a panel at the Misk Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gates' convictions on AI differs widely from those of other experts, like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking.
Source: FuturismThe hope for the next generation of businesses is that the large quantities of data, which is accessible to the masses, can help in planning everything from better decision making to executing better marketing campaigns.
Source: TechLately, artificial intelligence has grabbed much of the innovation spotlight. Companies of all sizes are exploring the ways in which machine learning and expert systems can give them a competitive edge.
Source: ForbesFrom Mark Cuban to Bill Gates, top thought leaders have confirmed that the future of work revolves around artificial intelligence. Tech hubs, both in and out of Silicon Valley, are now in a race to perfect AI and these companies are seeking top talent to do so.
Source: CNBCFrom Mark Cuban to Bill Gates, top thought leaders have confirmed that the future of work revolves around artificial intelligence. Tech hubs, both in and out of Silicon Valley, are now in a race to perfect AI and these companies are seeking top talent to do so.
Source: CNBCAlphabet's Google (GOOGL) has cut prices on cloud-computing services - including those that use superfast number-crunching processors from Nvidia (NVDA) - a week ahead of Amazon.com's (AMZN) annual conference for software developers.
Source: InvestorsThis fundamental knowledge allows machine learning engineers to understand which algorithms best address a problem and how to optimize outcomes.
Source: ForbesIt isn't just the tech entrepreneurs and Hollywood directors who dream about the role that artificial intelligence can play, or will play, in everyday human life-educators have begun to join them.
Source: EdsurgeBusinesses who begin exploring artificial intelligence (AI) technology will soon become aware that an affordable and relatively easy solution exists for addressing specific problems: leveraging cloud-based AI.
Source: Access AIMachine Learning has granted incredible power to humans. The power to run tasks in automated manner, the power to make our lives comfrotable, the power to improve things continuously by studying decisions at large sacle . And the power to create species who think better than humans.
Source: Analytics VidhyaA proposed UK budget is expected to include significant funds for artificial intelligence, electric car plug in points, and 5G mobile networks.
Source: TechrepublicFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told radio host Hugh Hewitt that humanity is "racing headfirst into a new era of artificial intelligence" without sufficient preparations of how that will impact the world.
Source: Yahoo NewsBagging discounts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday has become a yearly ritual for many of us. The roots go back to the early 20th century - a folk belief is that it is the day retailers go "into the black" after running at a loss for the year.
Source: FobesReally you want to upgrade your skills with the best Data Analytics, Development courses, to stand out in your industry? Now Big data, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analytics, Python, R, r-stats are the most trending and highly demanding subject in every sector for almost every industry.
Source: HOB TeamSo far, Google and Twitter have not detailed their plans.
Source: RecodeReally you want to upgrade your skills with the best Data Analytics , Development courses , to standout in your industry? Now Big data, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analytics, Python, R, r-stats are the most trending and highly demanding subject in every sector for almost every industry.
Source: HOB TeamEvery industry can benefit from Big Data, IoT and AI, and that includes brewers. Dutch brewer Heineken has been a worldwide brewing leader for the last 150 years.
Source: ForbesInfosys, Wipro and other Indian IT firms are toeing the IBM line to start separate business units for new tech such as Artificial Intelligence and Automation
Source: MintThe youth must be equipped with coding and algorithm skills to operate Artificial Intelligence technologies that already occupy big part of modern lives, urged 13-year-old AI Developer.
Source: Khaleej TimesGoogle put forward its plan to train around 2 million developers in India with the aim to help spur innovation and support the growth of India's start-up ecosystem.
Source: India TodayGoogle put forward its plan to train around 2 million developers in India with the aim to help spur innovation and support the growth of India's start-up ecosystem.
Source: India TodayWorld-changing developments like virtual reality are to be taught at the envisioned university, and degrees offered in electrical engineering. Partnerships with Apple, SoftBank and other companies may be in the cards, too.
Source: Indian ExpressPredictions about the economic impact of artificial intelligence swing from increased productivity to the complete annihilation of industries. Clearly, nobody really knows how the introduction of autonomous decision-making software is going to shape our world.
Source: QZPredictions about the economic impact of artificial intelligence swing from increased productivity to the complete annihilation of industries. Clearly, nobody really knows how the introduction of autonomous decision-making software is going to shape our world.
Source: QZMachine learning can be used to detect suspicious behaviour and minimise threats to cyber networks.
Source: NDTVMachine learning is a buzzword in the technology world right now, and for good reason: It represents a major step forward in how computers can learn.
Source: ForbesGoogle, in association with technology learning platform Pluralsight and educational institution Udacity, announced a new scholarship programme that will help train 1.3 lakh developers and students across the country.
Source: TechobserverWhat's the biggest challenge facing Fortune 500 companies?
Source: FortuneEnrolment for a second concurrent batch has also begun with the focus this time on getting women professionals on board
Source: Hindustan TimesFacebook Inc will expand its pattern recognition software to other countries after successful tests in the U.S. to detect users with suicidal intent, the world's largest social media network said on Monday.
Source: ReutersI remember watching the iconic movie Back to the Future as a kid, marvelling over what kinds of innovations the future would bring.
Source: EntrepreneurAn overview of the chatbot industry
Source: HOB TeamAmazon.com this week announced a flurry of new machine learning features for its Amazon Web Services cloud computing business, raising its challenge to Silicon Valley's biggest tech firms for the lead in artificial intelligence.
Source: fortuneH2O.ai, the leading company bringing AI to enterprises, today announced it has completed a $40 million Series C round of funding led by Wells Fargo and NVIDIA with participation from New York Life, Crane Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners and Transamerica Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund of Transamerica and Aegon Group.
Source: BusinesswireAmazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook are rushing to build artificially intelligent smart systems to serve us, connect us, help us, and ... increase their own profits.
Source: ForbesA considerable number of articles cover machine learning and its ability to protect us from cyberattacks. Still, it's important to separate the hype from the reality and see what exactly machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can do right now in cybersecurity.
Source: ForbesAbsent new funding and a strategic vision, the United States might lose the race for supremacy in artificial intelligence research to China.
Source: CFRResearchers have shown how human operators can maintain control over a system comprising several agents that are guided by artificial intelligence
Source: Science DailyComputer scientist Jeff Dean is an icon at Google. The senior fellow co-designed and co-implemented five generations of Google's crawling indexing and query Âretrieval systems.
Source: The AustralianMachine learning will intensify amongst medium and large-sized enterprises, doubling the number of implementations and pilot projects using machine learning technology in 2018 compared to last year, and then doubling again by 2020.
Source: GlobalnewswireIn a push towards introducing Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and machine learning in a bigger way, Samsung will recruit fresh graduates across IITs and other top engineering colleges in 2018.
Source: Indian ExpressMachine learning will make sense of the security threats your organization faces and help your staff focus on more valuable, strategic tasks. It could also be the answer to the next WannaCry.
Source: CSOHealthcare outpaced all other industries in job growth for freelancers while finishing second to staffing when it comes to non-freelancers.
Source: Health Care IT NewsGoogle is deepening its push into artificial intelligence (AI) by opening a research centre in China, even though its search services remain blocked in the country.
Source: BBCBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduBing may not answer if you ask 'is there a God?' but will give both perspectives from reputable sources. Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions, and another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.
Source: TheHinduAlthough AI is expected to eliminate around 1.8 million jobs by 2020, it will add a whopping 2.3 million in the same time period. 2020 will see AI become a positive job motivator and play a crucial role in the job related dynamics.
Source: GartnerAlthough AI is expected to eliminate around 1.8 million jobs by 2020, it will add a whopping 2.3 million in the same time period. 2020 will see AI become a positive job motivator and play a crucial role in the job related dynamics.
Source: GartnerAs firms' appetite for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) grows, a report on Thursday said 68.6 per cent Indian organisations might deploy it before 2020.
Source: Indian ExpressArtificial intelligence is about to revamp the way farming is done in the country in the coming years. AI solutions promise to give valuable inputs to farmers & other stakeholders about different processes, right from sowing to harvesting & then in post-harvest.
Source: HOB TeamPeople shrink with fear over the thought of self-aware Artificial Intelligence entities. The Pop Culture is filled with references to AI overlords, murderous robots & melodramatic software programs. While such things are a long way to go, the possibility of AI replacing humans in many roles is becoming very real as time passes by.
Source: HOB TeamWill Artificial Intelligence replace the current jobs, or will it create new jobs five years from now? It is analyzed that AI will either be the game changer in Indian industries or it will fail to impact the Indian market.
