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.comYahoo Japan has invested 490 million yen ($4.4 million) into SB Drive, an autonomous vehicle joint venture established in Japan last year by telecom giant SoftBank
Source: ndtvWhat was the original design vision for Poncho? Just for weather notifications, or something else?
Source: CNNAny over-hyped technology comes with suitably hyperbolic statements of how it will impact and change everything. Chatbots are no different.
Source: Tech RadarInvestors pledge to provide entrepreneurs with hard-to-get resources
Source: Chatbot MagazineWith more than a billion people using Facebook Messenger and 42 million active Facebook pages, brands are looking for new ways to reach their audience.
Source: VenturebeatFacebook recently announced that the chatbots on Messenger platform have been having problems, and indeed have a failure rate of some 70 percent.
Source: VenturebeatRetail e-commerce is one of the biggest revenue making sectors of the enterprise and if you donâ??t know that already take a quick look at Alibaba and Amazon.
Source: topbotsNews today about a Burger King ad that takes over your Google Home speaker is a sign of things to come. In the ad, an employee triggers the speaker to read a description of the Whopper burger on Wikipedia.
Source: VenturebeatCloud file syncing and sharing service Dropbox today disclosed more of the technical details underpinning the optical character recognition (OCR) feature thats now available in the companys flagship Android and iOS apps for people
Source: VenturebeatIn the words of one technology analyst, the legal profession has not really changed since the time of Charles Dickens.
Source: VenturebeatFledgling robotics startup Marble has announced its first public-facing partnership, one that will see food delivered to hungry San Franciscans via a little ground-based autonomous drone.
Source: VenturebeatTeamable, which provides recruiting software for businesses, today announced funding of $5 million, led by True Ventures.
Source: VenturebeatIf you have read any tech media recently, then you are probably hearing a lot about artificial intelligence (AI). Some people herald it as the promise of the future, while others are skeptical - even fearful - of its impacts on society, culture, and our workplaces.
Source: VentrebeatSales software startup Pipedrive has closed a $17 million Series B funding round led by Skype cofounder Niklas Zennstrom's Atomico, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners.
Source: VenturebeatInsideSales.com, a company that provides sales acceleration software, today announced a $50 million funding round.
Source: VenturebeatNew Enterprise Associates, one of the venture capital industry's leading fundraisers, wants to raise $3 billion in what would be the largest single venture fund raised since 2007
Source: VenturebeatWe don't make drones. We make drones work," proclaims Washington, DC-based Measure, a startup that's setting out to help enterprises set up their own drone programs.
Source: VenturebeatRocket Internet Capital Partners Fund, the venture arm of the German internet giant, announced today that it has raised $1 billion to invest across all stages of startups.
Source: VenturebeatYou entered the role with rose-tinted glasses, thinking it would be full of creative ideas and life-changing campaigns, only to discover that it is really about managing technology and proving everything you do is making the company more than you spend.
Source: VenturebeatYou entered the role with rose-tinted glasses, thinking it would be full of creative ideas and life-changing campaigns, only to discover that it is really about managing technology and proving everything you do is making the company more than you spend.
Source: VenturebeatBooking a holiday is fun, but booking a professional trip often isn't. TripActions is trying to change that with a solution that incentivizes employees to spend more consciously through a rewards program.
Source: VenturebeatConstruction machinery marketplace EquipmentShare today announced $20 million in new funding to help bring more efficiency to the buying, selling, and lending of equipment, which ranges from backhoes to bulldozers and bandsaws.
Source: VenturebeatIn 2015, Fuse began testing a service that it claimed would provide a better way for designers and developers to build mobile apps, eliminating the need to constantly compile code.
Source: VenturebeatArtificial intelligence has reached peak hype. News outlets report that companies have replaced workers with IBM Watson and algorithms are beating doctors at diagnoses.
Source: TopbotsIn 1971, Terry Winograd wrote the SHRDLU program while completing his PhD at MIT. SHRDLU features a world of toy blocks where the computer translates human commands into physical actions
Source: TopbotsAs devices become increasingly connected, vulnerability to hacks is a growing concern. Cybersecurity startup SentinelOne announced today a funding round of $70 million to tackle this issue.
Source: VenturebeatVestiaire Collective, a marketplace for premium secondhand clothing and fashion accessories, has raised 58 million ($62 million) from Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Eurazeo and Idinvest Partners.
Source: VenturebeatFrom beds to fridges and beyond, the so-called Internet of Things took a giant leap forward in 2016, with consumers the world over encouraged to connect the most random of household items to the internet.
Source: VenturebeatMemory is one of the biggest challenges in deep neural networks (DNNs) today. Researchers are struggling with the limited memory bandwidth of the DRAM devices that have to be used by today's systems to store the huge amounts of weights and activations in DNNs.
Source: GhraphcoreThe $20 million fundraising will provide Hopscotch, an online store for babycare products, ample firepower to hold fort against larger rival Firstcry
Source: LivemintWhodat Tech provides augmented reality technology stack or software to other businesses for them to build an AR-based application or product feature.
Source: LivemintAI start-up Innefu Labs will invest the funds raised from IndiaNivesh in product and technology development, team expansion and overseas launches
Source: LivemintSoftBank's eagerness to exit Snapdeal is matched by Tiger Global Management MD Lee Fixel's need to take some cash out from Flipkart
Source: LivemintOla received Rs1,675 crore from SoftBank in November as part of a bigger fund raising round that will lower the company's valuation to about $3 billion from $4.5 billion
Source: LivemintGoogle launches the Areo app-currently operational in Mumbai and Bengaluru-that aggregates food delivery and home services start-ups in India
Source: LivemintAfter the Ibibo acquisition, MakeMyTrip is now look to buy technology-oriented hotel solution providers, CEO Deep Kalra has said
Source: LivemintAmazon Prime membership has become an important lever for the e-commerce firm in its battle against Flipkart, accounting for nearly 30% of all orders
Source: LivemintLendingkart will use the funds to expand its loan book and expand to more regions in India
Source: LivemintBigBasket is setting up separate warehouses to cater to businesses such as hotels, restaurants and caterers, a move that will increase sales of private labels
Source: LivemintFlipkart says it proposes to invest major part of capital raised from latest deals, including with Microsoft, in new businesses such as PhonePe and fintech
Source: LivemintFlipkart has to justify the fundraising and the eBay India acquisition by keeping Amazon India at bay and cutting costs
Source: LivemintSebi is said to be reworking regulations for alternative investment funds (AIFs), which invest in start-ups, and likely to recommend lower investment limit
Source: LivemintSquadRun will use fresh funds to invest in technology, product and data science functions, and expand its sale team in the US
Source: LivemintSafetyKart moves private label brand and product PeeSafe to newly founded entity Redcliffe Hygiene
Source: LivemintThe latest funding comes at a time when HackerEarth is gradually moving away from talent sourcing and remodelling itself as an innovation management firm
Source: LivemintNinjacart raises Rs37 crore from Accel Partners, NRJN Trust, Mistletoe, Qualcomm Ventures and M&S Partners
Source: LivemintVenture debt firm InnoVen Capital pumped in about $37 million across 17 firms in the March quarter, as against $16 million in 13 companies in December quarter
Source: LivemintAfter the fundraising from Microsoft and eBay, Flipkart may get more capital soon as SoftBank may invest in the e-commerce firm if Snapdeal's sale goes through
Source: LivemintThe Quanta Towergen acquisition is expected to provide Ardom Telecom a significant foothold into a fast-growing telecom infrastructure market
Source: LivemintAdidas in association with Silicon Valley start-up Carbon plans to manufacture customised 3D-printed shoes to adapt to changing fashions
Source: LivemintCooperative fertiliser major IFFCO says it has picked a 26% stake in start-up firm Gramin Health Care for an undisclosed figure
Source: LivemintPracto Technologies said it has let go off 150 of its 1,500-odd employees
Source: LivemintZomato says revenue is up on the back of a surge in advertisement and food delivery business, even as the company significantly reduced expenses
Source: LivemintFireside Ventures was born about two years ago as founder Kanwaljit Singh's family office and is now an investor in over a dozen consumer start-ups
Source: LivemintAs Goldman points out, cash on the sidelines is sitting at an all-time high, so tech start-ups won't likely see large declines in dollar terms
Source: LivemintThis is the third major funding round for Cohesity, bringing the total investments in the company to more than $160 million
Source: BloombergQuicko raised Rs24 crore in series A funding; existing investors Helion Venture Partners and Powerhouse Ventures also participated in the round
Source: LivemintAt least four top executives have resigned at a time when Urban Ladder is struggling with stagnating sales and is planning to expand into offline channels
Source: LivemintPurchase of Kudo by Grab, Uber Technologies Inc.'s biggest rival in Southeast Asia, is aimed at beefing up payment services while expanding its reach across Indonesia
Source: BloombergScience fiction novels have long delighted readers by grappling with futuristic challenges like the possibility of artificial intelligence so difficult to distinguish from human beings that people naturally ask
Source: EntrepreneurCompanies 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: ForbesArtificial intelligence (AI) has evolved into a personal digital assistant rather than a physical machine like the Terminator, says Samer Shoueiry of the creative communications group Publicis Communications.
Source: ThenationalApart 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: TelecomtalkAfter Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas made an announcement to deploy an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software for its operations, Infosys' Mana has recently been in the news for having absorbed the work performed by an entire team of lawyers.
Source: Bar & BenchThe bank is using AI to reduce costs and improve accuracy as it parses voice and video recordings of bankers at work
Source: THE WALL STREET JOURNALThe current healthcare industry must deal with extended life expectations, exponentially rising costs, and overworked staff. Furthermore, investment cycles for new, improved medical equipment are lengthy
Source: Microsoft EnterpriseThe Global Artificial Intelligence market is poised to grow at a CAGR of above 35% during the forecast period 2015 to 2022
Source: MarketersMediaToday we are seeing an increasing amount of news and commentary about the necessity for artificial intelligence (AI) to intervene in or perhaps even replace live human interaction in areas such as sales and customer service.
Source: SalesPopArtificial 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 TodayIt's no coincidence that some of the most successful start-ups in history - including many of the so-called "unicorns" - are headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Source: CNBCOracle has announced that it is acquiring Dutch company Wercker to strengthen its container management offering.
Source: ZDNETSoon, India will have its version of Shark Tank, the celebrated American reality television show that helped many an aspiring entrepreneur to find her suitable investor.
Source: Financial ExpressEarly-stage venture fund Ideaspring Capital has invested $600,000 in Bengaluru-based augmented reality (AR) startup Whodat.
Source: TOISpotify will be launching a bot for Facebook Messenger users that lets friends discover and share music directly in their chats.
Source: TCTouted as the world's first, Interbot communications enable different kinds of bots, such as shopping bots to negotiate with merchant bots to find the best prices.
Source: ETCIO.comWarriors Bot for Messenger To Provide Fans Playoffs Assistant
Source: NBAPegasystems Inc. (PEGA), the software company empowering customer engagement at the world's leading enterprises, today launched Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered bot
Source: Yahoo NewsThe drive to make "conversational commerce" a true option in the consumer experience is starting to take shape.
Source: ARCTata 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 IndiaAnkit Nagori, CureFit founder and former Flipkart executive, will join Wooplr board following the investment
Source: LivemintWells 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: FortuneOne of Facebook's signature announcements at last year's F8 hasn't matched the hype
Source: The RingerToday I bring you a podcast interview with singer, actress and entrepreneur Christina Milian and her business partner Josh Bocanegra who together have built a company called Persona.
Source: ForbesChatbots were simple in the beginning, often limited to web browser pop-ups that could only send straightforward greetings like "Hi, how are you?" to website visitors.
Source: VBArtificial intelligence is being touted as a tool for addressing some of humanity's most pressing problems, including climate change and cancer.
Source: Chicago TribuneThe Tampa Bay Lightning's in-arena virtual assistant has arrived as the organization partnered with Satisfi Labs to launch a customer service artificial intelligence chatbot called "ThunderBot."
Source: Sport TechieOn 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: HackernoonI've been delving into the incredible world of artificial intelligence. I've hooked it up to my own twitter feed and started a series on how A.I. and machine learning can improve sales prospecting.
Source: ChatbotslifeThe use of chatbots within the insurance industry goes back over ten years: chatbot Hanna began "working" for the Swedish Social Insurance Agency in 2003
Source: STANFYThe 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: TechseenThe Kore.ai Bots Platform offered as platform for enterprise developers to build bots for Workplace
Source: NewswireDelhi-based IoTrek Technology Pvt. Ltd, which provides industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for telecommunications, energy and solar grid management, has secured $154,000 (Rs 1 crore)
Source: VCCIRCLENew Jersey- and Bangalore-based VideoKen Inc, which runs an eponymous video-learning platform, has raised $1 million (Rs 6.4 crore) from a clutch of angel investors including current and former Flipkart executives.
Source: VCCIRCLEMumbai-based food delivery startup Holachef Hospitality Pvt. Ltd has raised Rs 19.5 crore ($3 million) in a Series B round of funding from SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd and existing investor Kalaari Capital.
Source: VCCIRCLEGlobal investment bank Nomura is looking to invest in fin-tech startups in India, among other countries, using its newly-set up $100-million fund housed under subsidiary N-Village, a top company executive told VCCircle.
Source: VCCircleAmazon.com Inc's chief technology officer is working toward a day when people can control almost any piece of software with their voice.
Source: VCCircleBangalore-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: VCCircleBangalore-based Whodat Tech Pvt Ltd has raised $600,000 (Rs 3.9 crore) from Ideaspring Capital in its first round of external funding, the company said.
Source: VCCircleIt's dangerous to put chatbots in a box. They can do much more than we think. Although a common use of chatbot technology is customer service, a wider range of uses has emerged as the landscape matures.
Source: VBChatbots launched with a good deal of fanfare in early 2016 - only to seem much of the early enthusiasm for the product diminished when consumers and merchants alike learned that bots were often a better idea in concept than in execution.
Source: PYMNTSGone are the days that consumers used to have to pick up a phone to order a pizza. These days, all it takes is a couple of taps on a smartphone to bring a hot pie to your front door.
Source: CNBCHair color brand Madison Reed created the color-recognition chatbot to consult like a human colorist would do in a salon.
Source: DIGIDAYZishaan Hayath, the co-founder of ed-tech company Toppr, is also a prolific angel investor. He has invested in at least 25 startups, including ride-hailing app Ola.
Source: VCCircleToday you can buy flowers, get reservations, and order toilet paper via bots. Tomorrow, you might be able to buy just about anything via Messenger, SMS, or any other messaging protocol.
Source: VBChatbot Development Platform ChatterOn Secures Investment from HT Media & North Base Media
Source: iamwireDemisto, 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: VBActive.ai will use the fresh funds to improve the technology behind its platform and focus on getting more customers in Asia and north America.
Source: LivemintGoogle, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce have all been heavily investing in AI. Recently, each has launched new enterprise-scale AI tools and APIs that frankly all seem the same.
Source: TopbotsSocial robots stole the show at CES in Vegas this year. Dozens of offerings were on display, ranging from robots that tutor you in physics.
Source: TopbotsDeep learning is not a beginner-friendly subject, even for experienced software engineers and data scientists.
Source: TopbotsTo survive, businesses need to find and engage customers. To go beyond survival and achieve success, they need to both grow an audience and retain customers over time.
Source: TopbotsOctane AI launched its bot creation platform today. The startup also announced that it has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Phil Libin and General Catalyst Partners.
Source: VBArtificial intelligence is a hot topic right now. Driven by a fear of losing out, companies in many industries have announced AI-focused initiatives.
Source: HBRA lot of big claims are made about the transformative power of artificial intelligence. But it is worth listening to some of the big warnings too.
Source: Financial TimesThe 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: BusinesswireWhen Matt Zeiler finished his PhD in machine learning from New York University in 2013, the tech giants came scrambling.
Source: ForbesMarketing may be a trillion-dollar industry, but its supply chain needs a makeover, says Microsoft's CMO.
Source: Ad ExchangerBen Hamner, Kaggle co-founder and CTO, held a Quora Session last month answering questions on the future of Kaggle, machine learning and AI, and data science workflows.
Source: KaggleQuora is known for being an under-the-radar company. But in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat, cofounder and CEO Adam D'Angelo announced that Quora has raised an additional $85 million in a round co-led by Sam Altman.
Source: VBGladly, which provides software to help businesses deliver better customer service, announced today funding of $36 million, led by GGV Capital.
Source: VBVideo messaging and chat company Tribe has announced the closure of a $3 million seed round and a new version of its chat app today.
Source: VBOperator, the leading conversational commerce company that makes shopping as easy as a text, today announced that it has closed $15 million in Series B financing to help fund its global expansion - starting with China.
Source: BusinesswireTroops, a bot that lets you speak with your Salesforce data, announced the end of a $7 million funding round today, and that the bot is now available to the public.
Source: VBAceBot.ai, the popular Slackbot that drives productivity for teams that use Slack, has secured a $650,000 seed round from Accel Partners.
Source: Yahoo FinanceThe first year at Dexter brought a whirlwind of excitement, learnings, and an overall evolution of our core product.
Source: Run DexterSensay, an AI- and chat bot-focused tech startup that connects humans to chat and transact across any messenger, announced today the launch of its Facebook Messenger integration, marking the startup's fourth platform launch this year.
