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This is what 100 'perfect' selfies look like
Ever wonder how to snap a selfie that will break the internet? Luckily for you a computer program has already figured out the secrets to getting likes, favorites, and hearts.An artificial intelligence...
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Siri on the Mac is incredibly awkward to use in public (AAPL)
One of the biggest changes in macOS Sierra, the new operating system for Mac laptops and desktops coming this fall, is the addition of Siri.Apple thinks people might want Siri's help finding documents...
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Scientists have built a machine that can visualize thoughts from brain scans
If you think your mind is the only safe place left for all your secrets, think again, because scientists are making real steps towards reading your thoughts and putting them on a screen for everyone to...
View ArticleThis scientist thinks Elon Musk is wrong about the threat of artificial...
George Zarkadakis, author of In Our Own Image, has a PhD in artificial intelligence. He explains why he believes Elon Musk is wrong about the potential threats artificial intelligence could pose...
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Google gains confidence in RankBrain and deploys it for all search results
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Google is now using RankBrain, its machine-learning system, to...
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One of these poems was written by an AI — can you guess which one?
Artificial intelligence has competed against humans as novelists, go players, hackers, and pathologists. Now, AI algorithms have taken on the role of poet through PoetiX, a competition arranged by the...
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These 5 tech CEOs love AI, even if it could take over the world someday
Artificial intelligence has been a popular topic for decades."2001: A Space Odyssey" came out in 1968, and introduced the world to HAL 9000, a smart computer that ended up being homicidal.Evil...
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Facebook updates simplify bot interactions (FB)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Last week, Facebook unveiled a number of new features for bot...
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Law firms of the future will be filled with robot lawyers
We may need to start rewriting our precious lawyer jokes — smart, time-saving computers are quickly elevating the profession.Instead of hiring expensive assistants to pore over cases and sort through...
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Obama's top economic adviser doesn't like the idea of giving people money not...
President Obama's top economic adviser does not sound too excited about universal basic income.In a speech at New York University on Thursday, Jason Furman — the chair of the president's Council of...
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A new popular app called Prisma has insanely cool photo filters that make...
A new iOS app is using artificial intelligence to turn your boring iPhone photos into artistic pieces of work — and I'm a huge fan.Similar to VSCO, users simply upload their photo to the Prisma app and...
View ArticleThis shipping command center looks right out of a sci-fi movie
Today, a large crew is necessary to sail cargo ships to their long distance destinations. In the future, not even one crew member on board may be needed for the same task. Rolls-Royce envisions a...
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The popular Prisma app is now on Android — here's how it works
Android users can now download Prisma, the popular app that's using artificial intelligence to turn your boring photos into works of art.Similar to VSCO, you simply upload a photo to the Prisma app and...
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A robot wrote the 'perfect' horror film — and could save the movie industry
Robots are smart enough to write now, which means it's only a matter of time before I'll lose my job. But for now, I might soon be able to enjoy "Impossible Things," the first feature-length movie...
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Foursquare's Dennis Crowley knows exactly where he's going – but it took a while
When Foursquare launched its app in 2009, founder Dennis Crowley wasn't quite sure where he was going with it.The idea was that people would use the app to "check in" to particular locations, which...
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Artificial intelligence in medicine is promising, but doubts remain
Scientists in Japan reportedly saved a woman’s life by applying artificial intelligence to help them diagnose a rare form of cancer.Faced with a 60-year-old woman whose cancer diagnosis was...
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IGNITION 2016: IBM Watson General Manager will unveil the future of...
We live in a world where artificial intelligence isn't science fiction — it's reality.And, as Alex Konrad of Forbes previously reported, IBM Watson General Manager David Kenny is currently striving to...
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Apple completely changed how Siri works and almost nobody noticed (AAPL)
In summer 2014, Apple completely changed how Siri works.The secretive Cupertino, California, company adapted Siri's voice recognition to use a cutting-edge artificial-intelligence technique called...
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Salesforce's next big product will be called 'Einstein' (CRM)
Salesforce's enormous customer conference, Dreamforce, will take place in early October and the star of the show will be a new product called Einstein, CEO Marc Benioff revealed to Forbes' Alex...
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IBM's Watson sorted through over 100 film clips to create an algorithmically...
Movie trailers are often a bit formulaic. In fact, since many of them are edited so predictably, it seems even a computer can put one together. For the film "Morgan," which is due out in theaters on...
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