Source: SanvadaDuring 2017 it was hard to escape predictions that artificial intelligence is about to change the world. In 2018, this is unlikely to change. However, an increased focus on repeatable and quantifiable results is likely to ground some of the "big picture" thinking in reality.
Source: ForbesBy 2020, AI will generate 2.3 million jobs, exceeding the 1.8 million that it will remove, research firm Gartner said in a report.
Source: CNBCIf it fulfills its promise, quantum machine learning could transform AI.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewThe term "artificial intelligence" (AI) has been around since the 1950s, but there has long existed a yawning gap between what people thought AI to be and what was actually possible.
Source: ForbesFlipkart to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in AIforIndia, hire artificial intelligence experts, build infrastructure
Source: MintMicrosoft India's Sundar Srinivasan speaks about the "tectonic revolution AI is bringing to human lives" and how his company is helping democratise it.
Source: Indian ExpressThere has been tremendous buzz around Artificial Intelligence in the past year, and I expect it only to increase in 2018. From self-driving cars to computers that create their own languages (and so had to be shut down) - we've heard and read about it all. Some of these stories depict AI accurately but many of them are plain hyperbole. There hasn't been another technological advance in the past that has the power to change our lives so profoundly and is yet so misunderstood. Let me take a stab at the 3 things I would expect to see, realistically, in the field of AI in 2018:
Source: BwdisruptArtificial intelligence and big data have formed a truly symbiotic relationship, and they need each other to ring to fruition what both are promising. If there are any lingering doubts that the fates of artificial intelligence and big data are intertwined, consider these recent quotes from two highly regarded thought leaders in this space:
Source: RTInsightsArtificial intelligence and big data have formed a truly symbiotic relationship, and they need each other to ring to fruition what both are promising. If there are any lingering doubts that the fates of artificial intelligence and big data are intertwined, consider these recent quotes from two highly regarded thought leaders in this space:
Source: RTInsightsArtificial intelligence is starting to impact nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Machine-learning algorithms, the technology behind contemporary AI, determine what content appears on our Facebook feed and what results are returned when we conduct a Google search. They power product recommendations on Amazon and Netflix, determine airline or event ticket pricing, and influence who receives marketing communications based on likelihood to buy a new product or cancel a service.
Source: Maclean'sThe Advertiser revealed this month an AI institute involved in defense research is expected to be the first tenant on the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site. The State Government and the University of Adelaide announced the $7.1 million Institute for Machine Learning, and a Chinese university has been singled out for collaboration. It comes amid increasing global concern about the way China's Communist Party uses partnerships with overseas universities to strengthen the PLA.
Source: The AdvertiserThe ability to argue, to express our reasoning to others, is one of the defining features of what it is to be human. Argument and debate form the cornerstones of civilized society and intellectual life. Processes of argumentation run our governments, structure scientific endeavor and frame religious belief. So should we worry that new advances in artificial intelligence are taking steps towards equipping computers with these skills?
Source: IndependentIn new research released last week, a team of MIT computer science students managed to trick Google's Cloud Vision artificial intelligence into thinking that a picture of four machine guns was probably a helicopter. They did it by carefully manipulating the underlying pixels of an original image, changing it in ways that were imperceptible to humans but completely disorienting for the AI.
Source: FortuneArtificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networksâ??all these words are hogging business technology headlines. It fills some with fear about robots taking over the world and others with promise that life is going to get a whole lot simpler with technology enabling things like never before. Even as the debate rages on about whether we are hurtling towards a man-made crisis or bending the arc of future, chances are that you may have already come in contact with it.
Source: Financial ExpressThe world of jobs is in a state of flux, thanks to rising adoption of artificial intelligence, and the jobs that are most vulnerable to this automation drive are software-IT and customer services, says a report. According to a report by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, customer service, software and IT and accounting jobs have very high automation potential.
Source: The Economic TimesFor IT Techs in India, 2017 has not been a good year. For a number of years, India has been one of the world's top employment generators, but hiring has plummeted and layoffs are hitting companies, big and small.
Source: Digital JournalChatbots have revolutionized the customer service space: instantaneous, personalized customer response that not only meets customer expectations, but also saves businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more.
Source: ForbesValueFirst is immensely proud and delighted to announce that its Chatbot Generator Platform: SURBO has won the CMO Choice Award for Emerging Marketing Partner at the 6th edition of DMAasia 2017 held in Mumbai on 23rd August 2017.
Source: HOB TeamIndia's information technology industry is expected to add between 1.8 lakh to 2 lakh jobs in 2018. This will largely be due to digitization, according to staffing firm, TeamLease Services. Alka Dhingra, general manager, IT staffing said in a statement "2017 was a year of disruption for telecom and IT industry
Source: HOB TeamAround 56,000 engineers have been laid off by Indian IT giants like Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant and others in 2017. The layoff numbers of 2017 were double that of 2016. The reason cited was their lack of preparation for newer technologies. Less than 5% of Indian techies are said to be equipped to handle high-skilled jobs.
Source: HOB TeamThere has been an increased appetite towards the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by Indian companies.This, in turn, may spike organisation spends on this tech, over the next 18 months, says an Intel India commissioned report, undertaken by the International Data Corporation (IDC)
Source: TOI2017 witnessed the meteoric rise of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. From large platform vendors to early-stage startups, AI and ML have become the key focus areas.
Source: ForbesAmazon Web Services (AWS) which is the cloud computing arm of Amazon, plans to get into Over-the-top (OTT) content providers market of India with their data analytics & artificial intelligence platform. Bikram Bedi, head of India region, AWS said that globally, and in India, media & entertainment has been a huge focus of the company. They work with OTT platforms or linear TV platforms like Voot, Hotstar, Netflix, Sony, Amazon Prime, Tata Sky etc.
Source: HOT Team2017 turned out to be wonderful for IOT and AI, and there was a massive boost in the number of connected devices and the trend is expected to continue in the upcoming year. We can see how use of such technologies has made companies dependent on them for their everyday operations. In the last few year, there has been a dramatic growth of interest in innovation.
Source: HOB TeamAs emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things evolve at lightning speed, accelerating the digital disruption of nearly every industry, 2018 will be an ideal time to position your startup for the next phase of growth. Here are five tips for going big with your startup next year:
Source: ForbesThe world is fixated on Sophia, the robot these days and her journey into the world. Sophia is a product of artificial intelligence technology & is currently being studied by many researchers and scientists to connect the distinctions between humans and machines. It is so marvelous to see these machines running on AI technology, operating independently, learning from their environment & interacting like humans.
Source: HOB TeamThere has been an unprecedented hype about chatbots in 2017 thanks to Facebook�¢??s decision to integrate chatbots into its Messenger and Microsoft�¢??s bot Tay. Chatbots make us feel like we are seeing the future now. It may seem like a big thing, but to build a chatbot does not require a team of developers. In fact, with the help of some chatbot generator platforms, you can build one for yourself without needing any complex programming skills.
Source: HOB TeamAlphabet had a pretty strong 2017, like other tech giants. Itâ??s shares rose by over 30% and it had a $700 billion-plus market cap. It also managed to post 20% plus growth, thanks to its strong mobile search & YouTube ad momentum Google also expanded its hardware lineup, launched an online TV service and introduced other consumer and enterprise services that make use of strengths in AI and Machine Learning. Itâ??s safe to say that in 2018 they will make some bold new moves that will place them in an even stronger position. Here are some predictions for the coming year:
Source: HOB TeamCloud computing is already a huge business, and competition is stiff. But this year, tech firms opened a new front in the battle to win users over in the cloud: the large-scale introduction of cloud-based AI.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewIn 2017 AI was everywhere, so in the last edition of Tech Tent for this year we set off to explore artificial intelligence. What is it, where is it making rapid progress, and what are the dangers for society if we get it wrong?
Source: BBCLayoffs and hiring freezes in Indian IT are likely to continue in 2018, but it's not as hopeless as it seems.
Source: QZMachine learning (ML) is touted as the most critical skill of current times. Artificial intelligence (AI), an application of ML, is becoming pervasive.
Source: ForbesThe year 2018 will see a sharp increase in demand for professionals with skills in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, even as people with capabilities in Big Data and Analytics will continue to be the most sought after by companies across sectors, say sources in the recruitment industry.
Source: The Hindu Business LineWith the New Year upon us, it's a great time to take an honest look in the mirror and make changes that can help you reach new professional heights. Instead of coming up with a list on my own, I decided to survey my team at Vanderbloemen Search Group for eighteen resolutions that will make your career skyrocket this year.