Source: MarketwiredLeading Chatbot Shopping App, Mezi, Receives Funding From Nexus Venture Partners, American Express Ventures, and Saama Capital to Fuel Expansion of AI-Powered Bots
Source: MarketwiredPune-based quick service restaurant chain and online food delivery company Faasos Food Services Pvt. Ltd. has raised Rs 41.4 crore ($6.3 million) from existing investors, filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show.
Source: VCCVideo analytics and enterprise safety company ASADEL Technologies Pvt. Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount from Dheeraj Jain, managing partner at venture capital firm Redcliffe Capital, in exchange for a 10% stake, a company statement said.
Source: VCCGoogle recently bared the inner workings of its dedicated machine learning chip, the TPU, marking the latest skirmish in the arms race for AI hardware supremacy.
Source: SingularityHubNvidia is on a quest to find the most disruptive artificial intelligence startups. This quest is part of a larger contest dubbed Nvidia Inception.
Source: VBAlthough 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: PaymentsourceAt Oracle Open World 2016, Larry Ellison demoed the upcoming Oracle Intelligent Bots Cloud Service (IBCS).
Source: OracleSince Facebook introduced chatbots to its messaging platform last year, there's been widespread enthusiasm for bots that schedule flights, book hotel rooms or order Ubers for youâ??-â??this in the same app that you use to chat with your friends.
Source: Chatbot News DailyFor many of us, our morning coffee is often accompanied by a seemingly endless stream of headlines about how our pending robot overlords will be the downfall of our economy.
Source: Huffington PostArtificial Intelligence breakthroughs and developments entail new challenges and problems. As AI algorithms grow more advanced, it becomes more difficult to make sense of their inner workings.
Source: ThenextwebWill I be replaced by a robot/computer/machine? It's actually a question mankind has been asking for decades writes Clayton Howes CEO of digital consumer finance firm MoneyMe.
Source: BandtFacebook is giving singletons a helping hand with a new artificially intelligent 'chatbot' called Lara.
Source: Daily MailAmazon.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: ReutersAI is all the rage on social platforms these days, from POTUS-based Twitterbots to digital dirty-talkers. On Facebook Messenger, a fresh bundle of algorithms is even offering to give new and experienced cannabis users the medicine-led answers.
Source: ForbesIf cities want to serve immigrants, what they need is empathy - so says Norma Padron and the team at APPCityLife.
Source: Government TechnologyAeromexico has added new features to its Facebook Messenger chatbot, which is proving to be an effective communication tool for the carrier.
Source: Future Travel ExperienceLufthansa has launched a chatbot called Mildred, which passengers can use to search for the cheapest flights within the next nine months.
Source: Future Travel ExperienceBritish Airways has become the latest airline to launch a chatbot for the Facebook Messenger platform. Initially available in Germany, France, India, Singapore, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, the service provides passengers with a 'best of the best' guide to London.
Source: Future Travel ExperienceSkyscanner has now teamed up with Skype to build a travel search chat bot for the Skype platform.
Source: Future Travel ExperiencePeople use messaging apps more than social networks these days. Messaging is also the preferred method of contacting a business, compared to e-mail & phone.
Source: Chatbots MagazineThere has been much talk about robots ever since people imagined them. Historically the first robot was Tik-Tok, a wind-up doll in one of the less popular Oz books.
Source: Chatbots MagazineWe'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: 21HandshakeArtificial intelligence is redesigning healthcare. How do CIOs get a grip on what's practical versus theoretical in the dynamic space of machine intelligence?
Source: CIOA.I. is now maturing to the point where it can be highly effective.
Source: CIOThe topic of artificial intelligence is dominating discussions of data management this year.
Source: IMMicrosoft also announced Deep Learning and Machine Learning capabilities to support the next generation of enterprise-grade AI applications.
Source: BGRArtificial intelligence (AI) is finally bringing a multitude of capabilities to machines that were long thought to belong exclusively to the human realm, such as processing natural language or visual information.
Source: Mckinsey40% 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: TopbotsConversational UI is revolutionizing how we interact with technology. Even if you aren't personally convinced, all the major powerhouses of technology are.
Source: TopbotsWhen Sahil Singla joined the social impact startup Farmguide, he was shocked to discover that thousands of rural farmers in India commit suicide every year.
Source: TopbotsTen years ago, if you mentioned the term "artificial intelligence" in a boardroom there's a good chance you would have been laughed at. For most people it would bring to mind sentient, sci-fi machines such as 2001: A Space Odyssey's HAL or Star Trek's Data.
Source: ForbesThere has been a lot of interest in artificial intelligence and predictive learning systems - and with good reason. The systems provide a fast, powerful method to handle data analysis
Source: ForbesABB 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 TechArtificial intelligence models may be the new tool to help screen and evaluate efforts in tuberculosis-prevalent areas that often are plagued by limited access to radiologists.
Source: R&DElement 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 NewswireBusiness decision makers are optimistic about artificial intelligence and the impact it will have on their businesses, according to a new study by PwC.
Source: CMOL'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 NewswireTalkIQ announced the release of a new predictive capability within their platform: Predictive Insights. With Predictive Insights businesses can more accurately forecast sales wins and losses, Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), and customer churn by analyzing voice data from conversations with customers to surface an objective score that directly maps to the likelihood of a potential outcome.
Source: PRwebEvery industry's customer service department has been using chatbots. Interestingly, the use of these chatbots is likely to increase higher in the coming years.
Source: Droid ReportUK-based health chatbot company babylon, which raised $25 million in early 2016, has raised an additional $60 million in funding.
Source: MobihealthnewsChatbots have moved into a unique position over the past few years. Rather than using chatbots to resolve customer service issues solely on company websites or for inside use at organizations.
Source: PymntsOutsourcing, automation, and connecting strangers on chat apps are among some of the biggest opportunities in conversational commerce forming around chat app platforms, former Facebook Messenger product manager turned investor Seth Rosenberg told VentureBeat.
Source: VBFacebook's big bet on messenger bots was an oversell from the start. What's shaking out now is a more reserved and perhaps more useful idea of what a bot can be and how a business can use it.
Source: AD ExchangerMaluuba, a Microsoft company working towards general artificial intelligence, recently released a new open dialogue dataset based on booking a vacation - specifically, finding flights and a hotel.
Source: InfoqTo making dining more convenient, Barbeque Nation has introduced #Sayhi, a chat bot that helps patrons make enquiries and reserve tables directly from Facebook Messenger.
Source: FnB NewsE.Sun Bank's AI Chatbot is the latest artificial intelligence financial advisor that Taiwan-based banks have launched to assist locals with any finance-related issues.
Source: The China PostAfter 50 plus years of gestation, the combination of affordable hosting, compute power and proliferation of data has brought AI into the marketing spotlight.
Source: CampaignliveHair-coloring brand Madison Reed has created a chatbot named Madi that will use AI smarts to give out hair-coloring suggestions via text.
Source: DigidayEvery few weeks, a group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., finds an empty conference room where the participants sit down to talk about how they can use artificial intelligence to make what might seem like crazy ideas a reality.
Source: ComputerworldArtificial intelligence and other technologies will cause people "more pain than happiness" over the next three decades, according to Jack Ma, the billionaire chairman and founder of Alibaba.
Source: theguardianAI's potential extends far beyond menial tasks, and companies are now looking to leverage AI in a way that yields a competitive edge.
Source: CIOIt's not a coincidence that artificial intelligence is rapidly colonizing marketing tools designed for business sales. It's a necessity.
Source: Martech TodayArtificial intelligence (AI) is the hot technology for Silicon Valley startups (I've personally talked to 15 AI startups in the past year).
Source: Mobile Business InsightsIf you are a patient of Tuberculosis, then we might have some good news for you.
Source: DNATechnology has the power to transform the healthcare sector, and government funding is aiming to achieve this
Source: Information-AgeAdoption 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 TodayInnovations in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning are beginning to dominate the technology landscape.
Source: PRNewswireArtificial Intelligence (AI) is a concept that has a long standing tradition in the realm of science-fiction, popularized by Hollywood movies and iconic writers such as Isaac Asimov.
Source: InternetsocietyPurposeful 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 ReviewThree computer science dropouts from BITS Pilani in Goa, who founded a tech startup with the aim to create India's first virtual reality operating system.
Source: Economic TimesIf you make your living as a corporate slave, you're probably familiar with business travel. This is where companies like Amex fleece people provide a valuable service by selling corporate flights and hotels at the highest rates possible.
Source: NanalyzeArtificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence exhibited by machines. Stephen Hawking, a theoretical physicist and the world's best known living scientist has publicly.
Source: PhilstarWhen British charity The Samaritans was forced to abandon its 'Radar' Twitter app in 2014, many in the health community worried that emerging AI technology was poorly suited to the sensitivity of mental illness.
Source: Techcitynewsads: machines become too smart, catch a streak of teenage rebellion, and overthrow their fleshy, meat bag creators - us.
Source: TechdiggTencent, 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: GeekWireIf you want to get a lot of retailers nodding their heads, ask them this: "Are you pursuing a personalization strategy?" You'll get a pretty resounding,
Source: ForbesBB&T Corp. has a well-earned reputation for being deliberate when it comes to adopting technological advances.
Source: JournalnowApple and Samsung have created quite a storm as far as their "assistants" are concerned and now Google has joined the party.
Source: Droid Report.Yesterday Pavel Durov shared an Instagram Story with the preview of blog post about upcoming Telegram update.
Source: Chatbots MagazineOffering cryptocurrency loans can be quite a profitable business, assuming one knows what they are for exactly. On the Poloniex exchange, there is an option to control loans manually. However, someone developed an automated tool for doing so, which goes by the name of Poloniex Lending Bot. This article will discuss the differences between the two.
Source: ThemerkleMicrosoft Bot Framework and Azure Bot Services represent Microsoft's "conversations" platform.
Source: DABCCThe Bricker bot made the news a couple of weeks ago for knocking unsecured IoT devices offline rather than hijacking them into other botnets and using them for a DDoS attack like the massive event we saw last year against DYN.
Source: TechtargetZvelo, the leading provider of categorization and malicious detection data for web pages, devices and traffic, today announced the immediate availability of the Comprehensive Page-Level Traffic (CPT) dataset.
Source: MarketwiredIn an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems, talks about the company's new initiatives in the world of bots and its success in the enterprise space.
Source: Business WorldSystem is first to enable large brands to manage bots at scale, let humans and robots work side by side in customer care
Source: LivePersonUC Davis students hope to use artificial intelligence to change how employees are recruited
Source: UCDAVISThe Facebook Messenger chat bot, Ava, was launched in April by the Connector, and is the very first innovation of its kind to be developed and rolled out from Ireland.
Source: IndependentBBC Worldwide and Skype have today announced the launch of the first ever Doctor Who Bot. The Doctor will open the TARDIS doors and invite players to help him save the Universe in an exciting interactive digital experience titled The Saviour of Time.
Source: Doctor Who NewsArtificial intelligence can be a double-edged sword. It brings convenience, but it can also bring a lot of frustration, especially when you're trying to get help at your financial institution.
Source: PDDNETEngaging customers on weekdays is one of the most difficult tasks faced by restaurants. Whether you shell out exclusives or give out discount coupons, the end turnover just doesn't match up to the expectations.
Source: ChatbotslifeCan recent technological advances in artificial intelligence be used improve your risk management processes?
Source: FinancemagnatesWhile the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for some 60 years, it's now finally a part of our daily lives - including how we work, bank, shop, interact, invest, drive and get insured.
Source: Samsung InsightsRather than fearing AI, businesses should embrace this new form of technology as they look to develop their experiences and upskill their workforce.
Source: Information AgeSpend enough time in or around government agencies, and these are the kinds of pressures you're likely to hear about. How can governments overcome challenges like these that are both detail-oriented and labor-intensive?
Source: Gov TechAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos appeared this week at the Internet Association's annual gala in Washington, D.C., taking part in a wide-ranging discussion about the online economy, media coverage of Amazon.
Source: GeekwireHere's a question that will keep future Artificial Intelligence (AI) entrepreneurs up at night: How do you manage a product when the software starts writing itself?
Source: VBGoogle Maps, the 'indispensable' navigation application owned by Alphabet Inc. will soon become more accurate, thanks to Machine Learning.
Source: Times NowGoogle is one of the leaders at the moment when it comes to artificial intelligence applications. Just look at Google's DeepMind for example.
Source: TrendinTechIf there is one word that the enterprise wants to be associated with, it's "productive."
Source: VBChatfuel, one of the first and most well-known platforms for building chatbots, has teamed up with Botanalytics, a fast-growing leading chatbot analytics platform.
Source: Chatbots MagazineIt had been a year and half since we collected initial requirements and were now implementing 1.0 of a Grants System for our Federal client.
Source: Chatbots LifeUber 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 NewsArtificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize compliance-and sooner rather than later. Already, firms are offering software platforms that promise to automate.
Source: Compliance WeekIt's a common assumption that AI isn't ready to drive marketing. But are we further along that we think? Based on Barb Mosher Zinck's review of "Albert," the artificial intelligence tool from Adgorithms, we might be turning a corner.
Source: diginomicaWith a warehouse equipped with over 45,000 robots, and a new drone delivery system, Amazon is pinning its future on artificial intelligence.
Source: DailymailTo 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: Forbes60-70% of the executives are upbeat about the change and sectors like IT, BPO, manufacturing are adapting robotics and AI quite fast.
Source: ET TechFans can join the Doctor as he attempts to find the six Keys of Time scattered across all space and time and bring them together again to save the universe.
Source: PSFKIt is no surprise that today's consumer market is heavily influenced by digital devices, especially smartphones. From making purchases to being guided on what to wear to even training your mind to believe certain narratives.
Source: INMAThe 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 PostNvidia's GPU Technology Conference is all about highlighting companies using graphics processing units (GPUs) to accelerate artificial intelligence.
Source: VBAn Internet TV network, a recruiting chatbot powered by artificial intelligence and a startup that helps pinpoint crop stress for farmers are among the latest Bay Area funding deals.
Source: Business JournalsChatbots 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 WorldInsurance core systems provider EIS Group has announced the integration of its EIS Digital Experience Platform (DXP) with the Microsoft Bot Framework.
Source: bizEDGEWith the industry bigwigs entering the fray, the text-based chat bot marketplace is poised to take off.
Source: TechstoryAfter dabbling with the technology here and there over the past few quarters, Cisco Systems Inc. is shifting its chatbot push into high gear.
Source: siliconANGLEChatbots have the potential to save businesses in the healthcare and banking sectors more than $8 billion per year by 2022, up from $20 million in 2017, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Source: CIO DIVEVerizon Wireless launched its new Fios chatbot for Facebook's Messenger app, the largest mobile service provider in the United States announced on Thursday.
Source: AHIf Microsoft's news around Bing and Cortana coming from this week's Build 2017 conference provides any indication of the future of artificial intelligence and chatbot technology, then LiveWorld should be sitting pretty at the other end of the table, facilitating those conversations.
Source: Media PostIn another move to ensure consumers get their electricity bills on time, Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Ltd. (MPPKVVCL) has planned to deliver bills to its consumers directly onto their mobile phones through messaging application WhatsApp.
Source: TOIJuniper Research predicts that the use of chatbots will save organizations more than $8billion a year by 2020, but at what risk to the customer experience?
Source: Biz ReportData intelligence company uses machine learning to transform unstructured data into more usable information.
Source: TCVernacular.ai launched a B2C product earlier this year called Aisha - India's first personal assistant in Hindi Language for people living in Tier-2 & Tier-3 areas.
Source: Business WorldRoboChat is a virtual chatbot, trained to answer thousands of questions across 40 home loan topics in real time.
Source: FinderAustralian venture capitalist H2 Venture is expanding its investment and accelerator program for fintechs to data and artificial intelligence (AI) startups.
Source: Business InsiderArtificial intelligence is believed to be the next big thing in IT, can play key role in good governance, said a senior Microsoft official.
Source: Indian ExpressSmart artificial intelligence platforms are now handling some media planning and buying work that is traditionally done by media agencies.
Source: DigidayMumbai-based clean tech startup ION Energy has raised an undisclosed amount of angel funding from Haptik founders Aakrit Vaish and Swapan Rajdev, and the chairman of OMC Power and founder of Nippo Batteries Sushill Jiwarajka, said a company statement.
Source: VCCAs the use of artificial intelligence among various industries becomes ubiquitous, some companies have ramped up their hiring since the software has automated tedious processes and eliminated human errors.
Source: TheStreetThe Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is gearing up for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the industry.
Source: ABN CBN NewsGoogle's conversational Allo app has a new face-friendly feature
Source: MirrorDuring 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: NewsFactorU.S Artificial Intelligence Market Research Report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the U.S Artificial Intelligence Industry for 2017-2021.
Source: WVAlwaysMicrosoft (MSFT) developers cheered on Thursday when the company unveiled its latest image-recognition technology, which is coming soon to Windows 10 devices.
Source: MSNFacebook is releasing new software called ParlAI that artificial intelligence (AI) researchers can use to test their systems for having text conversations with people.
Source: CNBCVideo 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: RediffA behind-the-scenes encounter with the company's most promising current and future bots, and the humans who are trying to make them as common as apps.
Source: Fast CompanyThe Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) group is releasing AI software known as ParlAI that will be used to develop smart chat bots.
Source: CNBCAccording to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, data today shows that the world GDP growth is not "something great" and that calls for the need for new innovations like AI being taken very seriously.
Source: RediffAs the world begins to turn away from fossil fuels and depend increasingly on renewable resources, the energy sector is presented with a problem. Renewables are simply not as reliable as oil and gas, as they are largely dependent on weather conditions such as sunny skies and windy days.
