What science fiction like 'Westworld' and 'Black Mirror' tells us about our...
From Humans to Westworld, from Her to Ex Machina, and from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D to Black Mirror— near future science fiction in recent years has given audiences some seriously unsettling and prophetic...
View ArticleNetflix is using AI to make the videos you watch on your phone look a whole...
BARCELONA, Spain — The quality of the Netflix videos you watch on your smartphone is about to get a whole lot better.The American video-streaming-and-rental company is going to make use of artificial...
View ArticleExperts say these 5 skills are 'robot proof'
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in machine learning and natural language processing technologies will have a huge impact on the media, advertising, retail, finance, and healthcare industries...
View ArticleSalesforce will be using IBM Watson to make its Einstein AI service even...
Watson and Einstein are teaming up.The two artificial intelligence products from IBM and Salesforce, respectively, are being brought together as part of a new partnership between the tech companies....
View Article59 impressive things artificial intelligence can do today
2050.That’s the year in which artificial intelligence will be able to perform any intellectual task a human can perform, according to one survey of experts at a recent AI conference. Anything and...
View ArticleUber's top AI executive is the latest to step aside after four months with...
Gary Marcus, the much-celebrated hire that was in charge of Uber's AI Labs, is stepping down from his position at the company after a short four months. In a Facebook post, Marcus said he will now...
View ArticleIBM speech recognition is on the verge of super-human accuracy
In the world of speech recognition software, 5.1% is kind of a magic number.Companies that can create software with error rates falling in that ballpark are essentially matching the capabilities of...
View ArticleStephen Hawking: We need a 'world government' to stop the rise of dangerous...
Stephen Hawking is concerned about the growing role of intelligent software in society.He suggests a form of world government might help regulate and control artificial intelligence's rapid...
View Article19 rumors we've heard about Samsung's Galaxy S8, one of the biggest...
Samsung issued press invites to its Unpacked event, which will take place on March 29. Samsung's Unpacked events are when the company usually announces its new Galaxy smartphones.Last month, we had 17...
View ArticleMark Cuban thinks the world's first trillionaire will work in artificial...
If you want to become the world's first person to have a net worth with 12 zeros — or $1 trillion — Mark Cuban says artificial intelligence is your industry.Cuban, a billionaire entrepreneur and owner...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence isn’t science fiction – it’s a business fact
Artificial intelligence goes by many names—machine learning, augmented intelligence, neural networks and more. In fact, over a dozen terms are used to describe how machines are being used by...
View ArticleUber has hired a Cambridge AI guru as its chief scientist
Uber has appointed Cambridge University academic Zoubin Ghahramani as its chief scientist.Ghahramani will be based out of Uber's head office in San Francisco and oversee Uber's AI Labs, the company's...
View ArticleI learned how to apply makeup using a futuristic new feature on Sephora's app...
Testing out a new makeup technique can be messy, time-consuming, and expensive. But beauty brand Sephora is trying to alleviate the struggle with a new feature on its app called Virtual Artist, which...
View ArticleHere's how Bill Gates' plan to tax robots could actually happen
Bill Gates has stated in an interview that robots who take human jobs should pay taxes. This has some obvious attractions.Not only, as Gates says, will we be able to spend the money to finance jobs for...
View ArticleAn ex-Google Brain AI expert who joined Chinese tech giant Baidu as chief...
Artificial intelligence (AI) expert Andrew Ng has announced that he is resigning from his role as chief scientist at Chinese search engine giant Baidu after nearly three years in the job.Ng, who...
View ArticleBaidu's value took a $1.5 billion plunge after its chief scientist announced...
Stock in Chinese tech giant Baidu was down 2.7% on Wednesday morning after chief scientist Andrew Ng announced he's leaving the company.The company's share price on New York's Nasdaq stock market fell...
View ArticleSoftware that can understand images, sounds, and language is helping people...
FCC rules require TV stations to provide closed captions that convey speech, sound effects, and audience reactions such as laughter to deaf and hard of hearing viewers. YouTube isn’t subject to those...
View ArticleTreasury Secretary Mnuchin says job-stealing AI is 'so far in the future'...
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says artificial intelligence is "so far in the future" that it's "not even on my radar screen." He says we won't have to worry about how it affects the workforce for...
View ArticleTechnical issues are forcing Amazon to delay the public launch of its...
Technical difficulties have delayed the public opening of Amazon's futuristic new grocery store. The store, called Amazon Go, uses machine learning and cameras to detect what's in your cart and...
View ArticleThe 21 most believable rumors about Samsung's Galaxy S8, one of the biggest...
Samsung's big Galaxy S8 event on March 29th is fast approaching, and we're excited to see how the company will follow up on one of the best smartphones of 2016, the Galaxy S7.We've heard a bunch of...
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