Source: ForbesAlthough there are multiple AI frameworks like TensorFlow or OpenAI, artificial intelligence still requires a much more comprehensive understanding of the field compared to a mainstream developer. If you have managed to build a working prototype, you are perhaps the smartest guy in the room & a member of an elite club.
Source: HOB TeamCanadian Government plans to hire an Ottawa-based company that specializes in social media monitoring and artificial intelligence to forecast spikes in suicide rates. They are set to finalize a contract next month. The federal government will work with the company to devise a strategy, define â??suicide-related-behaviorâ?? on social media and then using this classifier conduct marketing research on the general population of Canada.
Source: HOB Team2017 has ended & it is important to now see how technology has evolved and what role it will play in 2018. Artificial Intelligence has seen significant growth in the past year and has seen many applications in the field of healthcare. It is important to note that AI will have an impact on the healthcare insurance experience.
Source: HOB TeamArtificial is disrupting industries across the globe. Its having an impact on almost all aspect of our lives. In the Sales function of business, we have already seen AI replace basic jobs in retail & fast food. However, Forrester states that by 2020, a million of B2B salespeople would lose their jobs.
Source: HOB TeamU.S. may be leading in Artificial Intelligence but China is fast catching up. With the help of government & venture capital funding AI is growing in China. Chris Nicolson, founder of Skymind has started to expand outside of U.S. Tencent is a big investor in his company and so Nicholson assembles a team of four engineers in Fujian, a province in China and also plans to further expand in this region.
Source: HOB TeamVarious technologies at Microsoft that began transforming the lives of individuals and communities in India last year will gain further momentum in 2018, the company's President Anant Maheshwari said on Tuesday.
Source: ETNHS is planning to use artificial intelligence to diagnose scans for heart disease & lung cancer this year. Researchers at an Oxford hospital have developed a system that could help save billions of pounds by allowing doctors to pick up diseases much earlier. This technology will become available to NHS hospitals for free this summer.
Source: HOB TeamIn 2017, we saw artificial intelligence bring the stuff of science fiction closer to reality by not only having a significant impact on the industry but also outperforming humans in many aspects. They made their mark in many areas ranging from acquiring a citizenship to beating humans at complex games, from writing novels to composing music, from fighting judicial cases to assisting doctors. Artificial intelligence made its presence felt throughout the year.
Source: HOB TeamBiejing plans to invest 13.8 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) for building an artificial intelligence development park in the cityâ??s west, as reported by official Xinhua news agency. China is ambitious to become the world leader in AI by 2025.
Source: HOB TeamEven with the support of AI frameworks like TensorFlow or OpenAI, artificial intelligence still requires deep knowledge and understanding compared to a mainstream web developer.
Source: TCThe growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning is picking up pace, and those who thought adoption was a few more years away are finding the reality much different.
Source: Martech TodayIIT Madras has launched a course a Winter course on Machine Learning & Brain Research at its Center for Computational Brain Research (CCBR). They are also conducting their Annual Workshop from 2nd to 7th January 2018.
Source: HOBA lot of people are skeptical & apprehensive about artificial intelligence taking over the world, and also their jobs. And this is not true for just one sector. For instance, a lot of the tasks that were being done by humans have been automated today and AI seems to be the way forward for most industries. However, it is not all bad news for employees. In fact, Artificial intelligence is going to give rise to many new jobs in the coming years.
Source: HOBJobs involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data have become mainstream of late.
Source: ScrollArtificial Intelligence today has become a buzz word and this technology is set to disrupt many industries. Artificial Intelligence application in the medicine field is a promising area, but the question is whether doctors & patients will feel comfortable using it?. There are many new startups out there that are leveraging AI to improve patient outcomes, but we are yet to see AI being used pervasively in clinics.
Source: HOBConsultants who partner with data scientists can use the power of big data to help sell their expert advice. Find out pitfalls to avoid in this partnership.
Source: Tech RepublicGoogle's Alphabet AI Lab used their DeepMind artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a synthetic speech system called WaveNet back in 2016. This system runs on an artificial neural network and is capable of speech samples that are far better than those produced by other technologies. The AI voice is becoming more human like. WaveNet has improved since then and is now good enough for Google Assistant across all platforms.
Source: HOBMachines are today participation in all kinds of activities - conversing, driving, making decisions & more. Given that 55% of companies plan to invest in artificial intelligence, it is only a matter of time before most jobs require some sort of AI interaction, so it is quite crucial for employees to learn to work with them. According to research, humans make better decisions when they are assisted by machines.
Source: HOBBusiness find hiring full time programmers a competitive & lengthy process. That's one main reason there is increasing demand for freelancers and consultants. Forrester predicts that there will be rise of 6% in outsourced software help in 2018.
Source: HOBYou've heard of artificial intelligence - everyone from Elon Musk to Mark Zuckerberg couldn't stop talking about it in 2017. But this year, AI will affect your life in tangible ways.
Source: CNBCFrom Artificial Intelligence to blockchain, Mint Lounge looks at how some technologies will affect us in the coming years
Source: MintThe hottest thing in the world of technology these days is your own voice. During the holiday season, some of the most popular gadgets were smart speakers with digital assistants from Google & Amazon. Apple also plans to come out with its own speaker this year. Microsoft & Samsung have partnered on another one.
Source: HOBAs the year ended, I was invited to an opening of Imaginarium/Aligunjan, a research and blue-skies thinking facility set up by Nishith Desai Associates in Alibag.
Source: Financial ExpressThe battle to capture products driven by artificial intelligence is on. This year at CES, which is perhaps the world's biggest electronics show, thousands of companies will showcase their products at Las Vegas. However, out of all the companies coming, Google stands out from the rest.
Source: HOBHow diverse will a lucrative, growing field like data science be in the future?
Source: ForbesThe answer to this question depends to a great extent on the role/industry/company combination. However, there are few general remarks that can be made. To start with, it is very important to complete an internship rather than do an "ML related summer research project" unless that research is done with respect to a lab at a university
Source: HOBA Chinese startup named Liulisho has developed what it claims is the world's first artificial intelligence English teacher. The firm spent years in gathering data on Chinese people speaking English and them applied deep learning to create personalized English Courses that are powered by artificial intelligence.
Source: HOBIn a latest move LG announced that it is going to use an in-house developed deep learning based Artificial Intelligence in order to accelerate the development of its smart products.
Source: HOBAlmost an year ago around this time, Spora, a sophisticated ransomware was being propagated by spam mails on the internet. Many users were tricked into this and their computers were affected. Even though anti-virus vendors were losing their mind and pushing updates to their devices to protect against this zero-day attack
Source: HOBDo you remember the famous scene from The Dank Knight where Batman is using the so-called "high-frequency generator-receiver" to map out Gotham in 3D to find the exact location of Joker's hostages? Well, Google has created a technology that comes quite close to this concept.
Source: TrendBlogWith digital transformation comes the daunting task of preparing a workforce for technologies like Big Data, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) that can address the massive demand coming from governments and businesses in India.
Source: EconomictimesIf you have ever played a video game, you have interacted with artificial intelligence (AI). Regardless of whether you prefer race-car games like Need for Speed, strategy games like Civilization, or shooting games like Counter Strike
Source: HarvardFor Alphabet Inc, It's the Year of Artificial Intelligence
Source: Investor Place14-year-old Tanmay Bakshi is not your average Joe. A self-taught coder, Bakshi is a neural network architect and IBM Champion for Cloud, based out of Canada.
Source: TOIInternational Business Machines was once again awarded the largest number of US patents in 2017, as the company pushes into blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
Source: The Business TimesThese startups are applying artificial intelligence techniques to business intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, APM, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and more.
Source: DatamationThere are some interest automotive tech highlights from the CES 2018. Artificial intelligence can now control your infotainment system and the vehicle can now read your brain. Cars can actually see around blind corners. The CES event has today become an outlet for automakers to showcase their developments in car technology. Here are three key trends from the event this year:
Source: HOBThe gene-editing technology CRISPR could very well one day rid the world of its most devastating diseases, allowing us to simply edit away the genetic code responsible for an illness. One of the things standing in the way of turning that fantasy into reality, though, is the problem of off-target effects. Now Microsoft is hoping to use artificial intelligence to fix this problem.
Source: GizmodoIn the 1960's and 70's a lot of us were immersed in the popular science culture of that era. From the discovery of DNA to moon landing to early computers to Star Trek. We were all intoxicated by the wonder of what might be possible.