Source: OilpriceFirst, we are launching SAP Leonardo Machine Learning, an exciting new offering that embeds machine learning into a new wave of applications. Second, we are opening our SAP Leonardo Machine Learning Foundation to the SAP ecosystem via SAP Cloud Platform. And third, SAP has joined the Partnership on AI, a broad collaboration of commercial and non-profit organizations to benefit people and society.
Source: SAP News CenterThe Quebec government announced Monday it has launched a committee composed of academics and business leaders to guide the creation of an artificial intelligence research hub in Quebec.
Source: MontrealgazetteIn an era where artificial intelligence is threatening human existence, it is important for us to enhance human IQ in early childhood to help the human race counter the sophistication of any artificial intelligence based innovations in future.
Source: BWSo 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: BWCan a chatbot replace a dermatologist's recommendation for skin care products? That's the idea behind HelloAva, a startup launching today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, which aims to walk people through a series of questions to determine their skin type, then make recommendations as to which products to buy.
Source: TCAutomation 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: InvestopediaBecause artificial intelligence (AI) has become so buzzy, and applied so indiscriminately-AI for pot, AI for beer brewing, AI for horse care, AI for sex ed (all examples courtesy of CB Insights)-it's easy to dismiss as just another passing trend, like slap bracelets, Fitbits or a dignified presidency.
Source: ForbesStartup Spirit AI says it has a solution to the growing problem of harassment in online games: a sensitive bot.
Source: MIT Technology ReviewA company in the CPQ (configure, price, quote) space last year announced an artificial intelligence feature for its solution. AI is a trend, and it's always nice to be trendy, but as great as CPQ is, it's still only one source of data.
Source: CRM BuyerIntel, 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: TCMaybe we'll all be using synth sounds built by robots soon?
Source: FactmagA year ago, Google CEO Sundar Pichai laid out a vision for an "AI first" future at Google, where the concept of computing is focused less on devices, with the computer taking the form of an omnipresent intelligent assistant.
Source: RecodeJust ahead of Google's I/O event kicking off later today, some details have leaked out about a new service that Google is launching for developers that are building chatbots. TechCrunch has learned that Google has developed a new service called Chatbase, which provides analytics and suggestions for how to "fix" bot experiences to make them better for users.
Source: TCWe are at an inflection point in the evolution of artificial intelligence. For decades, AI has been incubating in research labs and at the same time capturing popular imagination with science fiction portrayals of AI.
Source: SalesforceArtificial intelligence technologies in the enterprise market may be the key to significant financial profits and long-term growth. According to Tractica, revenue for enterprise AI applications will increase from $358 million in 2016 to $31.2 billion by 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 64.3%.
Source: PR NewswireBotBot is like a Squarespace for bots, allowing anyone to build a Facebook chatbot right from their mobile phone.
Source: Fast CompanyCrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that burst onto the national scene during the U.S. election season last year when it became the first to pin a data breach at the Democratic National Committee on Russia, said on Wednesday that it has closed a $100 million funding round at a valuation exceeding $1 billion.
Source: FortuneWolfram 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 AfricaSan Francisco-based Mya Systems has developed an AI recruiter that can evaluate resumes, schedule and conduct applicant screenings, and even congratulate you on your first day of work.
Source: CNNMoneyBots appear to be spamming a US regulator's website over a proposed reversal of net neutrality rules, researchers have said.
Source: BCCRecordTV 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: Exchange4mediaTwo Messenger Bots made by Zimbabweans made it to the 60 finalists of the Messenger Bot Challenge being run by Facebook. The Challenge was launched by Facebook in February this year.
Source: TechzimIf you've ever needed help with your Twitter account, but have been frustrated by the relative lack of support options offered by the company, Twitter now provides a proper recourse.
Source: TwitterLast week, we reported that tens of thousands of fraudulent comments had been filed in favour of FCC chairman Ajit Pai's proposal to roll back net neutrality rules in the US, using text taken from the Center for Individual Freedom (though, according to the CFIF, they aren't behind the fake comments).
Source: gizmodoIf you were planning a marketing campaign 30 years ago, you would have had tools such as colored markers, poster boards, and Apple Macintosh computers (without an internet connection, mind you) at your disposal.
Source: CapterraMessaging app Telegram has dropped a major update today that sees its service gain support for chatbot payments. It has also added short video messages and new design options for its Instant View reading mode.
Source: TCThis chassis leasing company is deploying technology to proactively monitor its IT environment.
Source: ZDnetA robot named Alantim has been developed by Russian scientists as a bionic bodyguard for England fans arriving in Russia for the 2018 World Cup, RT reports.
Source: Vestnik KavkazaDistil Networks has acquired Are You A Human for an undisclosed amount. Are You A Human uses a range of technologies to determine the difference between humans and bots.
Source: Enterprise TimesIn the new version of Telegram messenger 4.0 introduces video messaging, payments for robots, Telescope and platform Instant View.
Source: clicklancashireAmazon Alexa and Google Assistant have dramatically simplified how humans can interact with brands to complete everyday tasks, from ordering a coffee or pizza to paying a credit card bill, through a simple voice interface.
Source: VBAs robots increasingly replace human jobs, thanks to record spending on automation, how should they behave? That preference depends on where you live.
Source: RecodeIt's hard to escape the news regarding the digital transformation and how it is impacting retail as we knew it. In the US, there are ever increasing reports of more store closings and shopping malls grasping for tenants to fill empty space.
Source: CustomerthinkRobotic Process Automation is software bots used to automate the more mundane business process tasks, liberating humans to think, create and innovate.
Source: BW DisruptVoice user interfaces (VUIs) are becoming all the rage today. But how do you build one that people can actually converse with? Whether you're designing a mobile app, a toy, or a device such as a home assistant, this practical book guides you through basic VUI design principles, helps you choose the right speech recognition engine, and shows you how to measure your VUI's performance and improve upon it.
Source: chatbotslifeInnovation Distinguishes Between A Leader And A Follower. - Steve Jobs
Source: Inc42Even as the government targets the social sciences, it is encouraging the growth of engineering colleges - despite the fact that engineering jobs (particularly in IT) are shrinking, in India and abroad.
Source: Hindustan TimesLast week Ausdroid was invited to a breakfast briefing by eBay Australia where I was able to ask them how their eCommerce site has evolved over the last 5 years, their position on the GST low value threshold (LVT) and what technological advancements they plan on making later in 2017.
Source: AusdroidIt'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: Sanfranciscots Build developer conference in its backyard in Seattle. This week, Google did the same in an amphitheater right next to its Mountain View campus. While Microsoft's event felt like it embodied the resurgence of the company under the leadership of Satya Nadella
Source: TCThere are already more than 34,000 chatbots on Facebook Messenger alone, and many of these were built by and for brands. They are increasingly able to help customers answer questions and solve issues on their own as well as taking work off the shoulders of contact center agents. Rest assured, you're not too late to the game, though you might be asking yourself where to begin.
Source: VBCongratulations! You've just accomplished something I never managed to do-earn a college degree.
Source: MSNThese days Artificial intelligence (AI) is an extremely topical subject. From the conversation surrounding it, we can define AI as "a future without humans".
Source: xeroOver 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: TechrepublicArtificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning have become integral for many businesses. But, the terms are often used interchangeably. Here's how to tell them apart.
Source: TechrepublicThe ride-hailing giant is using data science to engineer a more sustainable business model, but it's cutting drivers out from some gains.
Source: BloombergSpotify has acquired Paris-based artificial intelligence startup Niland, marking the company's fourth acquisition this year.
Source: MarketexclusiveBots are created automatically from data in Bing Places and will soon work with Facebook Messenger and Cortana.
Source: Search Engine LandThe company has launched a chatbot - SPOK - that can read, understand, categorise, prioritise and respond to customers emails in a jiffy.
Source: MoneycontrolReality AI, a New York-based SaaS application for R&D engineers developing IoT products closed a $1.7M seed investment round on May 15, 2017. The round was led by TechNexus Venture Collaborative, angel investors, and family offices.
Source: Media.wix'While big companies are on a cost-cutting mode, small ones are on a good growth trajectory'
Source: EntrepreneurInnovation in data processing and machine learning technology
Source: Google Cloud PlatformIt can be said that an IT organization reflects the business from which it has grown. When it comes to the New York Times, this is definitely true. As a news organization, the company's collective journalistic head is always on the swivel, always racing towards the newest story.
Source: TheNewStack.This month Google revealed a major new approach to A.I. development that seems to call out to the most sensational and apocalyptic predictions in all of science fiction.
Source: InverseTwitter has found its own way to participate in the growing chatbot trend. The company announced today a new feature for advertisers, which allows businesses on Twitter to promote ads designed to pull consumers into personalized experiences within Direct Messaging
Source: TCArtificial 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: ForbesIn this Q&A with SearchHealthIT, Borden talks about how such AI in healthcare applications helps with clinical trials, customizing post-discharge instructions using patients' personal characteristics and population health.
Source: TechtargetConsumers are leveraging A.I. to become more effective online shoppers.
Source: IncIf lead generation is the engine that drives your business, then content marketing is the premium grade gasoline you use to fill that engine.
Source: EntrepreneurThe 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: SalesforcAlexa is now humming along in my living room most evenings. I use the voicebot routinely to ask about basketball scores and discover obscure facts about people and places.
Source: VBIt can also fly a drone and tell the difference between a couch and a cushion, which is actually huge.
Source: CreatorThen corporations started shedding layers of management. Jobs started to move offshore, and outsourcing became popular.
Source: ForbesTechnology is gradually taking over workplaces and that is one of the reasons why 'human workers' are becoming redundant.
Source: BGRArtificial 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: KaggleMaking machines inquisitive could improve their ability to perform important complex tasks.
Source: TechnologyreviewThere has been a spate of layoff announcements by information technology companies alongside fears of further downsizing during the year. One of the main reasons for downsizing is that many technological skills are becoming outdated due to automation, leading to redundancy.
Source: ETIntroduction, Regression/Classification, Cost Functions, and Gradient Descent
Source: BerkeleyArtificial intelligence isn't coming - it's already here. Stanford University's "One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence" report from 2016 is close to the truth. AI already impacts our lives on a daily basis. The study's expert panel expects to see AI integrated into industries like elder care, education and public safety by 2030.
Source: MakeuseofResearchers 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: futurismU.S. Representative John K. Delaney of Maryland wants to help the government to "get smart" about artificial intelligence.
Source: CNBCCredit 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: ForbesGoogle's computer algorithm AlphaGo narrowly beat the world's top-ranked player in the ancient Chinese board game of Go on Tuesday, reaffirming the arrival of what its developers tout as a ground-breaking new form of artificial intelligence.
Source: Pune MirrorThe Internet giant Google on Wednesday said it will mentor six more Indian startups in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) at its developers' launchpad in San Francisco from July 17.
Source: YOURSTORYGoogle, IBM, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are all piling artificial intelligence capabilities onto their software stacks
Source: Computer WorldThree 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: ScoopGoogle has been improving Gboard with the same type of tools it uses for speech recognition: machine learning. The budding technology is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous method for improving results and performance.
Source: GoogleChatbot'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: TCStates in the US are looking to roll out the red carpet for Indian IT services companies, with Indiana offering as much as $31 million in incentives to Infosys as it looks to drum up jobs in the sector.
Source: ETAs customers become accustomed to AI-powered solutions, they'll expect the same from their local businesses.
Source: EntrepreneurAlthough artificial intelligence has not reached levels of cinematic expectations, it has certainly come a long way. As we approach the halfway mark of 2017, we've seen that artificial intelligence has penetrated online retail in ways we would never dream possible just a decade ago.
Source: CIORichard 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: VirginSmartphones changed a lot, but now Artificial Intelligence is taking care of business
Source: ThenextwebArtificial intelligence offers feds the "tantalizing possibility" of increased speed, enhanced quality and lower costs, a Deloitte report says.
Source: FedTechInvesting in AI requires different skills and approaches from buying process automation software like ERP or CRM. A world-leading expert explains what you need to know.
Source: ZDnetIt is useful to tour the main algorithms in the field to get a feeling of what methods are available.
Source: Machinelearningmastery.San 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 NewsHONG KONG - Soren Schwertfeger finished his postdoctorate research on autonomous robots in Germany, and seemed set to go to Europe or the United States, where artificial intelligence was pioneered and established.
Source: NY TimesArtificial 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: MercurynewsEverything crucial about the present and future of consumer tech runs through at least one five companies: Alphabet, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Source: Business InsiderWith 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: MercurynewsSmartphones were revolutionary and lucrative, but the U.S. market is saturated, and Apple's iPhone sales have fallen for three quarters. The "app economy" has matured, with more people using existing apps than downloading new ones. And Facebook, which has filled users' news feeds with so many ads it can barely add more, is predicting its revenue growth will slump next year.
Source: MercurynewsExploring and applying machine learning algorithms to datasets that are too large to fit into memory is pretty common.
Source: MachinelearningmasteryApple 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: FuturismArtificial intelligence is going to change how we live to such a degree, that when we look back at driving a car, it will seem to us the way the Middle Ages looks from today's perspective. That's according to Sebastian Thrun, who gives his Brief but Spectacular take on imagining the future and the way we'll all be transformed by the coming revolution.
Source: PBSWhat's real about the potential of AI in health care? Will it revolutionize medicine? Diagnosis disease? Make certain medical specialties obsolete.
Source: CNBCLooks like Google I/O, their annual developer conference is now likely to stay at their backyard at Shoreline Amphitheatre as opposed to Moscone center in San Francisco where eight of their previous conferences were held.
Source: ETA Bayesian approach would say that the Sentiment Analysis Symposium2017 Sentiment Analysis Symposium will likely resemble prior years' conferences, or we could model year-on-year changes to extrapolate trends and predict future content.
Source: KDnuggetsGoogle has reportedly launched a new program to support promising AI ventures. The initiative will provide services ranging from mentorship to workspace, according to Axios.
Source: VBBoth artificial intelligence and social media marketing are getting a lot of attention nowadays because of their huge benefits and growth potential.
Source: ThenextwebUnstructured data, that is ordinary information, videos and sensor measurements not in a formal structure; such as a database, is growing by leaps and bounds.
Source: ForbesResearchers at the University of California, Berkeley, used a data set of information on more than a thousand objects to successfully train a deep learning system to pick up unfamiliar objects in the "real world."
Source: FuturismMobile health apps and wearable devices that use artificial intelligence to help diagnose or even treat medical conditions pose a new regulatory challenge for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Source: IEEE SpectrumMajor companies like IBM are turning to artificial intelligence and quantum computing to protect against cyber attacks. While these technologies aren't silver bullets, they are essential tools for cyber security in the age of the Internet of Things.
Source: FuturismIn 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 PostArtificial Intelligence could double New Zealand's growth rate in the next 20 years. Accenture is today releasing research - Why Artificial Intelligence is the Future of Growth - which shows New Zealand's growth rate could double between now and 2035 if emerging technologies are embraced.
Source: Scoop NZResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market by Offering (Hardware, Software and Services), Technology (Deep Learning, Querying Method, NLP, and Context Aware Processing), Application, End-User Industry, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2022" report to their offering.
Source: PR NewsNvidia 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: ForbesOrbisResearch.com has published "Global Artificial Intelligence Products Market Research Report 2017" market report to its research database. Global Artificial Intelligence Products market competition by top manufacturers, with production, price, revenue (value) and market share for each manufacturer; the top players including Open AI, IBM, NEC, Nuance's, Google, Microsoft Corp, Ipsoft, Google, Rocket Fuel Inc, Fingenius Ltd.
Source: WearewvproudCan one man with terminal cancer complete his mission to use artificial intelligence to solve disputes before he dies?
Source: AljazeeraThe world has no shortage of pressing issues. There are 1.6 billion people living in acute poverty; an estimated 780 million adults are illiterate. Serious problems are not confined to the developing world: "deaths of despair," for example, are raising mortality among white males in the United States.
Source: Project-syndicateArtificial intelligence, aside from sci-fi movies, is just beginning to affect people in their everyday lives. What benefits and challenges does the tech represent?
Source: Information AgeFinancial services jobs go in and out of fashion. In 2001 equity research for internet companies was all the rage. In 2006, structuring collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) was the thing.
Source: efinancial CareersWhile debate drags on about legislation, regulations, and other measures to improve the U.S. health care system, a new wave of analytics and technology could help dramatically cut costly and unnecessary hospitalizations while improving outcomes for patients.
Source: HBRThe United States leads the world in artificial intelligence, but lags behind other countries in applying technical innovations to the field of healthcare. Globally, machine learning is used to increase efficiency, lower error rates, and decrease medical costs, but the fragmented marketplace and lack of universal healthcare in America disincentivize adoption of new technology as buyers often prioritize economics over patient care.
Source: TopbotsUber said Tuesday that it had fired Anthony Levandowski, a star engineer brought in to lead the company's self-driving automobile efforts who was accused of stealing trade secrets when he left a job at Google.
Source: NYTimesA new map released by CB Insights identifies the 197 companies globally that are considered "unicorns," meaning that they have a valuation of at least $1 billion.
Source: ForbesGlobal jobs site Indeed has for the first time released analysis of its search data for Australia, uncovering the best local jobs.
Source: Business InsiderThe 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: TopbotsMachine learning and data analytics are on the rise, leaving some employees to fear that computers will take over their jobs, but that is not the case.
