Why Doing Job In Data Science Is Not Just A Numbers Game

Maths is a major part of entering the field of data science but there's a lot more to it than that. When it comes to data science, there is a world of possibilities for those who want to enter the industry.

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Artificial training data: how to speed up your bot training

Bots built upon machine learning need long training processes to have the ability to hold a meaningful conversation with real people. Training data become, therefore, a diamond in the rough; all companies need such input for their bots. Until now, this data was generated in a slow manual way. However, speeding up your bot training can now come true with artificially generated data.

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The future of jobs: Why India must embrace the new era of artificial intelligence, blockchain and robots

The 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: TOI

Want to get sponsored to take your startup to global tech fests and startup events? Read on

Did you know that your early stage startup can get sponsored to exhibit at globally happening events such as SXSW, RISE, Web Summit and TechSparks?

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2017: The Year AI Floated into the Cloud

Cloud 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 Review

Here's Why Elon Musk Thiks A.I. and Killer Robots Wil Destroy us All

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are developing at an alarming (terrifying) rate, and robots are now being given citizenships, they're becoming socially intelligent, and they're doing goddamn backflips.

Source: Maxim

We've Finally Created an AI Network That's Been Decades in the Making

Despite all of the arguably worthwhile hype over artificial intelligence (AI) and artificial neural networks, current systems require huge quantities of data to learn, and experts have become increasingly concerned that future systems will, too

Source: Futurism

Oracle eyes Indian artificial intelligence startups

American tech giant Oracle on Thursday announced the first batch of startups for its Startup Cloud Accelerator programme in New Delhi and Mumbai. The selected young ventures are using technologies such as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things to solve problems such as diagnosing diseases among newborn babies to providing anti-counterfeiting solutions to enterprises.

Source: The Hindu

Deus ex machina: former Google engineer is developing an AI god

Way of the Future, a religious group founded by Anthony Levandowski, wants to create a deity based on artificial intelligence for the betterment of society

Source: The Guardian

Artificial Intelligence Is Here To Stay, But Consumer Trust Is A Must for AI in Business

One of the most significant advances for sales in this decade is the growing sophistication and accuracy of predictive analytics-the science of knowing how and why and when people buy, and the best ways to approach them in sales. Predictive analytics is, in my opinion, one of the most compelling uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Source: Forbes

Google looking to build its own team of artificial intelligence specialists in China

Google looks to be quietly forming a team of artificial intelligence experts in mainland China, according to the United States-based internet giants recent jobs listings online.

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Animate with Artificial Intelligence!

Animation artists know that creating a 3D object is a time consuming task. Even with the near-supercomputer speeds that one can get on a workstation, it takes hours, even days, to create 3D animated

Source: Deccan Chronicle

Can AI powered automated bots drive sales real estate developers

o buy a house in India, there are hundreds of developers, each with several projects running at a given time. When scouting for the best option, the most a website offers is details and an enquiry form.

Source: thenewsminute

ThoughtSpot raises $60 million ends funding round for artificial intelligence technology

Silicon Valley technology company ThoughtSpot has completed a $120 million funding round to fuel the start-up's new artificial intelligence endeavor.

Source: reuters

Here is why India is likely to lose the AI race

India is a great place for AI startups to experiment, but not a lucrative market, says Ashwini Asokan, co-founder of Mad Street Den, a AI company from Chennai thatâ??s focused on visual recognition. Supply and demand in India has been non-deep tech. To me this is not surprising at all, she says about Tracxns data on investments in Indian AI companies.

Source: Factor Daily

Why this start-up is teaching A.I. chatbots to have manners

Alphabet's YouTube is using bots to recommend music videos, Amazon's are recommending online purchases and Facebook's are making it easier for businesses to communicate with users of its Messenger app.

Source: CNBC

Rajan Anandan 500 Startups invest in chatbot tool Bottr.me

Chatbot creation tool Bottr.me has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from 500 Startups, Purvi Capital, Google India`s managing director Rajan Anandan, and Abhishek Gupta from TLabs, according to a company executive.

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Freshdesk owner Freshworks acquires Joe Hukum as it plans a move into chatbots

After raising $55 million last year to build its business beyond its existing help desk services, today Freshworks (the parent company of Freshdesk) has made an acquisition to help it fill out that strategy.

Source: Tech Crunch