Source: HOBThere is a new warehouse helper in town. Ocado is testing a human maintenance in its warehouse, in a latest move to reduce reliance on human workers. This SecondHands robot prototype resembles a cousin of Star Wars' C3P0
Source: HOBToday, the blockchain technology is increasingly being used in the financial services sector and it is about to receive a healthy dose of artificial intelligence. The new automated analytics techniques will look for patterns in the relationship data about contracts, people & transactions.
Source: HOBToday, the blockchain technology is increasingly being used in the financial services sector and it is about to receive a healthy dose of artificial intelligence. The new automated analytics techniques will look for patterns in the relationship data about contracts, people & transactions.
Source: HOBRobots may be coming for some jobs, but they will likely create new roles as well. Here are some spots humans are needed to fill and how to get them.
Source: Tech RepublicThere is popular scene from the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada" where Meryl Streep, who plays the role of a powerful fashion editor gives her assistant a dressing down for not being able to understand fashion. Meryl says that fashion is whatever a select group of designers say it is
Source: HOBWe are living in interesting times. Today digital assistants schedule our meetings, chatbots work with humans as teaching assistants and our suitcase can now become a self-driving luggage as shown in CES 2018. The implications of the coming wave of AI has begun to be felt in the current workplace.
Source: HOBIf you consider an ideal world then Mayur Datar, chief data strategist for Flipkart, wants the app of his company to understand every need of their user even before they know it. Whether it is buying a pen or a refrigerator,
Source: HOBA renowned professor of Computer Engineering - Dr. Subhash Kak had previously issued a warning that machines could eventually "replace humans at literally all jobs".
Source: HOBARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) in Malaysia is progressing by huge strides. The recent announcement of the first AI fund in Malaysia by Kenanga Investors, as well as Al Rajhi Bank's initiative to use AI to boost their anti-money laundering (AML) efforts, as just some examples of the immediate benefits that AI already has in the business world.
Source: Digital News AsiaA start-up specialising in business-to-business payments is to open a development centre in Glasgow, creating 37 data science jobs in the process.
Source: ScotmanBennett Borden, chief data scientist at the Philadelphia firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reath, discusses his take on the evolution of legal analytics.
Source: Law.comSo far the entire conversation regarding Artificial Intelligence has been revolving around algorithms. Deep Mind, which is leading the world in terms of Machine Learning recently spoke about how itâ??s AlphaGo Zero managed to become a master in Go and beat all previous versions of itself,
Source: HOBMachine Learning (ML) is coming into its own, with a growing recognition that ML can play a key role in a wide range of critical applications, such as data mining, natural language processing, image recognition, and expert systems.
Source: ToptalAlibaba has developed an artificial intelligence model that scored better than humans in a Stanford University reading and comprehension test.
Source: BloombergIndraprastha Institute of Information & Technology (IIIT), Delhi, is introducing a new M.Tech program with specialization in Artificial Intelligence from the academic year which starts in July 2018. Some key features of the course - The course is divided into 4 semesters and will comprise a batch of 20 students
Source: HOBThere is a controversial AI software which researchers claimed was capable of determining if someone is gay by looking at the shape of their face. It has been debunked now. Experts were of the opinion that this computer program, developed by Stanford University, is unable to determine the sexuality simply by looking at the facial features of a photo.
Source: HOBToday, with so much of data available, companies need to begin to treat their data as the most valuable asset. Companies that learn to make most of their data effectively by building, evolving & managing their data supply chains will be the one's leading. These data supply chains need to operate as smoothly as any other distribution network.
Source: HOBToday, most banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) organizations are trying their best to adopt a fully data-driven approach to enhance their customer services and grow their business. Experts are of the opinion that like most other industries, data analytics will soon become a game changer for financial companies.
Source: HOBGoogle is launching a new online education program to certify people for work in information technology support, part of the internet giant's philanthropic push around job training
Source: LivemintWhile artificial intelligence applications in business and industry remain limited to narrow machine learning tasks, we are seeing progressive improvements in the convergence of algorithms and hardware that will have significant implications for how well and how quickly we can implement AI. Researchers can now train neural networks within a few hours or days, which opens up an amazing range of possibilities, products, and things to learn - as well as challenges - that we could not have even considered before.
Source: VBThe true value of IoT is its ability to completely revolutionize user experiences. It could be at your home, in the office, in your car or even when you walk down a sidewalk. Embedded sensors are helping generate data that is powering a new revolution for business & their consumers. This is the power of custom experiences or CX
Source: HOBGoogle said the new platform would help less-skilled engineers build powerful AI systems they previously only "dreamed of".
Source: The HinduIt's no coincidence that at about the time that Google CEO Sundar Pichai has professed the company was moving into an 'artificial intelligence first' world, the Internet giant is backing AI start-ups in India to help it achieve that goal.
Source: The HinduIn a book titled 'The Future Computed', Microsoft believes that technology companies should maintain responsibility and take care of workers, under guidelines to enable AI.
Source: Indian ExpressIt's 2038 and - like most businesses these days - a tech company is using artificial intelligence to scan job applicants. The system was trained with public employment records, an ostensibly unbiased dataset.
Source: GeekwireAmazon India is fast increasing the adoption of machine learning technology in order to cut product returns, improve the speed and accuracy of product deliveries
Source: LivemintThe Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Jan. 1 announced its 2018 Fellows, with Indian Americans Amit Sheth, Gaurav Sukhatme and Dinesh Manocha among the eight honorees.
Source: India WestArtificial intelligence models developed by Microsoft and Alibaba have, for the first time, outperformed humans in a reading comprehension challenge.
Source: Computer WorldAnyone who is plugged into the tech world knows that AI and big data is big business right now. Our technological ability to process and analyze large troves of data grows every year, unlocking new doors at every turn.
Source: ForbesWhen most of us hear the words artificial intelligence, we immediately tend to think about movies like Terminator, I, Robot & others with robot humans taking over the world. AI is rarely presented as the good guy. But how do we make use of AI to our advantage?
Source: HOBGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking at a taped television event hosted by MSNBC and The Verge's sister site Recode, said artificial intelligence is one of the most profound things that humanity is working on right now and compared it to basic utilities in terms of its importance.
Source: The VergeArtificial intelligence (AI) is the new technological frontier over which companies and countries are vying for control. According to a recent report from McKinsey, Alphabet invested roughly $30 billion in developing AI technologies. Baidu, which is the Chinese equivalent of Alphabet, invested $20 billion in AI last year.
Source: EntrepreneurA number of this week's milestones in the history of technology showcase two prominent computer industry showmen, Steve Jobs and Thomas Watson Sr., their respective companies, Apple and IBM, and how they sold smart machines to the general public.
Source: ForbesAs per sources in the recruitment industry, 2018 is going to see a massive increase in demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) professionals. Although people in Big Data and Analytics will be sought after, AI and ML will be the next big thing.
Source: HOBIt's that time of year where everyone is predicting the future -- the best movies, books, fashion and even paint colors that everyone should look forward to.
Source: ForbesThe app-based service collected data from Apple Health and Google Fit services and delivered guided trend analytics to users and providers.
Source: Healthcare IT NewsAI had been stuck in labs for decades, however, now it is coming out in the open and transforming every field it touches. From tech to finance, energy or manufacturing, AI is finding applications in all these fields. Accounting has not seen much innovation unlike most of the other fields in last several decades.
Source: HOBChatbots are the top buzzword these days. From being a mere figment of imagination at best shown in movies, they have become a reality today.
Source: LinkedIn, HubspotKellyOCG India's Francis Padamadan says artificial intelligence, machine adoption is on the rise in India, but there is negligible talent with experience in deep learning
Source: LivemintBill Gates said that artificial intelligence is coming to replace some jobs, and there isn't a lot we can do to stop it. But if it plays out like Gates predicts, it will be a net positive for the world.
Source: Business InsiderArtificial intelligence has allowed scientists to make significant progress in cracking a mysterious ancient text, the meaning of which has eluded scholars for centuries.
Source: IndependentGoogle developed an intelligent camera that learns what photos are meaningful to users. Behind the product is human-centered machine learning.
Source: ZDnetIn recent months, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, and other entities have declared that we no longer live in a mobile-first world. Instead, it's an artificial intelligence-first world where digital assistants and other services will be your primary source of information and getting tasks done. Your typical smartphone or PC are now your secondary go-getters.
Source: DigitaltrendsArtificial Intelligence (AI) should be used to solve local problems with the help of global technology, said IT minister KT Rama Rao. The minister, who headed a delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2018, spoke at a session on "Global Tech and Local Solutions: Artificial Intelligence" in Davos on Friday.