Source: Tech TargetPerhaps the biggest irony about artificial intelligence (AI) is that-despite the many things AI can tell us-it can't tell us how it will ultimately impact our lives, economy, or world. In fact, the impact of AI and automation on our job market and economy has been steadily debated-and loudly-for the last few years, with the story constantly changing.
Source: HuffingtonpostJust in case artificial intelligence turns on humankind, researchers have engineered a warning sign. Australian technology agency DT created a device that cautions its wearer when artificial intelligence is impersonating a human - just by sending a chill down the person's back.
Source: IB TimesArtificial intelligence is being counted among the most happening technologies in India of late, but the highly specialized segment is yet to receive the attention it should from the business segment.
Source: CXO TodayExclusive: 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-opfsBots made big headlines in 2016. Theyâ??ve been hailed variously as the future of commerce and a revolution in customer service.
Source: Tech CrunchToday'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: HBRMachine learning is an in-demand skill to add to your resume. We walk through steps for wading into machine learning with the help of Python.
Source: OpensourceResearchers 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: FuturismIf any of us are still alive in the year 2100, we'll likely look back on artificial intelligence as the definitive development of the 21st century. Then we'll have a robot write a blog post about it for us.
Source: NewsweekA year and a half ago, I dropped out of one of the best computer science programs in Canada. I started creating my own data science master's program using online resources.
Source: MediumArtificial 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: WashingtonpostAt the recent MarketHub Americas 2017 conference, Sam Turner, sales director at Hotelbeds Group, spoke about the growing role technology - and particularly data - will play in the future of travel. I caught up with him following the conference about the travel industry's biggest challenges in 2018 and beyond.
Source: forbesMicrosoft 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: MicrosoftGoogle Sheets is getting smarter today. After adding the machine learning-powered "Explore" feature last year, which lets you ask natural language questions about your data, it's now expanding this feature to also automatically build charts for you. This means you can now simply ask Sheets to give you a "bar chart for fidget spinner sales" and it will automatically build one for you.
Source: TCA 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: ForbesLectures, workshops and networking (both kinds) this October
Source: M3Twin-fuselage, six-engined satellite-slinger has wider wings than the Spruce Goose
Source: The RegisterWe'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 TodayMark Zuckerberg is sitting ramrod straight on the edge of a gray couch, sketching a vision of what Facebook will soon be like for its nearly 2 billion users.
Source: USA TodayBusinesses and corporate leaders were quick to react to President Trump's decision Thursday to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement.
Source: USA TodayThe failure rate for businesses has dropped by more than 30% since 1977, according to a report from Case Western. That's good news, but more than 50% of all new businesses still fail within their first year, and by 10 years, more than 96% will have failed.
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: CNBCLearn about three of the most popular machine learning libraries for Python.
Source: OpensourceArtificial intelligence systems could outperform humans in all tasks within the next 45 years, according to a new study which also suggests that all human jobs will be automated in the next 120 years.
Source: Financial ExpressIf 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: HubspotRead this if you've been putting off investing in AI stocks.By now you've probably heard tons about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it's shaping up to be the next big thing in the technology sector.
Source: The Motley FoolArtificial Intelligence and machine learning appear to be playing out across the country, with brands relying on enormous amounts of data to provide solutions to some of the trickiest problems.
Source: Business LineSo you have a great business idea for a wonderful IT product or service, and you want to build your high tech startup around it. Having the idea is a great start, but you will have to build an IT solution/service to get your business off the ground; be it a website, software solution, social network, or mobile app. Which programming language to choose to write these IT products is always the question to get the startup going on a reasonable budget.
Source: OpensourceWith 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 ThinkEveryone wants to work from home or from a beach somewhere. If you're looking to make this happen with a career in coding, Python is an obvious choice. Today's AAPicks deal could be the ideal way in â?? The Complete Python Programming Bundle.
Source: AndroidauthorityThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) believes in incorporating artificial intelligence in its decision-making process, a senior official told CNBC.
Source: CNBCSoftware developers build the apps that make Apple products useful, and next week is its annual conference for them.
Source: CNBCArtificial intelligence has the potential to be a true game changer in the context of customer relationship management as well.
Source: Business WorldBW 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 WorldWhen former Google and Foursquare product specialist Noah Weiss joined workplace communication specialist Slack at the start of 2016, it was already vaunted as the world's hottest start-up, and enjoyed the kind of cool set aside for only the hottest of hot new things.
Source: Financial ReviewARTIFICIAL 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.
Source: DigitalnewsasiaFrom 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: ETArtificial intelligence is slowly proving that that video games aren't a total waste of time, at least for machines: It's through learning to play games that AI algorithms can acquire all sorts of generalizable skills, like problem-solving.
Source: Motherboard ViceLawyers today can be forgiven for thinking artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over their industry. From AI contract review squeezing the demand for outside counsel to governments calling for laws to regulate and limit how AI is deployed, there is much to fuel this apprehension.
Source: Law.comArtificial Intelligence will prove to be a game changer, not only for retails, banks, or a few other sectors, but can have a far stronger impact on the entire global business processes.
Source: Business WorldWilliam D. Eggers is the executive director of the Deloitte Center for Government Insights. Dr. Peter Viechnicki is a strategic analysis manager and data scientist with the center. This piece is adapted from their new study, How much time and money can AI save government?
Source: NextgovSome 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 TimesInfosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan said he hadn't seen or heard anything about massive layoffs.
Source: NDTVApple has announced a tool it calls ARKit, which will provide advanced augmented reality capabilities on iOS. It's supposed to allow for "fast and stable motion tracking" that makes objects look like they're actually being placed in real space, instead of simply hovering over it. And yes, this will make Pokémon Go look better.
Source: The VergeAt WWDC 2017, Apple is set to announce Business Chat, a feature that looks to be a direct shot at customer service messaging platforms like Facebook Messenger and Twitter's DM support.
Source: The VergeLike 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 VergeIndia's $150 billion IT industry is in the midst of a major upheaval. Pressurised by lower margins and rising costs, IT companies are switching to automation.
Source: NDTVThe US had accused TCS, as well as peers Infosys and Cognizant of unfairly cornering the lion's share of US' H-1B work visas, taking jobs away from American workers.
Source: NDTVLast year, Wipro had given an average 9.5 per cent pay hike for offshore employees and 2 per cent for onsite employees.
Source: NDTVMost 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: HBRIt's a familiar story: yet another San Francisco-based entrepreneur ends up creating a unicorn startup before the age of 35.
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: CongnizantScalability, Performance, Rapid & flexible development are some of the key considerations while designing the architecture of any product at ValueFirst Engineering.
Source: HOB TeamThe Forum for IT Employees members met the Minister at Vikasa Soudha here and appealed to him to intervene to stop, what they called, "illegal layoffs by IT companies". The forum claimed 56,000 layoffs across the country.
Source: NDTVIt observed that the IT and ITeS sector is going through fresh challenges of technology upgradation, automation, visa restrictions in the US and increasing skill gaps.
Source: NDTVDemand for skilled data scientists continues to be sky-high, with IBM recently predicting that there will be a 28% increase in the number of employed data scientists in the next two years.
Source: ForbesDatabricks is giving users a set of new tools for big data processing with enhancements to Apache Spark. The new tools and features make it easier to do machine learning within Spark, process streaming data at high speeds, and run tasks in the cloud without provisioning servers.
Source: HOB TeamA METRONOME TICKS time. Not for the student, but for the teacher, who plays a short piano melody. Without missing a measure, the student follows with an improvised, yet derivative, cello run.
Source: HOB TeamAlteryx, 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: ZDnetInfosys CEO Vishal Sikka had on May 2 announced that the IT company will hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years.
Source: NDTVWhile Big Data professionals ruled the roost when it came to hiring in 2016, machine learning has emerged as the most sought after skill in 2017.
Source: NDTVRobots will take over half of today's jobs in 10-20 years.
Source: MarketwatchAzim Premji and his family own a 73.25 stake in India's third biggest outsourcer Wipro, which clocked revenues of Rs. 55,000 crore in 2016
Source: NDTVFor Grishma, an Indian software designer, President Donald Trump's review of the visa programme for bringing highly skilled workers into the United States comes at a bad time.
Source: NDTVIt's pretty clear that the next big battleground for public cloud providers will involve artificial intelligence.
Source: GeekwireNatural Language Processing NLP Market report provides key statistics and in-depth knowledge available on the market status of the Natural Language Processing NLP Manufacturers and is a valuable supply of guidance and direction for companies and individuals enthusiastic about the Natural Language Processing NLP Industry across the globe.
Source: SatprnewsBusiness leaders are not taking artificial intelligence as seriously as they should be, technology experts say.
Source: StuffAn artificial intelligence company that uses computers, not lawyers, to sift through thousands of legal documents in search of key information is moving part of its operations to Toronto.
Source: CBCWhen asked about salary of freshers not growing in the Information Technology IT industry in the past two decades, Pai termed it as a "great tragedy".
Source: ETLenovo's marketing director, Bhaskar Choudhuri candidly discusses the toughest parts of his job, how to make yourself indispensable and bizarre customer demands
Source: ETThis 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: forbesUber has fired 20 employees over harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behavior, as the ride-hailing company tries to contain the fallout from a series of toxic revelations about its workplace.
Source: NY TimesBy baking new ad blocking tools into their web browsers, Google and Apple have made it clear they don't like certain types of web ads - in particular, video ads that play with the sound on. Many consumers probably agree.
Source: Business InsiderManagement teams often assume they can leapfrog best practices for basic data analytics by going directly to adopting artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies.
Source: HBRMillennials are driving a resurgence of age-old crafts, choosing to become bartenders, butchers and barbers in part as a reaction to the digital age
Source: WSJWhat's on the horizon for Google AdWords? Columnist Frederick Vallaeys provides a behind-the-scenes look at some new AdWords features from a presentation at Google Marketing Next.
Source: Searchengineland"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: ETLIKE AUTUMN LEAVES, sponsored Cadillacs, Ferraris and Maseratis descend on the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, in September for the Eric Trump Foundation golf invitational.
Source: ForbesDigital 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: CMSwireIn San Francisco, a young engineer hopes to "optimise" his life through sensors that track his heart rate, respiration and sleep cycle.
Source: The GaurdianThe AI startup, born in NASA's Caltech labs, will use the funding to grow its team of engineers and scientists.
Source: ZDnetTwo breaches in as many years. Is the trust gone? Alvaro Hoyos, the company's chief information security officer, answered key questions.
Source: ZDnetAutomation and lack of appropriate skill sets to cater to a new world of digital will mean up to 40 percent of Indian IT's employees will be laid off in the next three to four years, say experts.
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: ZDnetThe world has changed almost overnight, and yet Indian IT firms seem to be reluctant to take the plunge to radically overhaul their operations, wean themselves off the traditional model, and undergo some short term pain so they can compete in the digital present and future. Here's a to-do list that they may find helpful.
Source: ZDnetThe UK election this Thursday will be shaped by artificial intelligence. Voters will be swayed by this technology without even knowing it.
Source: HuffingtonpostAt 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: ForbesDemand for personalized consumer experiences fuels AI marketing boom.
Source: SearchenginelandMicrosoft's cloud-based virtual machine for big data analytics is now available in a version running on Windows Server 2016.
Source: EweekAt its WWDC 2017 keynote on Monday, Apple showed off the fruits of its AI research labors. We saw a Siri assistant that's smart enough to interpret your intentions, an updated Metal 2 graphics suite designed for machine learning and a Photos app that can do everything.
Source: engadgetData science and data analytics: people working in the tech field or other related industries probably hear these terms all the time, often interchangeably.
Source: InsidebigdataTo 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: FactordailyUnderstanding machine learning & data science is easy. There are numerous open courses which you can take up right now and get started. But, acquiring in-depth knowledge of a subject requires extra effort.
Source: HOB TeamI've had multiple conversations with friends about really bad management they've recently experienced.
Source: ForbesMachine learning algorithms can be divided into 3 broad categoriesâ??-â??supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning.
Source: kdnuggetsThe 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: GeekwireWe believe in the power of information. We also believe in markets and capitalism as a force for good. The two are inexorably linked, because markets don't work well without open access to reliable data and information
Source: SSIR.orgMachine learning is all the rage. Many have heard about it, but few know what it is. This iOS machine learning tutorial will introduce you to Core ML and Vision, two brand-new frameworks introduced in iOS 11.
Source: RaywenderlichArtificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative forces of our times. While there may be debate whether AI will transform our world in good or evil ways, something we can all agree on is that AI would be nothing without big data.
Source: ForbesTo actually use any of that information, data scientists have become more and more vital to companies - to analyse and interpret the huge amounts of data and turn it all into something structured and useful.
Source: ScienceAlertOne of the common problems people face in learning R is lack of a structured path. They don't know, from where to start, how to proceed, which track to choose?
Source: Analytics VidyaScientists from the University of Liverpool have taught computers to sift through the infinite possibilities of atoms in search of new materials.
Source: TNWThat 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: TNWSharing some of the latest research, announcements, and resources on deep learning.
Source: hackernoonIs your career endangered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.... It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate.
Source: TNWIndia capitalised on the information technology revolution, that saw us moving from a poor nation to being a force to be reckoned with. It now needs to focus on being at the forefront of the Artificial Intelligence revolution
Source: DNA81% of IT leaders are currently investing in or planning to invest in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Cowen predicts AI will drive user productivity to materially higher levels, with Microsoft at the forefront.
Source: Forbes"I have applied for a computer science engineering course at IIT, Bombay. I have always been interested in AI and the course will be a first step to pursuing my interest," said Bharadwaj
Source: Indian ExpressPune CBSE Class XII topper, Akshat Chugh, bagged all-India second rank in the IIT-JEE (Advanced) 2017, with 446/450. A resident of NIBM Road, Akshat had scored 98 per cent in the recently-announced CBSE Class XII results.
Source: Indian ExpressMathematician Anand Kumar's Super 30 has done it again as all its 30 students on Sunday cleared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2017.
Source: Hindustan TimesIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras declared the JEE advanced 2017 results today and Sarvesh Mehtani from Chandigarh bagged all India first rank while Pune's Akshat Chugh ranked second.
Source: NDTVWhen you talk about Silicon Valley tech giants using AI to improve an existing product, there's a decent chance you're thinking of Google.
Source: BGRData science is just that - science. Specially trained individuals well-versed in how to break down big data sets and interpret their meaning are in high demand.
Source: TNWThere is more data out there than ever before, but organisations should be smart about how they use it.
Source: GulfnewsHow do Data Science and DevOps fit together? In this article, Richard Gall explains why integrating Data Science with your DevOps can lead to a better and smarter business.
Source: jaxenterThe skills of data experts are becoming outdated as the industry evolves. If you're looking to learn data science - quickly - then you're in luck.
Source: jaxenterAI is set to take the future of healthcare by storm and remove any barriers to effective healthcare delivery.
Source: BusinessworldPerhaps the most photographed individual at the AI for Global Good Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, last week was not a human but a humanoid called Sophia.
Source: DevexIn the context of contemporary applications, it's hard to think of an application that doesn't use a database. From mobile to web to the desktop, every modern application relies on some form of a database.
Source: ForbesUnemployment is at its lowest since 2001, yet signs point to an increasing mismatch between workers' skills and the roles employers are seeking to fill
Source: WSJA new book by the authors of 'The Second Machine Age' suggests that digital disruption is coming to the corner office
Source: FTThe recent technological advancement within artificial intelligence, the "Internet of Things", and robotics has generated significant impact on traditional businesses, causing decreasing profit margins across several sectors
Source: SeekingalphaCompanies are too reluctant to talk about the limits of AI.
Source: BloombergArtificial 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: ForbesIf you've been paying any attention it has been difficult to escape the impressive advances made by artificial intelligence (AI) over the past years.
Source: Centre for Public ImpactGenpact's new Pharmacovigilance Artificial Intelligence ("PVAI") solution promises to transform drug safety data management and reporting
Source: GenpactSince all of the libraries are open sourced, we have added commits, contributors count and other metrics from Github, which could be served as a proxy metrics for library popularity.
Source: KdnuggetsMachine learning, the field of AI that allows Alexa and Siri to parse what you say and self-driving cars to safely drive down a city street, could benefit from quantum computer-derived speedups, say researchers.
Source: IEEE Spectrum.Facebook'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 SpectrumAt Google I/O 2017 and Cloud Next 2017, we exhibited a demo called Find Your Candy, a robot arm that listens for a voice request with your preferred flavor of candy, selects and picks up a piece of candy with that particular flavor from a table, and serves it to you
Source: Google Cloud PlatformWill the ascent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning built by big data create an unstoppable inequality of innovation?
Source: The EconomistDo you ever wonder how your teammates perceive your Slack chat messages? Maybe you sound heroic! Or unpleasant. Perhaps you project harsh undertones you haven't even noticed!
Source: MediumAndrew Ng and Tong Zhang on how Artificial Intelligence is going to be like electricity, transforming every industry
Source: WSJGoogle's Ground Truth team recently announced a new deep learning model for the automatic extraction of information from geo-located image files to improve Google Maps.
Source: InfoqNet job losses and layoffs not as big as indicated earlier; analysts note that services job creation has been adjusted upwards by 1,200 in latest report
Source: Business TimesIn Amazon's warehouses, there is a beehive of activity, and robots are increasingly doing more of the work. In less than five years, they will load self-driving trucks that transport goods to local distribution centers where drones will make last-mile deliveries. (Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)
Source: santafenewmexicanScientists crunching numbers on infant deaths in the US are using data-analysis algorithms to try and find new ways to reduce the number of babies lost to SIDS each year, with Microsoft contributing free cloud hosting and software tools for their work.