Source: TOIThe domestic surgical robotics industry is estimated to grow at a 20% CAGR to be worth $350 million in 7 years
Source: Business StandardOne of the primary ways companies generate business is by capturing leads and converting a portion of them successfully. Needless to say, Lead Generation or Lead Capturing is a highly critical component of sales.
Source: HOBWhile it might seem ironic, artificial intelligence and machine learning are well on the way to lending a helping hand when it comes to solving the problems of human capital management. Recruiting is one of the toughest issues businesses face today.
Source: Forbes2018 could be the year when Machine Learning would provide businesses the key to customer satisfaction
Source: BusinessworldThe company has roped in Ayush Sharma from Silicon Valley on board as senior vice president of engineering and technology which will drive the business around IoT.
Source: TrakMachine learning and vision startup Aquabyte announced Tuesday that it has raised $3.5 million in seed funding in order to build out a team of developers to refine its software, which is geared toward using machine learning and vision to reduce costs for fish farming.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence has increasingly been integrated into the weapons systems of the world's leading militaries, and at least one expert has said the futuristic technology may soon be the subject of a new Cold War.
Source: NewsWeekArtificial intelligence has increasingly been integrated into the weapons systems of the world's leading militaries, and at least one expert has said the futuristic technology may soon be the subject of a new Cold War.
Source: NewsWeekAlibaba, Amazon, and others are adding ever more capable AI services to their cloud platforms
Source: Technology ReviewManufacturing giant Foxconn has said it will make a major investment in artificial intelligence-based R&D as it looks for new business growth opportunities in a cooling global smartphone market, Nikkei reports.
Source: TCFacebook has been taking on some of the top names in AI and making management changes to help head off criticism about addiction to the site and its â??fake news' problem as artificial intelligence becomes ever more important
Source: SCMPThe quest to give machines a mind of their own occupied the brightest AI specialists in 2017. Machine learning (and especially the newly hip branch, deep learning) practically delivered all of the most stunning achievements in artificial intelligence so far - from systems that beat us at our own games to art-producing neural networks that rival human creativity.
Source: ForbesThe company's Flights app will use historical data to warn users when it thinks their flight will be delayed
Source: ThevergeThe trend for big businesses to set up IT hubs in India shows no sign of abating, with thousands more jobs being announced by global businesses.
Source: ComputerweeklyIt's hard to deny the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise. According to a 2017 study by Cowen, 81 percent of IT leaders are investing in or planning to invest in AI. Specifically, 43 percent are evaluating and doing a proof of concept (POC); 38 percent have already launched initiatives and are targeting more investments.
Source: CMSwireIn 2015, Google announced it would release its internal tool for developing artificial intelligence algorithms, TensorFlow, a move that would change the tone of how AI research and development would be conducted around the world.
Source: QZIn this ever-changing digitalized world, professionals of every discipline and industries have started using data-driven decision-making and thus it is convenient for them to carry out their day-to-day operations.
Source: HOBWith the development of artificial intelligence, machines have been human's best friend. We can see that the rapid and widespread adoption of machine learning has automated and improved the collection and processing of large amounts of data.
Source: HOBMany industries today necessarily rely on data, especially in advertising, where brands have much more information to process. More data creates an advantage in a competitive marketplace for consumer attention. In contrast, more data can also be overwhelming.
Source: HOBGovernment-run services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be boosted & a "hundred-fold" thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), the country's first minister dedicated to foster the technology told CNBC Monday.
Source: HOBGoogle created a new kind of computer chip to help power its giant artificial intelligence (AI) systems. These chips were designed to handle the complex processes is believed to be a key to the future of the computer industry.
Source: HOBThe concept of artificial intelligence (AI), or the ability of machines to perform tasks that typically require human-like understanding, has been around for more than 60 years. But the buzz around AI now is louder and shriller than ever.
Source: WhartonAlmost every major player in the smartphone industry says that their devices use the power of artificial intelligence (AI), or machine learning algorithms. Few devices, however, run their own AI software. Now, AI smartphones could one day be standard due to processor developed and dedicated to machine learning for mobile phones and other smart-home devices.
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence and its impact on weapons of the future has made U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis doubt his own theories on warfare.
Source: Japan timesA number of this week's milestones in the history of technology demonstrate society's reactions to new technologies over the years: A discussion of AI replacing and augmenting human intelligence, a warning about the abundance of misinformation on the internet, and government regulation of a mass communication platform, suppressing free speech in the name of the public interest.
Source: ForbesIt is not far when robots will soon steal our jobs. We have repeatedly heard predictions regarding this. These predictions play straight into people's darkest fears regarding technological advancement.
Source: HOBChatbots are getting a lot of attention in retail these days. At the NRF Big Show in January, several vendors, startups and established alike, featured chatbots in their booths at the show. They could do everything from interact with you about new products and what you liked about them, to help you figure out the opening hours of your local store.
Source: ForbesWith the ever-changing and dynamic market, the business owners should be able to embrace the technological advances.
Source: HOBArtificial Intelligence (AI) is dramatically changing business, and chatbots, fueled by AI, are becoming a viable customer service channel. The best ones deliver a customer experience (CX) in which customers cannot tell if they are communicating with a human or a computer.
Source: ForbesThe ancient Chinese game Go, which has a very high number of possible moves, was considered almost impossible for a computer to beat humans two years ago. Last year Alpha Go (a Go programme designed by two Go players) beat the best professional Go Player Lee Sedol in a five game match.
Source: TOIAn impressed and satisfied customer means growth of business. Today's customers are different from half a decade ago. Customers are more socially aware and understand the need of feeling important.
Source: HOBAs the technology has advanced, so has the services provided to customers. Technologies like AI has enabled the development of chatbots. Business owners spend money and time over building effective chatbots so that they act as the first line of communication.
Source: HOBCompanies are heavily investing into chatbots. Chatbot is now considered to be an outstanding platform for maintainance of customer care. Chatbots are employed to answer questions or direct people to the right team member to talk to.
Source: HOBTravel brands have been using chatbots for some time, on their websites and through Facebook Messenger, to engage customers with a conversational interface. Now Emirates Vacations, the tour-operating arm of Emirates Airlines, is using a new strategy: putting an artificial intelligence-powered bot right in its online ads.
Source: PhocusWireMobile World Congress has focused a lot around 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT), but Ericsson has shifted the focus back to artificial intelligence (AI). The telecommunications company has announced incorporating machine learning and AI within its entire organization and customer operations.
Source: CBRElon Musk took to Twitter this week to bemoan comments, made by Harvard professor Steven Pinker, that were dismissive of Musk's many warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
Source: FortuneLast week Google announced that it will be making its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) courses available to everyone. In order to help, everyone understands how AI can solve challenging problems and to make learning resources available, Google has created a new platform called Learn with Google AI.
Source: PC MagChatbots simulates human conversation, through artificial intelligence. It helps in communicating with a real person. Chatbots have gained maximum popularity. Chatbots are made to ease the pain that the industries
Source: HOBThe Learn with Google AI website provides ways for people to develop and hone machine learning skills, and apply the technology to real-world problems.
Source: TechrepublicThe biggest event on the data science community calendar is the one that showcases women in the field.
Source: ForbesCoders and job aspirants alike are making a beeline to data science training shops in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, and to open online courses, in the hopes of updating their skills and landing jobs with comfortable salaries. But is the training enough?
Source: LivemintIndian Artificial Intelligence (AI) based chatbot platform, Haptik, announced its collaboration with leading cloud provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS), to offer cutting-edge chatbot solutions to customers in India. The tie-up aims to enable companies to leverage these conversational bots to automate some of their most critical processes across customer support, lead generation and sales funnel management.
Source: ANIMachine learning can drive tangible business value for a wide range of industries - but only if it is actually put to use. Despite the many machine learning discoveries being made by academics, new research papers showing what is possible, and an increasing amount of data available, companies are struggling to deploy machine learning to solve real business problems.
Source: HBRIt's undeniable-data science is one of the fastest growing fields in the world today, and shows no signs of slowing down. Because of that, it's becoming increasingly important to study and understand the professionals who make up this field, and the ways they navigate it.
Source: SpringboardLearn how to create a simple neural network, and a more accurate convolutional neural network, with the PyTorch deep learning library
Source: InfoworldTechnology and its advancement has brought rise in business operations. Due to Artificial Intelligence, machines are able to perform intellectual tasks which has made lives much easier. Also, the increasingly smarter machines have improved the efficacy and efficiency of work in business organizations.
Source: HOBGoogle's Kaggle platform will be playing host to a Google and NCAA co-sponsored competition centering around the college basketball tournament formally known as March Madness. Basically who are not aware, Kaggle is a dedicated platform for sharing data sciences and machine learning expertise, parallel learning about the topic and competing for prizes.
Source: HOBDeep learning is a method of artificial intelligence which is used to help machines do something that is natural to humans- think and take decisions logically.
Source: ET TechMachine learning algorithms, applications, and platforms are helping manufacturers find new business models, fine-tune product quality, and optimize manufacturing operations to the shop floor level. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.
Source: ForbesAccording to research by IDC, applications incorporating advanced and predictive analytics, including machine learning, will grow 65 percent faster than apps without predictive functionality.
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence (AI), Machine learning and chatbots is one of the most likeable technologies in the world. These technologies have high potential in transforming every industry, including sales. Chatbots are boon to business firms, in the sense that it helps boost the quality of customer service. Chatbots implemented in apps are a powerful tool to reach out, convert, activate and engage customers.
Source: HOBDue to innovations around technology, we can experience things like machine learning, artificial intelligence, automation, deep learning, etc. These technologies have made lives much simpler. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that essentially teaches computers to find patterns in sounds, images and other data.
Source: Ad AgeOrganizational leaders and human resources executives have faith that merging artificial intelligence (AI) into HR functions like onboarding and administration of benefits can and will improve the overall employee experience. According to IBM's 2017 survey of 6,000 executives, "Extending expertise: How cognitive computing is transforming HR and the employee experience," 66 percent of CEOs believe cognitive computing can drive significant value in HR.
Source: CMSWireA chatbot is an application that communicates to the users via textual or auditory methods. It is used for starting out the conversation with the potential customer, and it is also used for making customer service job easier.
Source: HOBFoong Sui Jin, a system engineering director at California-based networking solutions company Juniper Networks, explains how organizations can reduce cyber-security risks and costs through automation. "Organizations (looking to automate should) first start by doing a cost benefit analysis on their current
Source: The Business TimesChatbots are everywhere. We can interact with them on messenger apps and websites. Bots can be used for tasks ranging from product recommendation to front line customer service. Driven by artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots become smarter and smarter over time. This is thanks to machine learning. There's hardly an industry that will not be influenced by bots. One of these is e-learning. Keep reading to learn and where chatbots will disrupt various parts of the e-learning experience.
Source: HOBA new Alexa skill has popped up called DeepMusic that enables you to listen to songs generated by artificial intelligence, as spotted by Music Ally. As per the official page on Amazon, the songs generated by DeepMusic are composed entirely from AI.
Source: The VergeIf we look back, there is a huge progress in the field of technology and innovations. Many technologies emerge as the future starts and today, some of them are on their way up in the industry. Technologies like Machine Learning, artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, ChatBots, Wearable Devices, Drone, etc. The aim of discovering all these modern technologies is to improve the quality of life of the common people and make their daily job much easier than ever before. Many business and industrialist have heavily invested in this technologies and they are reaping rich rewards in the recent times. Out of all these technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has raised its standard tremendously in the last 4-5 years.
Source: HOBA compendium of resources for crafting a curriculum on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.
Source: MediumThe Bank of Montreal is taking a first step towards artificial-intelligence powered customer service by launching chatbots that can field questions via Facebook Messenger and Twitter. The deployment of such technology is the latest move by a Canadian bank to beef up its digital capabilities as customers increasingly conduct their banking on mobile phones and computers, rather than over the phone or in a brick-and-mortar branch. These chatbots are developed in partnership with Finn.ai, will only answer customer questions such as how to view their account balances or transfer money. They will not perform transactions, such as paying a bill, themselves, even though the Vancouver-based financial technology startup has the capability and some financial institutions are adopting it already.
Source: The RecordThe balance of power in the tech landscape is shifting towards artificial intelligence with IT bellwethers baking AI into existing products. But what's more crucial to the future of businesses is an AI workforce. And this starts with training the brains behind the business and setting up online program to help employees explore new roles.
Source: HOBGithub has become the goto source for all things open-source and contains tons of resource for Machine Learning practitioners. We bring to you a list of 10 Github repositories with most stars. We have not included the tutorial projects and have only restricted this list to projects and frameworks
Source: HOBGithub has become the goto source for all things open-source and contains tons of resource for Machine Learning practitioners. We bring to you a list of 10 Github repositories with most stars. We have not included the tutorial projects and have only restricted this list to projects and frameworks
Source: AIMA TERRIFYING new development for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in which a Chinese algorithm can clone anyone's voice from only six seconds of audio could revolutionize 'fake news', it has been reported.
Source: express.co.ukThe campaigns like #MeToo and Time's Up show how sexual harassment as a problem has become a hot topic of public discussion. These developments also highlight how these disturbing events have for long been unreported or ignored by the public.
Source: HOBWhile there is already enough narrative out there on the kind of skills that goes into the making of a data scientist, there is very little information on the job profiles that can lead to Data Scientist job roles. Hailed as the sexiest job of 21st century, data scientist job title has attracted too much attention over the last few years, yet employers find it tough to make a match for this job role.
Source: HOBPush notifications on phones are both a blessing and a curse. It is important to get information you need when it happens. But some apps send way too many push notifications, which often leads to turning off notifications for the app or deleting it altogether. Question is, how do you balance between necessary and extraneous push notifications? A new Artificial Intelligence, outlined by Ton Ton Hsieng De Huang and Hung-Yu Kao on arXiv.org, may be able to do just that.
Source: EngadgetIt's time for deep learning algorithms to come down from the cloud and get into your gadgets Engineers are on the cusp of on-device machine learning, as evidenced by the first NIPS workshop on the subject in late 2017, and the advent of new neural processors, such as Kirin 970 from Huawei and Snapdragon 845 from Qualcomm.
Source: IEEE SpectrumChatbots are powerful tools that have a positive impact on companies of all sizes. Intelligent chatbots have gained a lot of prominence in the business world since they were reintroduced by major platforms like Slack, Facebook, and Twitter. Despite the fact we have only grazed the potential of chatbots, they've already changed the way companies communicate with their audiences.
Source: HOBThe question is will people and AI powered machines ever get along with each other? The main question revolving around AI is whether it will take away jobs. However, two thought leaders from Accenture suggest that the future is not that bleak. They feel that AI and machine learning will actually make our jobs more fun.
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence has the potential to improve people's lives in profound ways from helping diagnose diseases and breaking down language barriers to making businesses more efficient. Google believes that AI will help tackle huge challenges like healthcare, environmental protection and other social and developmental problems, while also spurring innovation for businesses and developers. The opportunity is huge and not constrained by location a company in Bangalore or Gurgaon could serve the whole world. In fact, a recent report by Accenture concluded that India, by embracing AI technologies could add nearly $ 1 trillion to its GDP by 2035.
Source: Google NewsIn conjunction with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) theme at IBM Think, Apple and IBM announced that the two companies are working together to deliver a mobile AI solution based on IBM Watson Services for Core ML. The partnership will leverage Apple's Core ML framework and Watson Studio (also announced) development tools allowing developers to design apps that will leverage the machine learning (ML) capabilities on Apple devices. Starting with the A11 processor, Apple integrated a dedicated neural engine for inference processing of trained ML models.
Source: ForbesArtificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies are rapidly making their way into every industry, geography, system and process. So in B2B sales and marketers need a primer for artificial intelligence and machine learning to quickly catch up so that it could benefit them in their growth. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines. These processes include learning basically the acquisition of information and rules for using the information, reasoning means sing the rules to reach approximate or definite conclusions, and self-correction means continuous and tireless learning.
Source: Google NewsFox Star Studios does not want to restrict itself to traditional marketing techniques. The movie production and distribution company is looking at new age technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence
Source: HOBIntelligent automation has grown exponentially over the last decade, with concepts that previously only existed in science fiction now becoming a reality. Automation software has been introduced in both the workplace and your personal lives, taking on rudimentary tasks and making our lives easier.
Source: HOBAt last count, Kia had more than 800 websites where a customer can ask about buying a car. In November, to try and simplify the process, Kia launched Kian, a Facebook Messenger and chatbot, in order to have a direct source for all the information that users might search for. In the four months since its launch, Kia has gotten three times more conversions through Kian than through its main website, Kia.com.
Source: DigiDaySterling Paper Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines, has acquired ChatbotPH, the country's first artificial intelligence-powered chatbot startup, for an undisclosed amount. In a statement, Sterling Paper Group of Companies chairman Henry Lim Bon Liong said ChatbotPH is the third tech acquisition the group has made in the past six months. "We believe that Chatbot.ph is really the future of how technology can further enhance and improve customer service of businesses and also allow easier and faster access of information to users
Source: Google NewseKYC is a major need for the service providers across the country as millions of people today are in need of verification and identification. Chatbots can play a role here and help automate this process.