Source: The StarMake in India, Digital India, Startup India and the Smart Cities project were all aimed at creating jobs for the country's youth, but the government has failed to deliver on that promise.
Source: The WireI was a teenager when I first visited the mansion-turned-art-museum on New York's Upper East Side.
Source: America MagazineSome people have relied on "common sense" to brand an entire religion as dangerous-but rigorous analysis proves they're wrong
Source: Scientific AmericanSINGAPORE'S resident unemployment rates for most age and education groups were higher in the first quarter of this year compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Tuesday.
Source: Business TimesThink beyond the nosy neighbour to the corporations that want to utilise minutia of your life to sell products that you may or may not need. Corporations have always been interested in understanding consumer behaviour and been collecting data about users using their products or service.
Source: The HinduFacebook says its machines are getting more and more human.
Source: RecodeToday, Big Data gives us unprecedented insights and opportunities across all industries from healthcare to financial to manufacturing and more. But, it also raises concerns and questions that must be addressed.
Source: ForbesWhat's the one thing that makes a great data leader?
Source: Data-informedData Scientists are in big demand! We review career pathways, relevant data science skills, and how you can learn them at no cost.
Source: KDnuggetsExplore why employee-centric cultures help companies achieve their business goals.
Source: IncThe 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: ElectronicDesignMy company wouldn't have ever gotten off the ground if I hadn't taken a serious leap of faith.
Source: IncSpring. Rejuvenation. Rebirth. Everything's blooming. And, of course, people want free ebooks. With that in mind, here's a list of 10 free machine learning and data science titles to get your spring reading started right.
Source: KDnuggetsFrom gaining the right skills to acing your first interview, these resources can help put you on the right track
Source: PCworldBurtch Works details the top 9 data science skills that potential data scientists must have to be competitive in this growing marketplace from the perspective of a recruiter.
Source: KDnuggetsWhen the going gets tough, true leaders take action.
Source: IncIn a major restructuring, Time Inc. is eliminating about 300 jobs in the U.S. and abroad, as the country's largest magazine publisher sharpens its focus on digital media and video opportunities.
Source: WSJCompositions created using database of well-known pop, classical and jazz artists
Source: GATechTech is one of the hottest industries out there.
Source: Business InsiderIt won't be long before "skilled in machine learning" becomes the new "proficient in Excel" as a standard bullet point on your resume.
Source: QZGraduating from college is like jumping off a plane with no parachute. Nobody teaches you how to fly as you fall.
Source: ForbesWhat are the top 5 skills needed to become a data scientist? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Source: ForbesAs an aspiring eCommerce marketing manager, you will have to be prepared to take responsibility for a number of eCommerce channels and to work cross-functionally with teams across your organization to achieve top line revenue goals.
Source: ForbesA Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Lew Cirne, Founder and CEO, New Relic.
Source: ForbesCan 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: CMSwireArtificial intelligence and deep learning are increasingly becoming key drivers for the challenges of the automated cars of tomorrow, from high performing perception sensors for vehicle context understanding to advanced automated driving functions in complex environments, smart interaction with users and learning capabilities through connected cars.
Source: ValeoData 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 AsiaMachine learning and image recognition companies often require loads of data in order to fine tune their software to work well.
Source: WSJAs data analytics matures from a science into a technology, companies are shifting their focus toward making products out of the advanced models generated by their data science organizations.
Source: A silicon ANGLEInterview: Tom Smith, managing director of the new body in the Office of National Statistics, says it can do a lot to support policy makers in understanding complex issues
Source: ukauthoritySridhar Vembu went into business with a friend and his brothers during the first dotcom boom and carved out a niche selling software to telecom companies such as Lucent and Nortel.
Source: ForbesDrew Houston founded Dropbox when he was 24. About 10 years later, the file-sharing service has more than 500 million users, generates $1 billion-plus in annualized revenue, and was valued at about $10 billion in 2014.
Source: Business InsiderArtificial 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: HTA working definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the "theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.
Source: DHAttribution technology still has a long way to go, but hopefully these technologies make that journey quicker.
Source: IncWhatever you hope for in 2017, you'll need to dig deep for strength, courage, and resilience. These books will help you achieve this.
Source: HOB TeamThe 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: ZDnetBenevolent is one of five private AI companies that has reached a valuation of more than $1bn, according to CB Insights
Source: Independent.co.ukThe 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: IPwatchdogYour next doctor could very well be a bot. And bots, or automated programs, are likely to play a key role in finding cures for some of the most difficult-to-treat diseases and conditions.
Source: phys.orgDuring the past few years, deep learning has revolutionized nearly every field it has been applied to, resulting in the greatest leap in performance in the history of computer science.
Source: ForbesGoogle's proud of its track record in protecting more than one billion Android phones and tablets from malevolent hackers.
Source: ForbesData 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 InformedAdvance from building a first program to building a neural network.
Source: OpensourceMachine Learning applications include evaluation of driver condition or driving scenario classification through data fusion from different external and internal sensors. We examine different algorithms used for self-driving cars.
Source: KDnuggetsFacebook has a huge amount of data that is available for you to explore, you can do many things with this data. I will be sharing my experience with you on how you can use the Facebook Graph API for analysis with Python.
Source: KDnuggetsMessaging applications are now taking over, as more consumers are using them for personal conversations.
Source: Entrepreneur IndiaSo you've decided you're ready to take the plunge, quit your job, and get your own company up and running. You have an amazing ">business idea you are ready to launch.
Source: EntrepreneurIs it possible to be a high-standards, results-driven leader while at the same time building an engaged, fun-to-work-with team?
Source: HBRGoogle's brain team is open sourcing Tensor2Tensor, a new deep learning library designed to help researchers replicate results from recent papers in the field and push the boundaries of what's possible by trying new combinations of models, datasets and other parameters.
Source: TCLooking for a new job is getting easier. Google today launched a new jobs search feature right on its search result pages that lets you search for jobs across virtually all of the major online job boards like LinkedIn, Monster, WayUp, DirectEmployers, CareerBuilder and Facebook and others.
Source: TCIncrease in the number of jobs available in analytics is nearly twice that of the previous year, according to the Analytics & Data Science India Jobs Study 2017.
Source: NDTVFabulyst 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: VCCThese and many other insights are from the Salesforce Fourth Annual State of Marketing - Marketing Embraces the AI Revolution published last week.
Source: ForbesLeaders sometimes ask questions that get in the way of solving the problem that really matters to them. We can learn a lot from a real-life example of two business titans.
Source: ForbesBusinesses that successfully apply artificial intelligence (AI) could increase profitability by an average of 38 percent by 2035, according to a new report from Accenture.
Source: AccentureAdvances in artificial intelligence and deep learning have changed our lives. We are already using it even without realizing it: AI helps to power Google's search engine, Tesla's self-driving cars, Apple's voice assistant, and Amazon's shopping recommendations.
Source: VBCompany launches networking architecture that can leverage machine learning, with focus on subscription pricing
Source: Marekt WatchYou can speed up AI training without having to use a supercomputer.
Source: HOB TeamMongoDB is hosting its annual developer conference in Chicago this week and no good developer conference would be complete without a few product launches.
Source: cloud,developer,enterprise,tc,mongodb,databases,developersAs one of the three intellects who shaped the deep learning that now dominates artificial intelligence, he has been catapulted to stardom.
Source: WiredOne of the best innovation stories I've ever heard came to me from a senior executive at a leading tech firm.
Source: HBRWHAT IS THE STATE OF SMART GOVERNMENT AND SMART CITIES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION?
Source: FreebalanceIndian companies and start-ups are focusing on developing conversational bots, speech recognition tools, intelligent digital assistants and conversational services to be built over social media channels.
Source: DQTesla Inc. has hired a Stanford University computer scientist specializing in artificial intelligence and deep learning to lead its efforts around driverless cars.
Source: MarketwatchHarvard will offer a Master of Science (SM) degree in Data Science beginning in fall of 2018. The new degree, under the joint academic leadership of the faculties of Computer Science in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and of Statistics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), will train students in the rapidly growing field of data science.
Source: HBRDeepMind's Streams app will help doctors and nurses access patient's medical data
Source: ThevergeArtificial intelligence could set off a third world war, but humans will win the battle, according to Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
Source: CNBCUS- and Bangalore-based Julia Computing, a provider of open source language for data science and machine learning, has received $4.6 million (Rs 30 crore) in seed funding from US-based investment firms General Catalyst and Founder Collective.
Source: VCCGoing through airport security is a universally painful experience. And despite being slow and invasive, the TSA doesn't have a great record at catching threats.
Source: TCData Science is a comparatively new domain which most of us is not thorough with, agreed?
Source: AirctoInfosys CEO Vishal Sikka refutes the general impression that Indian IT industry's outsourcing business is dependent on H-1B visa, rules on which are being tightened by US President Donald Trump
Source: LivemintBusiness dynamics are evolving with every passing second. There is no doubt that the competition in todayâ??s business world is much more intense than it was a decade ago.
Source: Scientific AmericanBanks have long been forced to the front lines of cybersecurity and at the 2017 Borderless Cyber event, the CISO of Wells Fargo explained how to pick your battles.
Source: Tech RepublicIDE stands for Integrated Development Environment. It's a coding tool which allows you to write, test and debug your code in an easier way, as they typically offer code completion or code insight by highlighting, resource management, debugging tools
Source: DatacampAI is defined by many terms that crop up everywhere and are often used interchangeably. Read through to better know the difference between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.
Source: EdgylabsWhat worries you about the coming world of artificial intelligence?
Source: NY TimesAugment your skills, learn to work with machines
Source: MintA.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 is requiring users of its Google Talk messaging service in Gmail to switch to Hangouts after Monday.
Source: Business InsiderArtificial intelligence is being used to improve banking, marketing, the legal field - and now to find which one of the more than 30,000 strains of medical marijuana is best for you.
Source: CNBCAt the annual Futiju Forum, held in Tokyo recently, technology-largely artificial intelligence (AI) including machine learning-was at the centre of all innovation, with the aim of helping solve everyday problems.
Source: Financial ExpressWhat kind of business would you start if someone suddenly handed you $100,000?
Source: Business InsiderMoore's law famously declared that the processing power of microchips will grow exponentially. What today's keyboard warriors will find is that human brainpower and waking hours do not. As computers replace calculators, our tools become more capable, yet from society to software, can our very physical forms possibly keep up?
Source: ForbesLast 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
Source: ForbesStart with y. Concentrate on formalizing the predictive problem, building the workflow, and turning it into production rather than optimizing your predictive model. Once the former is done, the latter is easy.
Source: mediumGoogle 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 VergeLast month, Sudhakar Choudhari took the company bus as usual from his one-bedroom apartment to the suburban offices of Tech Mahindra, a major employer of workers in India that powers the global technology machine behind the scenes. Then a manager took him into a conference room and asked him to resign.
Source: ETHere are the five most popular bots this past week, as they appear on Botlist: Beam, Magic 8 Bot, Nonstop Chuck Norris, AeroBot, and Diply.
Source: VentureBeatCERN 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: FuturismTech giant IBM is looking at engaging with developers in India in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) to help them hone their skills for new technology trends.
Source: Zee NewsOver the last few months I've had the opportunity to talk to a lot of decision-makers about artificial intelligence in general and machine learning in particular.
Source: TalendYou 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: NanalyzeA guide to seeing the wood for the decision trees
Source: The RegisterChina and the United States dominate the world of artificial-intelligence research. Microsoft, IBM, and Google are the leading companies.
Source: HOB TeamFor years, researchers have been trying to figure out how the human brain organizes language - what happens in the brain when a person is presented with a word or an image.
Source: The Next PlatformWhether 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: QZNew building in White City shows increased commitment to IT, and the UK, after merger with Italy's Yoox
Source: TheguardianImagine 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 InsiderWhether in the brain or in code, neural networks are shaping up to be one of the most critical areas of research in both neuroscience and computer science.
Source: The Next Platform"Everything we love about civilization is a product of intelligence, so amplifying our human intelligence with artificial intelligence has the potential of helping civilization flourish like never before - as long as we manage to keep the technology beneficial."
Source: Future of LifeFacebook M, the company's AI-powered assistant that lives inside Messenger, was launched widely back in April, giving suggestions to users based on the context of their conversations. Today, M is getting a bit smarter and more socially capable.
Source: TCOne of the trends presented at the beginning of this year that will dominate the near future for mobile development and for mobile marketing is without doubt the expansion of chatbots.
Source: Traffic HabitsFor the best career advice, take a lesson from these self-made billionaires.
Source: EntrepreneurI am more optimistic now than ever that natural language chatbots will succeed.
Source: Chatbots news dailyVR and AR are not just for games. It offers consumers a new way to engage with your brand. Why should you care and how can you start?
Source: Venture beatFor a brief moment earlier this week, PC gamers looking to upgrade their rigs with the latest video cards from AMD or Nvidia felt some hope.
Source: Venture BeatUse a commuter benefits card to take UberPOOL? You might have noticed you have a much longer wait time to get a ride than those using just a regular credit card.
Source: Tech CrunchMaximizing sales and profitability in this competitive world of automobile industry sales is being driven more by customer service
Source: Chatbot News DailyBy dispelling the myths surrounding this emerging technology, businesses will be able to realize its true potential.
Source: IT ProportalEric 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: FuturismGoogle's DeepMind team has developed a way for their AI to be able to create images from sentences. The more detailed the sentence, the more detailed the resulting image will be.
Source: FuturismFind out more about one of the biggest commercial opportunities in today's fast-changing economy.
Source: PWC.co.ukWhere on the continuum from a total-loss-of-jobs disaster to a minimum effect is the imminent implementation of AI taking us?
Source: Chatbot News DailyRecently, my colleague looked at how healthcare analytics has changed over the past 10 years. Now, let's look at the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Source: Streamline HealthZombies 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: FuturismWith SmartAI, Datameer is addressing the last mile in putting machine learning to work in business intelligence.
Source: ZDnetGoogle is going public with its internal startup incubator, Area 120.
Source: Business InsiderArtificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly influential in peoples' lives, but their inner workings are often opaque. We examine why, and explore what's being done about it.
Source: ZDnetAI enables computer systems to perform tasks which normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.
Source: HOB TeamOn 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: MasterofcodeMachines capable of carrying out tasks normally reserved for humans will boost global GDP by as much as 14 percent by 2030, according to PwC.
Source: InvestopediaWhen I started my business, I chose to make my mark by taking an imaginative approach in an industry where traditional communication strategies were the norm. In the earlier days, we did this by using video as a means to pitch. Nowadays, we call that content creation.
Source: ForbesScientists are looking at how the brain processes information, and how that can be used in AI
Source: CBCOne of the greatest challenges facing artificial intelligence development is understanding the human brain and figuring out how to mimic it.
Source: ACSRetail investors do not always have adequate time to research opportunities for making money. Fortunately, the rise of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) is helping individual investors make more informed investment choices.
Source: InvestopediaThe workflow of the AI researcher has been quite different from the workflow of the software developer. Peter Norvig explores how the two can come together.
Source: OreillyAccording to Business Insider, 80% of companies want to use chatbots by 2020. And why wouldn't they? Customers want to use some best chatbot to experience 24/7 support
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 TeamDr. Karim Galil was tired. He was tired of losing patients to cancer. He was tired of messy medical records. And he was tired of trying to stay on top of the avalanche of clinical trials touting one solution or another.
Source: TCThe world's leading drug companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve the hit-and-miss business of finding new medicines, with GlaxoSmithKline unveiling a new $43 million deal in the field on Sunday.
Source: ReutersAfter over half a century of fictitious media narratives about machines with goals ranging from planetary genocide to human instrumentality, the technology behind the concept of artificial intelligence is constantly over and underestimated in terms of its potential to disrupt the way human beings work, communicate, and live. AI has been here since at least the 90's, under a host of different names and fields.
Source: Chatbot News DailyThe latest developments in the rapidly progressing world of communications technology, you may have heard a lot about chatbots lately.
Source: Chatbot News DailyUsers want to chat with a bot about anything and get an answer to each question immediately. The AI chatbot is a great way to satisfy such informational craving. What makes a bot intelligent?
Source: Chatbot News DailyStephen Hawking had warned a few years ago that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could spell the end of human race, a threat echoed by Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, Bill Gates, and many others.
Source: The CitizenWhile some digital marketers are still discovering the power of social media, those who are on the cutting edge of technological progress are raising awareness about chatbots and how to build a bot.
Source: MasterofcodeAt their recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in Tianjan, China made clear its plan to invest heavily in AI and automation technologies in the next 10 to 15 years.
Source: WallstreetnewscastOn 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: Masterofcode"Enough is enough," said Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street after the London Bridge attack last month. "When it comes to taking on extremism and terrorism, things need to change." And one of those things was the behaviour of internet firms, which should not allow extremism a place to breed.
Source: theguardianArtificial 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: AdnewsNatural language processing (NLP) is a field of computer science, artificial intelligence and computational linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, and, in particular, concerned with programming computers to fruitfully process large natural language corpora.
Source: MedgadgetMicrosoft is poised to layoff thousands of employees worldwide in a move to reorganize its salesforce.
Source: TCBig Data analytics sector in India is expected to witness eight-fold growth by 2025 - from the current $2 billion to reach $16 billion, say industry experts.
Source: NDTVCoding languages go in and out of fashion as new languages emerge and established languages become obsolete. Software developers need to keep up with these trends to remain employable and capable of creating cutting-edge software.
Source: MasterofcodeIf you are a typical CEO, a discussion about cybersecurity probably makes you a bit tense. It's a deeply technical topic, the risks are varied and difficult to quantify, and there are many vendors and experts continuously beating the drum that you are not doing enough or that your organization may be open to catastrophic attack.
Source: ForbesiZettle, the fast-growing Swedish payment terminal company, is signing 1,000 new businesses a day and seeing huge traction in the UK.
Source: Business InsiderCogobuy Group ("Cogobuy" or the "Company", stock code: 400.HK; with its subsidiaries (the ''Group'')), the largest e-commerce platform serving the electronics manufacturing industry in China, is pleased to announce IngDan Labs, its research unit, has launched an open Artificial Intelligence ("AI") platform.
Source: PR NewswireThe UK's data protection watchdog has ruled that a deal between DeepMind and an NHS trust "failed to comply with data protection law."
Source: Business InsiderThe internet is overflowing with tips on how to hack your health. From increasing cognitive function by drinking butter-spiked coffee to tracking sleep, stress, and activity levels with increasingly sophisticated fitness wearables, ours is a culture obsessed with optimizing performance.
Source: VBAs the chatbot world continues to expand, we in the tech industry face some critical questions. How will we measure success? And how do we ensure our approach to development drives successful outcomes?
Source: VBThe voicebot ecosystem is growing immensely - and amazing opportunities abound. Reading a recent post by Alon Bonder, and realizing the main subject of conversation for product managers, startups, and developers is voice-tech, I figured out some points to help you focus on building the right product for what's coming next.
Source: VBAI 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 TeamIf you've been following the headlines in the world of AI, you might be fooled into thinking that corporations are doubling down, rather than withdrawing, from pure research.
Source: TCEssential lessons from the founders of WeWork, ClassPass, Hint and Quest
Source: IncSince February I have been working on a video course with Packt Publishing, and the course is now published.
Source: NTguardian'We won't waste time on treatments that won't work, so the patient should get pregnant quicker,' says clinic director.
Source: IndependentNASA's Frontier Development Lab (FDL), a public-private research institute operated jointly by the space agency's Ames Research Center and the SETI Institute, announced it will use artificial intelligence to study methods of protecting the Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids and comets.
Source: The Space ReporterThe influence and impact of machine learning can be seen in everything from our morning coffee orders to the online banking apps we use.
Source: DatanamiImagine a world ruled by robots, where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to wield commercial influence and drive our daily decisions.
Source: Venture BurnThe Tata patriarch also highlighted that group companies will have to reinvent themselves to the changing times even as new-age intelligence of the future would in some way replicate human thinking.
Source: MoneycontrolMicrosoft reorganizes its sales and marketing operations in a bid to woo more customers in areas like artificial intelligence and the cloud
Source: LivemintArtificial Intelligence is set to disrupt every industry vertical. While scenarios like self-driving cars and cancer diagnosis instantly get our attention, more common areas such as IT operations and DevOps are also impacted by AI.
Source: ForbesThe cyberthreat landscape evolves at breakneck speed. While cybercriminals are able to compromise a system in hours or minutes, the reaction of companies usually takes months or even years.
Source: PandasecurityThe Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust gave Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence program data on 1.6 million patients without proper consent, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found.
Source: PC MagMaybe we're headed for a robo-pocalpse, but let's deal with these other problems first, eh?
Source: The RegisterAlthough it was bought by Google in 2014, AI firm DeepMind has always been true to its British roots - expanding its offices in London, working closely with UK institutions like the NHS, and even teaching in the country's universities.
Source: The VergeA new report by PwC predicts a 14% growth in global GDP by 2030(equivalent to $15.7 trillion), supporting about 10% GDP growth in UK (equivalent to $232 billion), with Artificial Intelligence as the catalyst.
Source: HOB TeamOn the vast landscape of technological innovation, it's hard to argue there's any field more inherently fascinating than artificial intelligence. Between areas like automated speech, sophisticated web searches and even the robotic brains behind self-driving vehicles, the process of teaching machines to learn is an exploding growth arena.
Source: TNWIndustry experts explain how AI will change the way we work.
Source: EntrepreneurChina's search giant Baidu has made another acquisition to continue its push into artificial intelligence, and specifically to help it carve out a place for itself as a platform for developers who want to create chatbots and other services based on natural language technology.
Source: TCIf 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: AndroidauthorityWill the age of artificial intelligence bring human augmentation or human redundancy?
Source: EntrepreneurMachine learning needs techniques to prevent adversarial use, along with better data protection and management.
Source: Semi EngineeringIn the next decade, your job as it's currently described might not even exist. Sound scary? What if I told you it's a good thing?
Source: EntrepreneurWhat does it take to compete in a global arena in which retail and cloud are increasingly intertwined? Domain-specific data science and machine learning for the masses, according to Alibaba.
Source: ZDnetA lot of people reach out to me. They needs jobs. But they are asking about school.
Source: ForbesA new major ransomware attack unleashed with full force last Wednesday. The attack was initially thought to have spread solely in Europe and Asia, but earlier today we received confirmations that businesses and individuals based in North America and Australia have been affected too.
Source: PandasecurityWorldwide spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems is predicted to increase 59.3% year-over-year to reach $12.5 billion by the end of 2017, according to an International Data Corporation (IDC) spending guide.
Source: MediapostYou can't protect everything equally...we have to find a way to control only what matters." With these words, Earl Perkins, research vice president at Gartner, struck upon the main security challenge currently facing businesses and governments.
Source: PandasecurityDataScience.com customers can now benefit from The Data Incubator's comprehensive data science training in the DataScience.com Platform.
Source: Global NewswireMost industries are struggling to find data science expertise, but Wall Street especially has particularly keen to hire in this area. Data has always been a big part of the finance industry, and over the last few years, top financial services firms have ramped up their spending, investing millions of dollars to recruit and train data scientists.
Source: Efinancial CareerAI, 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: HuffingtonpostMachine learning is the next big thing, proclaimed by the industry experts and it has started enabling different industries grow their revenue.
Source: HOB TeamWhat if I tell you there exists a library called MLBox , which does most of the heavy lifting in machine learning for you in minimal lines of code? From missing value imputation to feature engineering using state-of-the-art Entity Embeddings for categorical features, MLBox has it all.
Source: Analytics VidhyaCoronary heart disease is the world's biggest killer, responsible for nearly 9 million deaths worldwide and diagnosed in 12 million to 13 million Americans each year. Personalized medical technology company HeartFlow uses GPU-accelerated deep learning to find a better solution.
Source: NVidiaThere is no typecast for savvy AI businesses. They come in all sizes and represent an ever broadening swath of industry. Simply put, the era of artificial intelligence is remaking business as we know it.
Source: NVidiaWhat a chatbot is now is much greater than before and the evolution is accelerating.
Source: EntrepreneurAs customers become accustomed to AI-powered solutions, they'll expect the same from their local businesses.
Source: EntrepreneurWant to overcome some of the hurdles of starting a business? These tips will help you reach the finish line faster.
Source: EntrepreneurThe U.S. jobs market added 222,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department announced on Friday, well above expectations and good news for the Trump administration, which has sought to keep focus on the economy.
Source: THE HILLYour 20s are meant for hustling. Millennials and Gen Zers have an amazing opportunity at their fingertips. While our parents' generation had to put in the time and work their way up the corporate ladder, the iGeneration and Net Generation have a quicker (and more fun!) alternative. Since we grew up with technology, we have a competitive advantage to build brands that rely on digital marketing and technology.
Source: EntrepreneurWhat it takes to succeed as a young founder in a manner that makes a difference and attracts people to your vision.
Source: EntrepreneurPerfect is the enemy of good. Your innovative concepts are worthless if you can't implement your vision.
Source: EntrepreneurComing soon: 61st World Statistics Congress Marrakech, TDWI Anaheim, ICML Sydney, KDD-2017 Halifax, JupyterCon NYC, Big Data Innovation Summit Boston, and many more.
Source: KDnuggetsBest Courses for Bot Development - How to Make a Facebook Messenger Chat Bot in 1hr. You will Learn How to Build a ChatBot for Facebook Messenger in 1 hour! You will learn by building 2 bots for Facebook Messenger: a parrot bot and a bot for your favorite football team.
Source: ChatbotslifeMcKinsey 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: ForbesA vision is meaningless until other people come to see what you see.
Source: EntrepreneurToday, even as automation is prevalent across industries, we have quickly moved to the age of robotics and artificial intelligence
Source: LivemintTake a deep breath. Robots are NOT going to replace all human accountants or bookkeepers (at least not anytime soon).
Source: ForbesAccepting that you'll never have "everything" done is just as important as weeding out your time-wasting habits.
Source: EntrepreneurWhat size do big things start? Small Machine learning (ML) may well be The Next Big Thing, but it has yet to register in mainstream enterprise adoption. While breathless prognosticators proclaim 50 per cent of organisations lining up to magically transform themselves in 2017 with ML, more canny observers put the number closer to 15 per cent. And that's being generous.
Source: TheregisterGoogle's plans a big research project aimed at making artificial intelligence more useful. The search giant debuted an initiative on Monday that brings together various Google researchers to study how people interact with software powered by AI technologies like machine learning.
Source: FortuneArtificial intelligence, or AI, is a real and growing part of our lives. From voice-controlled assistants to online ordering to self driving cars in development, AI is the brains behind computer software. As it improves computers, making them faster and smarter, is this technology a threat?
Source: CNBCAI 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: FuturismThis year was a big one for me. My income quadrupled, my workload decreased and business expanded faster than I could have imagined. How? Simple: Intentional productivity.
Source: EntrepreneurScientists 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: FuturismBut AI as of today is far from perfect: You'll have to stick with this technology for more than the first few rounds.
Source: EntrepreneurSeeking competitive advantage through IT is a game Tata Capital is playing only too well
Source: economic timesThere is a lot of excitement and some confusion across the ad industry around machine learning, and for good reason. The availability of cheap storage and processing has made sophisticated machine learning available to a much wider range of industries than what was available even five years ago. The media business has seen machine-learning solutions find homes in a wide variety of applications, from predicting how likely a user will click on an ad to classifying users in lookalike models and optimizing campaign delivery.
Source: AdexchangerThis course created by Data Weekends, Jose Portilla, and Francesco Mosconi is designed to provide a complete introduction to Deep Learning. It is aimed at beginners and intermediate programmers and data scientists who are familiar with Python and want to understand and apply Deep Learning techniques to a variety of problems.
Source: MediumMicrosoft has created a new research lab with a focus on developing general-purpose artificial intelligence technology, the company revealed today. The lab will be located at Microsoft's Redmond HQ, and will include a team of more than 100 scientists working on AI, from areas including natural language processing, learning and perception systems.
Source: TCThe expectations over artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming too inflated. AI will indeed change everything, but not any time soon.
Source: Network WorldHard work can pay off -- if you know how to seize the right moments. Every entrepreneur has the moment -- that time when hard work finally pays off, when a long-desired opportunity presents itself and the entrepreneur has to decide how to react.
Source: Entrepreneur19-year-old Chinese Go prodigy Ke Jie just shared a remarkable lesson: Sometimes you win, even when you think you lost.
Source: IncArtificial intelligence is fast becoming the next major battlefield between Silicon Valley's biggest companies, and Microsoft is putting its troops in formation.
Source: Business InsiderYou've probably heard of artificial intelligence by now. It's the technology powering Siri, driverless cars, and that creepy Facebook feature that automatically tags your friends when you upload photos.
Source: Business InsiderCan you imagine watching 20,000 videos, 16 minutes apiece, of fruit flies walking, grooming, and chasing mates? Fortunately, you don't have to, because scientists have designed a computer program that can do it faster.
Source: Science MagThis week a report by PwC found that artificial intelligence could add as much as $15.7 trillion - around same as the combined output of China and India - to the global economy by 2030.
Source: ForbesDozens of internet companies are participating in an online protest on Wednesday in support of the Federal Communication Commission's seemingly-doomed net-neutrality rules.
Source: Business InsiderThe company is looking to improve the way AI and humans get along, but it says we should think differently about how we ask machines to explain themselves.
Source: MITIt's a fascinating time in India and all major organizations in the country and the world are watching what's happening closely while tracking the ecosystem.
Source: LiveMintLast week I attended Supercharged: Marketers and Machines, a day packed with discussion about the rise of AI. With an impressive speaker list from both agency and client sides, here's my roundup of 3 of the day's hottest topics.
Source: OrmlondonThe use of chatbot technology is making it possible to cut medical costs while improving results.
Source: EntrepreneurIn the early days of graphical user interfaces, people had to invent scroll bars and menus. What is the scroll bar of AI? We dont know yet.
Source: fastcodesignMusk said the first step is for the government to get a better understanding of the fast-moving achievements in developing artificial intelligence technology.
Source: HOBSiddhartha Dalal got his introduction to probabilistic analysis in the wake of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Source: SiliconangleArtificial 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: FobesRobots that serve dinner, self-driving cars and drone-taxis could be fun and hugely profitable. But don't hold your breath. They are likely much further off than the hype suggests.
Source: ZerohedgeWe'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: ScrollMachine learning with Big Data is, in many ways, different than "regular" machine learning. This informative image is helpful in identifying the steps in machine learning with Big Data, and how they fit together into a process of their own.
Source: KDnuggetsEnterprise chatbots solutions are changing the way we communicate and interact. While enterprise chatbots have been on center stage for quite some time, a new wave of AI-assisted services is being introduced, changing the way we communicate, undertake tasks, work, and browse the internet, among other things. There has been a revolutionary change in how we interact with our electronic devices and these come in the form of voice-activated chatbots.
Source: EntrepreneurPatience in long-term investing is one lesson. Investing in what you understand is another -- the reason Buffett steers clear of tech.
Source: EntrepreneurArtificial Intelligence will have a profound impact on the IT industry. The Machine Learning algorithms and models that bring AI to the forefront get only better with data. If these algorithms can learn from existing medical reports, and help doctors with diagnosis, the same can be used to improve IT operations.
Source: ForbesYes, most faculty, graduate students, and a lot of engineering teams in industry have already abandoned everything else and shifted to deep learning. Most new graduate students in applied areas such as computer vision that I meet, know nothing about probabilistic graphical models for instance, and their proposed solution to any problem is a CNN/LSTM/GAN.
Source: KDnuggetsWant to be a data scientist? Third-level institutions and full-time education aren't the only way you can learn essential data science skills.
Source: SiliconrepublicThe 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: TechtargetRight now, many data science jobs require a Ph.D. Here's how companies can help employees who lack advanced degrees get on this career track.
Source: TechrepublicSo, 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: EconsultancyApple just launched a blog focused on machine learning research papers and sharing the company's findings. The Apple Machine Learning Journal is a bit empty right now as the company only shared one post about turning synthetic images into realistic ones in order to train neural networks.
Source: TCParliament wants experts to weigh in on how to brace for Artificial intelligence's impact. The United Kingdom's government has some questions about artificial intelligence.
Source: CnetWhen Elon Musk told U.S. governors on Saturday that artificial intelligence (AI) is mankind's biggest threat, the warning didn't fall on deaf ears. At least AI researchers caught it. Now they're saying Musk is being overly cautious about AI. But is he?
Source: FuturismIf you have been wondering when machines will overtake people, they already have. Bots now account for more than half of the world internet traffic.
Source: SiliconrepublicFashion and electronics are the two top categories users are browsing on eBay's Shopbot, according to the e-commerce companies latest insights.
Source: ForbesDigital marketers can well frame a strategy based on this analysis of the pinpointed audiences from different domains. AI or Artificial Intelligence is an attempt by the human mind to make machine function like a human brain with predictive analysis.
Source: EntrepreneurReplyYes has been accepted into the Disney Accelerators 2017 class to continue building out its chat commerce platform that allows retailers to sell products to customers via text message.
Source: GeekWireInterpreting data is a hard job, especially when you need answers on the fly.Tune, the Seattle-based marketing technology company, is hoping to make quick data queries easier for marketers with its new tunebot
Source: GeekWireResearchers from Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) have created AI models, or what they call dialog agents, that can negotiate.
Source: CnetAfter warning that "AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization," the appearance of fully-automated 'robot-killers' brought Elon Musk's apocalyptic vision even close.
Source: zerohedgeCompany also confirms it is working on subscription feature allowing publishers to charge for access to articles
Source: WSJIoT can enable collecting useful information which can then be used to identify and eliminate the inefficiencies in the system
Source: EntrepreneurAfter 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 CrunchNew technologies are poised to sweep through investment banks, relieving many rank-and-file employees of roughly a third of their current workload, according to McKinsey.
Source: straitstimesEver eaten a dish you didn`t know them name of and wished you had the recipe so you could recreate it at home? Soon you might only need a picture of it.
Source: newscientistArtificial intelligence-driven technology revolution is expected to impact all sectors. Some firms have already deployed AI solutions and are reaping the benefits
Source: LivemintArtificial intelligence (AI) enables Siri to recognise your question, Google to correct your spelling, and tools such as Kinect to track you as you move around the room.
Source: TheconversationFor 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: HBRIn their HBR Big Idea feature, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue that AI and machine learning will soon become "general-purpose technologies," as significant as electricity or the internal combustion engine. They represent a landmark change in our technical capabilities and will power the next wave of economic growth.