Source: HOBHere is brief look into the top features of the Surbo Chatbot Generator Platform that make it the top choice among enterprise customers looking for a chatbot solution.
Source: HOBMachine Learning is an area of computer science that uses large scale data analytics to create predictive and dynamic models. In essence, you feed the right data to computers with the right algorithms and they have the ability to learn automatically, on their own. These algorithms iteratively improve over time. That's the "learning" part of machine learning that allows computers to find hidden insights without being explicitly programmed where to look for them. The exceptionally large data sets used in machine learning make it possible for computers to recognize both anomalies and patterns lurking within the information, yielding faster and more accurate data driven decisions.
Source: HOBSpot is a new chatbot that helps tackle workplace harassment by allowing users to log their evidence without having to speak to a human.
Source: HOBAI has brought tremenduous improvement in the world of technology. NLP is one of the major branch in AI. Natural language processing (NLP) is the ability of a machine to analyze, understand, and generate human speech. The main purpose of NLP is to give bot a personality. It also helps in filling the gap between human communication and computer understanding. Its main objective is to let a bot understand conversation in a better way.
Source: HOBNew studies have come up that show the effect of automation on employees and how it is making them sick.
Source: HOBWhile watching cricket you may have a question like When is Virat playing again? How many matches has Sri Lanka won while playing at home?
Source: HOBThere is a misconception among audiences that leveraging machine learning is a tough task. But, in reality, most machine-learning applications use well-understood, well-tested, off-the-shelf algorithms. For many developers, especially those at startups, the real challenge lies in training the data. Overcoming this challenge takes clever product development with an eye on user experience.
Source: TheNextWebMachine learning can help in uncovering layers of imperfect Internet of Things (IoT) data. ML also facilitated to provide powerful insights which helps in maximizing efficient supply chain operation. Implementing IoT into a supply chain is a very challenging task to perform. But, if executed well can yield us with extremely powerful insights. The constant stream of data from hundreds or even thousands of sources must be accurately captured and analyzed. Further, the same word of caution commonly uttered by investment professionals, that past performance will not guarantee future results, is also applicable in supply chain operations.
Source: HOBMicrosoft will Hold an AI Focused Technology Summit in Bengaluru. Tech giant Microsoft will host "AI for All" summit in Bengaluru on March 28 to showcase use cases of artificial intelligence across sectors.The event will feature discussions around the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), and how this can be used to amplify human ingenuity.
Source: Google NewsFox Star Studios does not want to restrict itself to traditional marketing techniques. The movie production and distribution company is looking at new age technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, listening tools, audience mapping and particularly chatbots or software that can interact with humans via textual or auditory methods to reach out to fans. The chatbot is a step forward to nurture and grow a highly engaged movie audience film after film, thereby refining our understanding of this target group through their consumer journey. As a studio, we're drifting away from metrics like views and likes or dislikes only but are steering towards a holistic view of audience engagement through defined performance indicators that include volume of conversations, time spent across film assets, genre affinity and sharper audience personas.
Source: HOBA one of kind chatbot has been developed by an Indian AI startup - Roanuz, that makes getting answers to cricket related queries a matter of few seconds.
Source: HOBAdvancement in Technology into all industries and jobs tends to send ripples of worry with each evolution. It started with computers and continues with artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, big data and automation. There are conflicting views on how new technology will impact the future of jobs. But it's becoming clear that humans will need to work with technology to be successful especially as it relates to the hiring process. Machines are better at making processes more efficient. For example machine learning brings value by processing job applications faster than humans who can reduce the amount of time it takes to recruit and hire a new employee.
Source: ForbesThe music industry is learning a new rhythm through the instrument of artificial intelligence. AI is revolutionizing insights and business strategies and fine tuning the way we work, connect, learn and play around the world. AI is shifting traditional practices to more sustainable digital spheres. In the music industry, emerging AI tools are helping reorchestrate the way audiences consume music content. One of the most effective marketing tools industry pros can utilize is the consumer data mined through AI's machine learning.
Source: HOBDigital transformation is generating a myriad of changes in multiple industries around the world because of these advances the companies were implementing the technologies.
Source: HOBIn this blog, we will discuss Data Science vs Artificial Intelligence vs Machine Learning vs Deep Learning. Also, will discuss each of these individually for better understanding.
Source: Data FlairThe music industry is learning a new rhythm through the instrument of artificial intelligence. AI is revolutionizing insights and business strategies and fine tuning the way we work, connect, learn and play around the world.
Source: HOBThe amount of data that is being generated individually and collectively is multiplying rapidly. When it comes to cybersecurity, it's not any different. As a result, this presents a new opportunity to reevaluate IT security and management strategies.
Source: HOBComputers are getting to be more intelligent, although machine intelligence involves more than a single concept. It's common to hear "AI," "cognitive computing," "machine learning" and "deep learning" used in everyday conversation.
Source: HOBAll have probably heard the buzz, the age of Artificial Intelligence has arrived. Technology in today's world is increasing at the fastest pace and with the penetration in the digital transformation we are connected to Artificial Intelligence and one of the very big brand also influenced with the advancement of technology hence, BMW's Artificial Intelligence Motorbike comes into the picture and also comes with a 'Digital Companion'.
Source: HOBAll have probably heard the buzz, there is a big bet on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence let's jump to the discussion that how Machine Learning is shaping Digital Marketing and most of the organizations are leveraging the power of Machine Learning technology.
Source: HOBThe firm's top 10 prognostications on where technology will take us include shopping in AR, corporate fitness programs, and much more.
Source: PC MagChatbots are changing businesses and the way we communicate has changed. Chatbots are one of the hottest topics in the tech world today. Businesses incorporate chatbots in a way that effectively enhances customer-company relationships.
Source: HOBI've had several conversations recently with people I know in the data science space that always start out about business and then drift to the state of data science as a whole.
Source: DataScienceNot every company can pour in the money to build its own Artificial Intelligence (AI) so today's one of the most affordable implementations is in Chatbots which helps the organization to gauge their potential. Chatbots have an advantage over human being as chatbots start a conversation with each customer, regarding any issue at any time of the day. This will make your customers feel that your brand is one step ahead, like a friend who is available 24x7 and obviously improve your brand perception in the long run. It's important to keep your customers engaged with your brand.
Source: HOBMicrosoft is betting big on artificial intelligence (AI) and plans to make it "available to all" to improve lives and transform organizations.
Source: Google NewsWith the penetration of digital transformation, we are all connected with each other through phones laptops etc. Customers nowadays are friendlier to social media as compared to direct contact. Thus, companies have to change the way they interact. Chatbots are programed to interact with human and reply to their
Source: HOBNumber recruiters think about whether poaching is a moral hiring act. Aren't you serving somebody deceive those head who need contributed to such an extent to them toward persuading them on jump ship? Will they bring over secrets about their former employer that will give your company an unfair advantage?
Source: HOBData is hailed as the marketer's Holy Grail for a good reason providing marketers with the insight needed to tailor advertising campaigns helps them maximize engagement among target audiences and return on investment (ROI).
Source: ForbesNatural language processing is a technology that combines big data and artificial intelligence together and brings it to the table. Today guests have choices like ordering delivery and meal kit services that threaten to disrupt margin-accretive dine in business. Because of this, a deep understanding of guest expectations is more important than ever before. Natural language processing helps you automate key guest insights to give you the upper hand.
Source: HOBFears of artificial intelligence have always been ruled by job losses and with companies swiftly replacing a wide swath of human resources by automating a section of tasks, the job displacement wave is getting more real and bigger by the day. But here's what companies and higher management have been trying to do, allay the fears of IT workforce by carrying out in-depth studies to find out the emergence of new categories of jobs AI creates that require a range of new skills, especially soft skills and have absolutely no precedent.
Source: PratoshAll have probably heard the buzz, the age of Artificial Intelligence has arrived. Technology in today's world is increasing at the fastest pace and with the penetration in the digital transformation we are connected to Artificial Intelligence and one of the very big brand also influenced with the advancement of technology hence, BMW's Artificial Intelligence Motorbike comes into the picture and also comes with a 'Digital Companion'.
Source: HOBAll have probably heard the buzz, there is a big bet on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence let's jump to the discussion that how Machine Learning is shaping Digital Marketing and most of the organizations are leveraging the power of Machine Learning technology. Machine learning has become even more sophisticated and accessible and the industry is seeing rapid growth in ML marketing solutions. This efficiency in identification and classification is at the heart of marketer's attraction to machine learning. As marketers are faced with unprecedented amounts of data, they need solutions to quickly analyze and deliver optimal digital communications.