Source: HBRNPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with James Vlahos about his article in Wired. He wrote about creating a chatbot that allows him to "communicate" with his father who died of cancer.
Source: NPRIt always starts off glamorous. Then reality hits you in the face. The first year is always the hardest. The first year of trying to get back into shape. The first year of learning a language. The first year of learning a new skill.
Source: IncOne of the major reasons why chatbots fail is their inability to understand the context. They simply don't get it if someone is being sarcastic.
Source: EntrepreneurZo was Tays second chance, but Microsofts replacement bot is now attacking its creator
Source: geeks districtKaspersky Lab has detected NukeBot a new malware which has been designed to steal the credentials of online banking customers. Earlier versions of the Trojan were known to the security industry as TinyNuke, but lacked the features necessary to launch attacks.
Source: CIOLThe 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 ReviewChatbot 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.
Source: VCCircleMotivated by the threat fake news poses to national security, Texas professors are teaming up to write code for detecting false claims lurking on the internet.
Source: csmonitorSince the bot can almost completely replicate what the human has been doing, its automated script can replace the human
Source: LivemintRussia's Internet giant Yandex has launched CatBoost, an open source machine learning service. The algorithm has already been integrated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research to analyze data from the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most sophisticated experimental facility.
Source: RBTHImagine you are preparing for a business trip. Instead of searching furiously for the email with the exact departure time buried in your inbox, and then looking up the weather at your destination, you simply say
Source: ForbesWhat should people new to the field know about adversarial machine learning? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Source: ForbesIf 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: ForbesSo you have developed some base skills in programming, data visualization, data manipulation etc... And are looking for ways to apply those skills and build a data science portfolio?
Source: DatacampCleo, the London-based fintech startup that offers an AI-powered chatbot to help you manage your finances, has closed 2 million pound in further funding, adding to an impressive list of backers that already includes Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom.
Source: Tech CrunchTHE JURY IS IN: Bots played a huge role in promoting the spread of misinformation and disinformation during and following the 2016 campaign season. A just-released study from a group of scholars at Indiana University in Bloomington
Source: cjr.orgUnilever, the consumer products giant that was ranked No. 1 for marketing effectiveness this year, and ad agency M&C Saatchi Shop created a chatbot for the Simple brand of skincare products, Little Black Book reported. "Bella the Bot" was developed in partnership with Superdrug stores
Source: mobilemarketerAn online poll on the news portal www.independent.com.mt asking people to give their preference as to who should be the next leader of the Nationalist Party was manipulated during the night between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
Source: independentAnyone who watched IBMs Watson defeat 74-game Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings will know that artificial intelligence (AI) has the capability to transform all aspects of our lives. And corporate travel is no exception.
Source: Financial PostThe impact of AI technology has the potential to be so great that many prefer not to wait and learn from mistakes.
Source: HuffingtonpostIt looks like the two tech titans are arguing about AI's impact on humanity. Really they're protecting their personal brands.
Source: The AtlanticTech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk recently slugged it out online over the possible threat artificial intelligence might one day pose to the human race, although you could be forgiven if you don't see why this seems like a pressing question.
Source: wcfcourierLast 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: EweekArtificial Intelligence is colossally hyped these days, but the dirty little secret is that it still has a long, long way to go. Sure, A.I. systems have mastered an array of games, from chess and Go to "Jeopardy" and poker, but the technology continues to struggle in the real world. Robots fall over while opening doors, prototype driverless cars frequently need human intervention, and nobody has yet designed a machine that can read reliably at the level of a sixth grader, let alone a college student. Computers that can educate themselves - a mark of true intelligence - remain a dream.
Source: NY TimesIf you always have a caramel macchiato on Mondays, but Tuesdays call for the straight stuff, a double espresso, then Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) is ready to know every nuance of your coffee habit. There will be no coffee secrets between you, if you're a Rewards member, and Starbucks.
Source: ThestreetWe live in a world of chatbots. Chatbots improve human interaction with systems by giving a response based on the user input. This means chatbots are simple automated programs that can process simple user inputs and provide a meaningful output. But with time, chatbots evolved and now are impacting the industries around us.
Source: GeektimeWhen it comes to delivering intelligent Cloud experience, robust artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions are going to decide who is better equipped to provide enterprises with extended capabilities, says a key IBM executive.
Source: ETData science is complex. Let us help break it down for you in this bundle where you can learn everything a data scientist needs to know before jumping into it as a career.
Source: TechrepublicJuly 30 marks the United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day focused on ending the criminal exploitation of children, women and men for forced labor or sex work
Source: ScientificamericanIn 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: ForbesIndustry experts explain how teamwork and collaboration is changing.
Source: EntrepreneurFacebook has shut down two artificial intelligences that appeared to be chatting to each other in a strange language only they understood.
Source: IndependentIn June, Alibaba founder Jack Ma said AI is not only a massive threat to jobs but could also spark World War III. Because of AI, he told CNBC, in 30 years we'll work only 4 hours a day , 4 days a week. Recode founder Kara Swisher told NPR's "Here and Now" that Ma is "a hundred percent right,"
Source: Business InsiderIn downtown Tokyo, just like in most major cities, taxi drivers make an educated guess as to where they might find their next paying passenger. Years of experience have honed their prediction skills to pinpoint customers depending on location, the time of day and weather. But even with this knowledge, tracking down passengers is still a hit and miss science with many drivers saying they can cruise around for up to two hours without finding a fare.
Source: ForbesMachine 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: ForbesThe Information Technology has never had it so bad as it has since a year ago when job cuts and summary dismissals have been the order of the day. No matter which blue chip IT firm an individual works for, the jobs they are hold at risk, irrespective of seniority.
Source: FirstpostFrom Alexa and Siri to countless chatbots and automated customer support lines, computers are gradually learning to talk. The only trouble is they are still very easily confused.
Source: TechnologyreviewWith their relationship with America going cold, India's information technology (IT) giants are warming up to Europe.
Source: QuartzA new JavaScript library runs Google's TensorFlow right in the browser with GPU acceleration-a novel way to bring machine learning to the masses.
Source: InfoworldCompared to the state-of-art, DeepSense provides an estimator with far smaller tracking error on the car tracking problem, and outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms on the HHAR and biometric user identification tasks by a large margin.
Source: AcolyerLet's say you have an amazing idea for a machine learning app. It's going to be brilliant. It's going to revolutionize the world of finance, mobile advertising, or... some other world, but it's definitely going to revolutionize something. And gosh darn it, it's going to be the smartest, most learned app the world has ever seen.
Source: WebhoseWhat is machine learning in medicine? How does it differ from predictive modeling and computer-based algorithms?
Source: MedscapeArtificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic in the area of life sciences lately. With a growing number of groundbreaking AI use cases in other hi-tech industries -- ranging from self-driving cars to speech and image recognition tools to personal assistants (you know Siri, don't you?) -- players in the biopharmaceutical industry are looking toward AI to speed up drug discovery, cut R&D costs, decrease failure rates in drug trials and eventually create better medicines.
Source: ForbesArtificial intelligence is bringing changes to all aspects of the hiring process. Could it ever replace negotiation? At Innovation Congress, a recent conference about staying competitive amidst rapidly changing technology, speakers discussed how companies are using AI to screen candidates.
Source: ForbesOver 60 per cent of marketers in India believe new-age technologies are going to impact their workplace practices and consider it the next big disruptor in the industry, a new report said on Thursday.
Source: ETOptimus Prime-the software engine, not the Autobot overlord-was born in a basement under a West Elm furniture store on University Avenue in Palo Alto. Starting two years ago, a band of artificial-intelligence acolytes within Salesforce escaped the towering headquarters with the goal of crazily multiplying the impact of the machine learning models that increasingly shape our digital world-by automating the creation of those models. As shoppers checked out sofas above their heads, they built a system to do just that.
Source: WiredWell-established enterprises like retailers or manufacturing companies now have an abundance of data at their disposal. Unfortunately, merely possessing vast amounts of raw data does not lead directly to increased efficiency or the rapid development of new revenue streams. Instead, everyone must now figure out exactly how to make this data work for them.
Source: ComputerweeklyWith the sector seeing huge churn due to automation and protectionism in the western markets, industry lobby group Nasscom's president R Chandrashekhar told employees in May: Re-skill or perish.
Source: FirstpostAs 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: QuartzShould lawyers should be concerned about whether AI will replace lawyers?
Source: AbovethelawWe all know that the world is being transformed by technology, but a leading artificial intelligence expert has made a series of predictions that put these changes into harsh perspective.
Source: MirrorIn 2016, Google gave businesses the ability to build machine learning models using its cloud platform. TechRepublic's comprehensive guide explains how it works and why it matters.
Source: TechrepublicAmazon uses it. Target uses it. Google uses it. "It" is machine learning, and it's revolutionizing the way companies do business worldwide.
Source: ForbesNew Invoca capability promises language pattern recognition based on the entire call vs. keyword spotting.
Source: MartechtodayAI is a 'smart pill' CMOs can't afford not to take
Source: adweekHealthcare Natural Language Processing (NLP) Market research report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Healthcare Natural Language Processing Industry. The Report provides a basic overview of the Healthcare Natural Language Processing Market including definitions, classifications, applications and chain structure. The Healthcare Natural Language Processing Industry analysis is provided for the international market including development history, competitive landscape analysis, and major regional development status.
Source: gmaoutlookCan computers be creative? That's a question bordering on the philosophical, but artificial intelligence (AI) can certainly make music and artwork that people find pleasing. Last year, Google launched Magenta, a research project aimed at pushing the limits of what AI can do in the arts. Science spoke with Douglas Eck, the team's lead in San Francisco, California, about the past, present, and future of creative AI. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Source: SciencemagThink Zomato and you think food. And while food might be love for many, Zomato does not exactly bring wooing and love to mind. But as this interesting conversation the Zomato chat bot had with a customer proves, the app has one heck of a chat bot that knows just how to woo customers back
Source: bgr.inAs fields of research, machine learning and artificial intelligence both date back to the 50s. More than half a century later, the disciplines have graduated from the theoretical to practical, real world applications. We'll have some of the top minds in both categories to discuss the latest advances and future of AI and ML on stage and Disrupt San Francisco in just over a month.
Source: TCI have been working on three new AI projects, and am thrilled to announce the first one: deeplearning.ai, a project dedicated to disseminating AI knowledge, is launching a new sequence of Deep Learning courses on Coursera. These courses will help you master Deep Learning, apply it effectively, and build a career in AI.
Source: MediumMajor tech companies have actively reoriented themselves around AI and machine learning: Google is now "AI-first," Uber has ML running through its veins and internal AI research labs keep popping up.
Source: TCPython 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: KdnuggetsIn Rene Magritte's surrealist painting La Voix des Airs (1931), three inscrutable spheres hover in an empty blue sky above green fields. I've always wondered what these enigmatic objects really are. Do they come from outer space? Are they about to open and unleash a robot army? What strange message do they bring from their impersonal dimension?
Source: TheguardianIn the argument between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, it's hard to know which side to join. Both of them are right. Or, if you like, both of them are wrong.
Source: ABCDid you know that artificial intelligence startups continue to attract hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital investments? Or how about the fact that Harvard University recently received $28 million to build artificial intelligence as strong as the human brain?
Source: ForbesThe upcoming European General Data Protection Regulation imposes strict rules on how to handle personal data, creating a challenge for AI companies everywhere.
Source: EntrepreneurA big challenge in neuroscience is understanding how the brain encodes information. Neural networks are turning out to be great code crackers.
Source: MITLet'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: CMTBots are at a tipping point in customer care, and many large bands, including RBS and Vodafone, are already bringing AI and bots to life for millions of their customers.
Source: itproportalRussian Twitter bots and more haven`t stopped pumping out propaganda and disinformation since the election. We will look at the power and prevalence of social media bots.
Source: wburAlphabet'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: CNBCEvery researcher knows that the hardest part of writing a paper is making a killer introduction. Chatbots are no exception to this rule: everything is in the first sentence they say. In around 150 characters, their destiny is determined.
Source: chatbotslifeArtificial 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: KnowstartupCurrently, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are having an increasing impact on many aspects of daily life. I recently spoke with Interactions Dr. Michael Johnston, a veteran of speech and language technology with over 25 years of experience in the industry, to discuss the benefits of combining artificial intelligence with human understanding.
Source: CustomerthinkAt OpenAI, the artificial intelligence lab founded by Tesla's chief executive, Elon Musk, machines are teaching themselves to behave like humans. But sometimes, this goes wrong.
Source: NYTimesFacebook Inc, whose social media platform is blocked in China, authorized a local company to launch a photo-sharing application in the country in May, the New York Times reported, citing a person with knowledge of the company's plans.
Source: VCCWhile 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: VBWe've all heard the warning cries: automation will disrupt entire industries and put millions of people out of jobs. In fact, up to 45 percent of existing jobs can be automated using current technology.
Source: SingularityhubThe world now has crushed into one single roof with the newest of technology and innovations; everything seems to be so easy and basic just with one tap or touch. Earlier what could have charged you and me a hundreds of bucks is now being able to be done at minimal or no cost. That's the power of technology that has taken control over the world.
Source: HOB TeamThe 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: TelegraphThe operational research unit of the Military Intelligence Unit - the software unit of the Israeli army's J6/C4i Directorate's Lotem Unit - doesn't look like the kind of place where state-of-the art artificial intelligence is being put to work.
Source: HaaretzGlobal 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 ExpressDemand for developers with data science skills continues to grow. Here's what you need to learn to break into a career in the field.
Source: TechrepublicSoftware 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 CareerMany aspiring data scientists focus on doing Kaggle competitions as a way to build their portfolios. Kaggle is an excellent way to practice, but it should only be one of many avenues you use to work on data science projects.
Source: Dataquest(Phys.org)-Physicists have applied the ability of machine learning algorithms to learn from experience to one of the biggest challenges currently facing quantum computing: quantum error correction, which is used to design noise-tolerant quantum computing protocols.
Source: Phys OrgMars 2020 is an ambitious mission. NASA plans to gather 20 rock cores and soil samples within 1.25 Mars years, or about 28 Earth months - a task that would be impossible without artificial intelligence because the rover would waste too much time waiting for instructions.
Source: SpacenewsAmazon's head of A.I. for its AWS cloud computing outfit, Matt Wood, sits down for a talk about how the company is popularizing machine learning and related tasks, and where the technology is headed in coming years.
Source: BarronsThe words artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data visualization are everywhere right now. Both AI and ML have gained an immense role in defining the business world and have especially influenced the way we define the customer experience.
Source: CustomerthinkDemand 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 technology is becoming commonplace in political campaigns, and some even claim it was crucial in delivering Donald Trump to the White House.
Source: IndependentThe common citizen is concerned about AI taking away their jobs. This calls for broader thinking, including the evolution of industry protocols, while making sure that the public is ready for these futuristic advancements.
Source: Hindustan TimesA standout session from the third day of programming at the 2017 International Legal Technology Association Conference (ILTACON), "Where Does Blockchain Fit in Legal?," brought together a diverse panel of experts and a packed room of participants at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Source: BNAThe 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: CnetGoogle's enterprise cloud platform is starting to become a factor in business IT thanks to strong data preparation, machine learning and AI capabilities.
Source: TechtargetThis week, musical theater fans can increase their chances of scoring a ticket to "Hamilton" at face value by simply proving that they're not a bot.
Source: FuturismWe have been hearing for some time now that fake news is real as in, it exists. A lot of it. We have also been hearing that one of the major ways it spreads is fake through bots, not humans.
Source: Naked SecurityKellyOCG 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: LivemintPeople are chatting about chatbots. They are the new shiny toys of digital media and have everyone scratching their heads, wondering how they can incorporate this new technology into their own marketing strategy
Source: socialbakersBots and AI are disrupting virtually every industry vertical. One of the most impacted will be ecommerce. As bots do the shopping for humans, many old assumptions will crumble leaving massive disruption in its wake.
Source: FinteknewsSo you are considering changing jobs and quietly make a couple of changes to your LinkedIn profile to ensure it is looking its best for any potential new employer.
Source: bbcIndia 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 DailySilicon Valley technology company ThoughtSpot has completed a $120 million funding round to fuel the start-up's new artificial intelligence endeavor.
Source: reutersDemand for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning specialists in the country are expected to see a 60% rise by 2018 due to increasing adoption of automation, says KellyOCG India.
Source: Live MintSince the industrial revolution, business leaders have been leveraging technology to augment human workers with the goal of maximizing efficiency and productivity while simultaneously cutting costs. Now, thanks to the recent tidal wave of intelligent technology advancement, we have suddenly found ourselves staring down the barrel of a workplace that looks quite different than the one we have become used to.
Source: ForbesInstagram CEO Kevin Systrom on Free Speech, Artificial Intelligence, and Internet Addiction
Source: WiredWe spend about 5 hours on our smartphones every day as per this study from Flurry. Not only is this statistic surprising in its own right, about 65% of this time is spent on communication related activities like social media, texting, emailing and phone calls. That's 3 hours and 15 minutes. Every. Single. Day.
Source: HackernoonRecently, 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: ForbesClint Watts, a former FBI Special Agent, says that Russian-controlled Twitter bots helped amplify widespread calls for President Trump to fire National Security Advisor General H.R. McMaster. The hashtag #firemcmaster spread virally earlier this month.