Source: HOBTo be productive in the age of automation, human skills as well as social and emotional capabilities will matter more than anything. The pace at which technology changes has always led to skills gaps as organizations and staff attempt to keep up. The future of work in a world of robots may not be as bleak for us humans after all, with a range of our skills pivotal for managing data and automation.
Source: HOBThe future of customer service will be like a few years from now, there is absolutely no room for doubt that artificial intelligence is going to transform the way businesses interact and engage with customers. In fact, chatbots are already dramatically changing the way customer service is provided in various industries. Chatbots are computer programs designed to imitate human conversations. Most of them tend to use a chat interface, but there are plenty of other ways to use a chatbot.
Source: HOBDigital transformation is generating a myriad of changes in multiple industries around the world because of these advances the companies were implementing the technologies. One of the greatest risks of this new era is the technological lag that threatens business competitiveness. Main trends for organizations in the IT field so they can keep and increase their competitiveness.
Source: HOBThe industry has reached a point where machines can leverage enormous amounts of online user data from E-commerce, social media, and smartphones to understand and foresee real-life trends, and in return, refresh their products and customize the shopper's experience.
Source: HOBComputers are getting to be more intelligent, although machine intelligence involves more than a single concept. It's common to hear "AI," "cognitive computing," "machine learning" and "deep learning" used in everyday conversation. Whether you're a practitioner, IT leader, or business leader, you should understand the differences. Following are some basic explanations that explain the value of each.
Source: HOB'India is clearly on the digital transformation fast track,' says Anant Maheshwari, president, Microsoft India
Source: HOBChatbots, which began as a fairly unknown niche concept in technology, are now turning into a necessity for mainstream businesses. Read more about all of this in our detailed chatbot market report, right here. India is a key player in the chatbot market today and many indigenous chatbot platforms are well-positioned to compete, not just in the country, but across global markets. While customers are looking for outcomes such as digital assistance, content and improved experience with chatbots, firms need solutions for aspects of the market.
Source: HOBGartner predicts that we're going to have more discussions with chatbots than our spouse by 2020, just two short years away. Chatbots are punctually being incorporated by organizations to fulfil time-consuming or repetitive administrative tasks.
Source: HOBDon't "do something interesting" with data, AI, and ML-do something human-centered
Source: HOBArtificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) have been a part of our day-to-day activities. Due to heavy investment in this sector, we can see accelerated development in technology today.
Source: HOBNow, Indian Railways is planning to use chatbots for addressing queries on schedules, ticket availability, trains for particular destinations and other such rail travel-related issues. Indian Railways is exploring the use of automated chatbots, a first for the rail sector, in order to respond faster to train-related queries and enhance customer experience.
Source: Hindustan TimesSINCE THE CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA scandal erupted in March, Facebook has been attempting to make a moral stand for your privacy, distancing itself from the unscrupulous practices of the U.K. political consultancy.
Source: HOBHow do Machine Learning algorithms handle such large amount of data in companies (or real-life cases)? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Source: HOBArtificial intelligence (AI) technology has become increasingly prominent in the workplace right from chatbots to smart office gadgets. Businesses have started observing that their larger competitors have started taking greater advantage of AI and machine learning. And, that they have should now embrace it to work smartly. Businesses can start with small leaps to transform their operations with AI.
Source: HOBAnnual salaries for data scientists and machine learning engineers vary significantly across the world. Based on a 2017 Kaggle survey of data professionals, countries with the highest paid data scientists and machine learning engineers (in USD) were: US ($120K), Australia ($111K), Israel ($88K), Canada ($81K) and Germany ($80K). Countries with the lowest annual salaries were: Brazil ($35K), Poland ($29K), Ukraine ($25K), India ($14K) and Russia ($13K).
Source: HOBMarketing is in a transitional era and new technologies have changed so much about how marketers work from the responsibilities of the chief marketing officer, to what content is created, and why. Marketing teams have to improve their marketing strategies and customer outreach by tapping into data analytics and marketing automation. This includes the use of analytics to understand how current and potential customers behave and make decisions in different contexts and to analyze the design of demand generation programs to increase marketing performance and return on investment.
Source: HOBSome call it "strong" AI, others "real" AI, "true" AI or artificial "general" intelligence (AGI)... whatever the term (and important nuances), there are few questions of greater importance than whether we are collectively in the process of developing generalized AI that can truly think like a human -- possibly even at a superhuman intelligence level, with unpredictable, uncontrollable consequences.
Source: HOBWhile AI-related technological developments may cause sluggish increase in some areas of hiring, it will, as a matter of fact, create job opportunities too. Read below for further description.
Source: HOBMachine Learning is a sector which is exponentially right along with it's twin Artificial Intelligence. While the two terms are used interchangable and often together but there is a diffrence between two. AI is a large umbrella of Automation and Machine Learning is a subset of AI that involves a program or application gatherring better knowledge of the task it is performing, based on data, without requiring it to be re-programmed.
Source: HOBData science requires the effective application of skills in a variety of machine learning areas and techniques. A recent survey by Kaggle, however, revealed that a limited number of data professionals possess competency in advanced machine learning skills. About half of data professionals said they were competent in supervised machine learning (49%) and logistic regression (53%).
Source: HOBI decided to give myself the challenge of seeing if I could teach a machine learning model to detect the difference between Onion articles (and other satire) and real news articles in less than an hour.
Source: HOBArtificial Intelligence(AI) & Machine Learning(ML) have been a part of our day-to-day activities. Due to heavy investment in this sector, we can see accelerated development in technology today. AI has made it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks.
Source: HOBSimulating human reasoning was the main reason but now it has been broadened to include all other forms of Artificial Intelligence. Much of the recent hype has been learn about Machine Learning that leads to predictive behavior and analysis for enterprises. Slowly, one of the most complex forms of AI, deep learning is also gaining momentum. The neurons in the human brains can connect to other neurons anyhow without any specific pattern. But neural networks using machine learning are a replication of the brain network and consist of more defined connections. Deep learning is a far more complex technology and addresses only elementary problems like text mining, language translation or image recognition.
Source: HOBBig Data have been heard for some time now. The concept of Big data is continually evolving and being reconsidered, as it remains the driving force behind many ongoing waves of digital transformation, including artificial intelligence (AI), data science and the Internet of Things (IoT). The data which is unstructured, time-sensitive or immense cannot be processed by relational database engines. So, this type of data requires a different processing approach called big data, which uses massive parallelism on readily-available hardware.
Source: HOBDeep Learning is changing the way we look at technologies. There is a lot of excitement around Artificial Intelligence (AI) along with its branches namely Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning at the moment.
Source: HOBIn the professional sphere, it's important to let go of the tools and traditions that no longer suit you. Every business leader knows that in order to stay relevant and profitable in their particular industry, it's important for their companies to adapt to changing practices, technologies and business models. With the incredible advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that developers have created in recent years, companies are constantly on the hunt for the latest, cutting-edge software that will help them maintain their role as a leader in their industry.
Source: HOBIn the professional sphere, it's important to let go of the tools and traditions that no longer suit you. Every business leader knows that in order to stay relevant and profitable in their particular industry, it's important for their companies to adapt to changing practices, technologies and business models. With the incredible advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that developers have created in recent years, companies are constantly on the hunt for the latest, cutting-edge software that will help them maintain their role as a leader in their industry.
Source: HOBBots are everywhere. In our fast-moving world, the interactive bots help in disseminating information to consumers with ease. Many people are turning to social media platforms to contact businesses with complaints, queries, and comments on the product or service. To save time and reduce manual efforts, companies are moving towards bots. Not only that, the bot ecosystem allows brands to engage with their customers in real time.
Source: HOBThe rise of artificial intelligence in recent years is grounded in the success of deep learning. Three major drivers caused the breakthrough of (deep) neural networks the availability of huge amounts of training data, powerful computational infrastructure, and advances in academia. Thereby deep learning systems start to outperform not only classical methods, but also human benchmarks in various tasks like image classification or face recognition. This creates the potential for many disruptive new businesses leveraging deep learning to solve real-world problems.
Source: HOBTaking decisions based on Data is not only an inherent sense but a strong commercial sense too.
Source: HOBAutomated 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 Wealth front and Betterment have drawn investors in droves assuring them of safe, reliable returns. Naturally, this has led people to believe that AI is the future of trading.
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