Source: FortuneJust a few years ago, if you wanted tickets to a sporting event, concert or some other popular community event, you had few options. You could visit the box office where the event was scheduled, order by mail or call in advance and pick up your physical tickets at the will-call window.
Source: hattiesburgamericanThe letter is the first time that AI and robotics companies have taken a joint stand on the issue. Previously, only a single company, Canadas Clearpath Robotics, had formally called for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons.
Source: business insiderThere'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: EntrepreneurThere has been a lot of hype surrounding consumer-based chatbots over the past 12 months. They're now being adopted by a multitude of brands for customer care, marketing and sales purposes. However, with most businesses focused on consumer chatbots, many are missing the various other ways bots can be adopted. New conversational business platforms are making it easy for enterprises to adapt and change with enterprise chatbots.
Source: EntrepreneurEarlier this month, tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg debated the pros and cons of artificial intelligence from different corners of the internet. While SpaceXâ??s CEO is more of an alarmist, insisting that we should approach AI with caution and that it poses a "fundamental existential risk," Facebookâ??s founder leans toward a more optimistic future, dismissing â??doomsday scenariosâ?? in favor of AI helping us build a brighter future.
Source: QuartzFor the last half-decade, the most exciting, contentious, and downright awe-inspiring topic in technology has been artificial intelligence. Titans and geniuses have lauded AI's potential for change, glorifying its application in nearly every industry imaginable.
Source: HuffingtonpostArtificial intelligence (AI) has become such a buzzword that it's at risk of becoming no more than tech marketing pixie dust. Just sprinkle a little here and suddenly, your solution inherits the foresight of a self-driving Tesla and the simplicity of an Amazon Echo.
Source: ForbesTesla 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 TimesWhen it comes to making machines to perform tasks that humans have done for years, the United States, China and India are far ahead of anyone else, according to a top tech industry executive.
Source: CNNBixby, Samsung's artificial intelligence engine that will answer spoken questions and that can identify landmarks and objects photographed with the S8's camera, is now launching an Australian version.
Source: afrThe TCS study further states that 84% of global leaders interviewed felt that AI will bring major transformations in the way they do business. The ultimate aim of AI that remains is to achieve the sophistication of the human brain to soak in data, derive outcomes and make decisions based on empirical evidences
Source: Financial ExpressThe three countries are leading an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, Malcolm Frank, head of strategy at leading outsourcing firm Cognizant, told CNNMoney in an interview.
Source: CNNAs the legal community flees Las Vegas, leaving another successful ILTACON and several hundred thousand dollars in bad decisions in their wake, two questions weigh upon my mind. Is there something broken about the way we talk about artificial intelligence, and why does the airport give a goddamn about my mixers?
Source: above the lawLast week, Qualcomm announced that it had acquired Netherlands-based machine learning startup Scyfer for an undisclosed amount. The company also laid out its vision for artificial intelligence, indicating that it would double down on a device-focused AI implementation. Below, we provide a quick run-down of what Qualcomm has been doing in the AI space and what Scyfer could bring to the table.
Source: ForbesMachine Learning and AI are often heralded as the future of, well, every industry ever. But what about the future of Machine Learning itself? Sebastian Raschka, applied machine learning and deep learning researcher at Michigan State University and the author of Packt's best-selling book Python Machine Learning, takes a look at what's changed the most in the last few years and what's next on the horizon - here's a hint, it's not robots taking over the world.
Source: CBRMicrosoft made a splash in the world of dedicated AI hardware today when it unveiled a new system for doing high-speed, low-latency serving of machine learning models. The company showed off a new system called Brainwave that will allow developers to deploy machine learning models onto programmable silicon and achieve high performance beyond what they'd be able to get from a CPU or GPU.
Source: VB"Human plus machine isn't the future, it's the present," Garry Kasparov said in a recent TED talk.
Source: ForbesAI Now is a new initiative working, in partnership with the ACLU, to explore the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence.
Source: ACLUA revolution in warfare where killer robots, or autonomous weapons systems, are common in battlefields is about to start.
Source: Business InsiderIn June 2017, artificial intelligence (AI) startup, SparkCognition raised $32.5 million Series B funding for its AI powered cyber-physical software (CPS). The round led by Verizon Ventures with participation by Boeing's HorizonX unit. In July 2017, the company announced an eight to 10-month project with the United States Air Force (USAF) to bring AI by the DiuX, which accelerates commercial innovation for national defense.
Source: ForbesMachine 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 PostAs the integration of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Big Data in the workplace is becoming the new norm, concerns are increasing over how the technology could affect employee performance, job security and the adaptation and reliance of technology in the legal industry.
Source: Inside CounselAs Earth-observing satellites become more plentiful and climate models more powerful, researchers who study global warming are facing a deluge of data. Some are now turning to the latest trend in artificial intelligence (AI) to help trawl through all the information, in the hope of discovering new climate patterns and improving forecasts.
Source: scientific americanPrecision medicine company GNS Healthcare has raised an additional $6 million in equity from Amgen Ventures, with participation from existing investor Alexandria Real Estate Equities. The funds will be used to further develop the company's REFS causal machine learning and simulation platform -- as well as solutions across drug discovery and development, value-based drug solutions, and care management.
Source: mobihealthnewsFacebook automatically finds and tags friends in your photos. Google Deepmind's AlphaGo computer program trounced champions at the ancient game of Go last year. Skype translates spoken conversations in real time and pretty accurately too.
Source: cosmosmagazineo 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: thenewsminuteCB Insights is putting the numbers behind what industry insiders have already been noticing: Artificial intelligence is hot in healthcare right now.
Source: Healthcare DiveWHEN the first printed books with illustrations started to appear in the 1470s in the German city of Augsburg, wood engravers rose up in protest. Worried about their jobs, they literally stopped the presses. In fact, their skills turned out to be in higher demand than before: somebody had to illustrate the growing number of books.
Source: The EconomistA team of NYU researchers has discovered a way to manipulate the artificial intelligence that powers self-driving cars and image recognition by installing a secret backdoor into the software.
Source: QuartzAmazon isn't synonymous with high fashion yet, but the company may be poised to lead the way when it comes to replacing stylists and designers with ever-so-chic AI algorithms.
Source: Technology ReviewBack in the Old Days, you used to have to hire a bunch of mathematicians to crunch numbers if you wanted to extrapolate insights from your data. Not anymore.
Source: The Financial BrandResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologies Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a machine learning algorithm that leverages large amounts of intensive care unit (ICU) data to predict actionable interventions for patients and improve health outcomes.
Source: Health Data ManagementThis week's milestones in the history of technology include the coining of the term "artificial intelligence," the digitization of the Library of Congress, and the first penny paper.
Source: ForbesThe next major cyberattack could involve artificial intelligence systems. It could even happen soon: At a recent cybersecurity conference, 62 industry professionals, out of the 100 questioned, said they thought the first AI-enhanced cyberattack could come in the next 12 months.
Source: TheconvrsationSteven Croft, the Lord Bishop of Oxford, who is a member of the House of Lords' Artificial Intelligence Committee, said jobs would be lost as more "mundane tasks" become automated.
Source: ExpressIndustrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is already revolutionizing domains such as manufacturing, automobiles and healthcare. But the real value of IIoT will be realized only when Machine Learning (ML) is applied to the sensor data. This article attempts to highlight how ML augments IIoT solutions by bringing intelligent insights.
Source: ForbesITC Infotech, the scale full service provider of technology solutions and a fully owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd, is collaborating with Innosential to present a five-day Masterclass program in Bengaluru from the 25th - 29th of August, 2017, to aid the IT industryâ??s need of reskilling.
Source: DataquestUsually, a companies research department winning a top conference prize isn't that noteworthy. Unless the company is Apple.
Source: QuartzIf the barrier to precision medicine is data handling, then artificial intelligence (AI) may be the logical solution. Machine learning and deep learning are making inroads in a variety of industries, and seem poised to have a big impact in medicine, a process that is already in motion â?? and perhaps not a moment too soon.
Source: Medcity NewsTime 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: QZSpain's agricultural ministry has this month launched, for the second consecutive year, a pilot experiment using artificial intelligence techniques (AI) to anticipate the evolution of the olive fly pest. EURACTIV's partner EFEAgro reports.
Source: euractivA team of New York University scientists has found that people can corrupt artificial intelligence systems by tampering with their training data, and such malicious amendments can be difficult to detect.
Source: independentScientists who build artificial intelligence and autonomous systems need a strong ethical understanding of the impact their work could have.
Source: theconversationIn conjunction with the Little Ripper Group, the university will train the system to look for the sharks via aerial videos, separating them from other marine life or other objects in the ocean. The research could also be used to identify dolphins, porpoises or other sea creatures.
Source: bgrPrediction is very difficult, the great physicist Niels Bohr is supposed to have said, especially when its about the future. That hasn't stopped a wave of popular-science books from giving it go, and attempting, in particular, to sketch the coming takeover of the world by super intelligent machines.
Source: TelegraphOh, the deep world of artificial intelligence. There's an endless sea of content as it pertains to best practices, how to leverage AI for your business, how it will impact consumers, and the list goes on (way on).
Source: ForbesEven though Walmart was founded in 1962, it's on the cutting edge when it comes to transforming retail operations and customer experience by using machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data. In recent years, its patent applications, position as the second largest online retailer and investment in retail tech and innovation are just a few reasons they are among the retail leaders evolving to take advantage of tech to build their business and provide better service to their customers.
Source: ForbesMachine learning is everywhere. You may not know it, but from fashion to fintech, machine learning is the force driving innovation and powering growth around the globe. But what exactly is it? How does it work? And more importantly, what does it mean for the Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) industry?
Source: Huffington PostMICROSOFT SAID LAST week that it had achieved a new record for the accuracy of software that transcribes speech. Its system missed just one in 20 words on a standard collection of phone call recordings matching humans given the same challenge.
Source: WiredZack Thoutt, a GoT fan and software engineer, created a type of AI, known as a recurrent neural network. Thoutt fed the machine all 5,376 pages of the five current books and it generated predictions on what will happen next.
Source: Fox NewsAnalyzing the large amounts of data created by internet-connected devices will be a huge market in the coming decades, according to a top Wall Street firm.
Source: CNBCIn the interests of disclosure, Tegmark and I are collaborators and share a literary agent. With physicists Stephen Hawking and Frank Wilczek, we wrote the 2014 Huffington Post article
Source: NatureMachine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are extraordinarily hard to pull off in the real world, so of course the solution must be open source. From Google's TensorFlow to Microsoft's Cognitive Toolkit, the world is awash in open source ML/AI code... none of which seems to be solving the gaping void between AI hype and production deployment reality. By Gartner's estimates a mere 15 per cent of organisations actually get into production with ML/AI.
Source: The RegisterResearchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are working with machines that may make future prediction of earthquakes possible.
Source: lamonitorMachine learning is everywhere. You may not know it, but from fashion to fintech, machine learning is the force driving innovation and powering growth around the globe. But what exactly is it? How does it work? And more importantly, what does it mean for the Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) industry?
Source: Huffington PostMachine learning is everywhere. You may not know it, but from fashion to fintech, machine learning is the force driving innovation and powering growth around the globe. But what exactly is it? How does it work? And more importantly, what does it mean for the Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) industry?
Source: Huffington PostLuxury brands are always looking to the next frontier whether it be the quality of fabric, depth of an experience, or pull of a brand story to engage the most affluent and sophisticated buyers. But no luxury brand has yet succeeded in tapping the full potential of artificial intelligence throughout the travel purchase cycle and experience.
Source: SkiftWestern democracies rarely fight wars alone. They do so in alliances or coalitions because the more countries that take part, the more legitimate the reasons for fighting the war appear, and the lead nations get to share the human and financial costs. But a clever enemy will recognize that alliances are delicate. They require trust, constant consultation
Source: carnegieeuropeArtificial intelligence isn't just good for customer service chatbots and personal assistants on your mobile, advances in the field are also helping to revolutionise scientific research.
Source: ForbesWhat should be heavily regulated is its use in dangerous applications, such as guns or weapons.
Source: ForbesDespite concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) is a threat to jobs, Reid Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn and one of the most influential people in Silicon Valley, said AI could in fact help create more positions
Source: CBS NewsEvents If you want to get deep and hands-on with machine learning, you'll be chuffed to know that weâ??ve added two more cracking workshops to our lineup at MCubed.
Source: theregisterEven though Walmart was founded in 1962, it's on the cutting edge when it comes to transforming retail operations and customer experience by using machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data. In recent years, its patent applications, position as the second largest online retailer and investment in retail tech and innovation are just a few reasons they are among the retail leaders evolving to take advantage of tech to build their business and provide better service to their customers.
Source: ForbesMention machine learning, and many common frameworks pop into mind, from "old" stalwarts like Scikit-learn to juggernauts like Google's TensorFlow. But the field is large and diverse, and useful innovations are bubbling up across the landscape.
Source: Info WorldAlthough the laboratory earthquakes provide good simulations, its a very simplistic model. Real seismic data is a lot messier. There is ambient noise produced by human activity and the environment. Sounds from nearby faults also interfere with the signal pattern the researchers are looking for, making predictions more difficult.
Source: The RegisterHuawei aims to use artificial intelligence-powered features such as instant image recognition to take on rivals Samsung and Apple when it launches its new flagship phone next month
Source: Indian ExpressTata Consultancy Services is creating a product brand for its artificial intelligence (AI) product Ignio and has hired from US companies to drive sales of the standalone product, a move that analysts say is akin to building a software company with a different model to its traditional services
Source: Economic TimesLet's be honest, on a day-to-day basis, does anyone interface with artificial intelligence (A.I.) cool enough to merit all the hype? Unless you own a self-driving car or work for the NSA, the answer is probably "no".
Source: The Next WebRussian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world.
Source: Live MintAnimation 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 ChronicleAn Australian National University professor will seek to create a new applied science aimed at helping humans navigate the impact of data and technology within the next five years.
Source: canberratimesWhile many nervous eyes around the world are watching rogue nation North Korea and its latest nuclear test, billionaire worry-wart Elon Musk warns that an international artificial intelligence race is more likely to cause World War III than a 20th century-style arms race.
Source: CNETWe produce 2.5 exabytes of data every day. That is equivalent to 250,000 Libraries of Congress or the content of 5 million laptops. Every minute of every day 3.2 billion global internet users continue to feed the data banks with 9,722 pins on Pinterest, 347,222 tweets, 4.2 million Facebook likes plus ALL the other data we create by taking pictures and videos, saving documents, opening accounts and more.
Source: ForbesCongress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is headed to the United States where he is likely to meet the pioneers of research on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the science of making machines that think like humans. Mr Gandhi, who recently returned from Norway, is gearing up for another offshore visit, this time to the Silicon Valley in the US to "expand his thoughts about artificial intelligence", party sources said
Source: NDTVGoogle 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.
Source: scmpArtificial intelligence is the flavour for Microsoft's campus programme for Indian women engineers this year. Encouraged by the success of the programme Women in Software Engineering (WISE) started in India in 2014, the American software company is now planning to take this programme global
Source: Economic TimesI've recently been involved in several presentations and expert panels on the benefits, challenges and social consequences arising from a future alongside robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies.
Source: The AustralianBelinda Duperre, who sold jewelry at Sam's Club earns $2 more per hour at Amazon than at Sam's, in part because she's a lot more productive. At Sam's, she served perhaps one to 20 customers a day. At Amazon, she packs 75 to 120 boxes an hour that are then whisked via high-speed automated conveyor belts to fleets of trucks that fan out across the region.
Source: motherjonesWhen you think of artificial intelligence, you may picture a network of computers making impossibly complex calculations, or even a robot uprising threatening the world. What you likely aren't thinking about is professional tennis, but that is exactly what IBM is using the companies Watson AI for right now.
Source: NewsWeekArtificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to have an impact on many areas of customer relationship management (CRM), according to an International Data Corporation (IDC) report commissioned by CRM solution provider Salesforce.
Source: emarketerIf artificial intelligence lives up to the hype and becomes the most important aspect of cloud computing over the next several years, Walmart wants to make sure its prepared.
Source: GeekWireIn Plato's "Phaedrus," Socrates tells the legend of King Thamus who is given the gift of writing from Theuth, the Egyptian god of knowledge. Writing, Theuth persuades, will act as a mass remedy for memory loss, allowing information to be more easily remembered and stored. No longer will people have to rely on oral tradition to learn and pass on information. King Thamus is unconvinced and argues writing will in fact have the opposite effect, that writing will lead to laziness, not enlightenment. Instead of internalizing information, younger generations would rely on notes, books, reminders and otherwise externalized forms of knowledge to formulate the illusion of knowledge. To King Thamus, the technology of writing is a threat to the prosperity of human civilization.
Source: dailyutahchronicleHuawei announced its latest smartphone chip, the Kirin 970, which contains a neural processing unit to sort images, translate text, and understand speech. The company said that the custom silicon lets smartphones run these artificial intelligence tasks without using the cloud, where such software typically runs.
Source: electronicdesignMost shippers were caught off-guard last August when the world's seventh-largest container line suddenly went into receivership. An estimated US$14 billion in cargo was left in limbo after two-thirds of South Korea-based Hanjin's fleet some 93 vessels were seized, stranded or denied entry into ports. Shippers immediately opened their contingency playbooks and began the costly process of rebooking shipments on other container lines; in some cases, shippers had to resort to alternative modes of transportation to mitigate shipment delays.
Source: aircargoworldAs someone who often finds himself explaining machine learning to non-experts, I offer the following list as a public service announcement.
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