The engineer at the center of a bombshell Uber lawsuit has founded a religion...
Anthony Levandowski, the Uber engineer at the heart of a bombshell lawsuit filed by Waymo, has started a new religion.Levandowski, the former head of Google's self-driving-car project, is alleged to...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI should be open like PCs, not closed like the...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has criticised the closed nature of mobile app stores, and said the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence should be an open ecosystem.His comments are a warning shot...
View ArticleResearchers just trained a robot to use nunchucks using trial and error
Researchers from the New Jersey Institute of Technology taught a robot how to use a pair of nunchucks. The research was part of a machine learning experiment that would require a robot to handle...
View ArticleAMD is popping after releasing its newest low-power chip (AMD)
AMD released a new embedded graphics processing unit on Tuesday, and the stock is trading 4.80% higher at $13.32 after the news.The company announced on Tuesday that its newest chip based on the...
View ArticleForget killer robots — bias is the real AI danger
Google’s AI chief isn’t fretting about super-intelligent killer robots. Instead, John Giannandrea is concerned about the danger that may be lurking inside the machine-learning algorithms used to make...
View ArticleAR is now a must-have in retail
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Consumers now expect retailers to have some form of an augmented reality...
View ArticlePersonalization boosts luxury retailer’s e-commerce business
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Luisa Via Roma (LVR), a luxury fashion retailer that sells hundreds of...
View ArticleYou probably missed the most important part of Google's hardware event...
Google announced a slew of new hardware products including the newest Pixel phones and a couple new smart speakers on Wednesday. The most important part of the event was not the new hardware products,...
View ArticleGoogle’s new headphones have a universal translator feature for 40 languages...
On Wednesday, Google unveiled the Pixel Buds, a $159 pair of wireless earbuds designed to work with its new Pixel 2 smartphones.The Pixel Buds will release in November, between the launches for the...
View ArticleTHE AI DISRUPTION BUNDLE: The guide to understanding how artificial...
This is a preview of a research report bundle from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here.Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't a...
View ArticleHow artificial intelligence & machine learning produced robots we can talk to
What is a Chatbot?You've likely talked to a robot already without even knowing it. And you might have even heard the term "chatbot" in the news. But what is a chatbot? How do chatbots work?Essentially,...
View ArticleHow chatbots and artificial intelligence will save banks and the finance...
Chatbots, computer programs that typically use text-based live chat as an interface to carry out tasks for customers on behalf of the business, are emerging as an inexpensive way to introduce...
View ArticleMicrosoft is holding a $3.5 million competition to find the next great garage...
Microsoft, suffice it to say, is a very big company. But even with its vast resources, it can't go out and talk to every developer working on the next big thing."There are many great companies pushing...
View ArticleA Stanford researcher is pioneering a dramatic shift in how we treat...
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and it can kill. But scientists know surprisingly little about it. Even with awareness programs like World Mental Health Day, which happens...
View ArticleThis addictive free paperclip game is also a terrifying lesson in how...
I haven't gotten anything done since lunchtime today because of "Paperclips," a silly free game you can play right in your browser."Paperclips" casts you as the overlord behind a paperclips business....
View ArticleA seemingly benign viral game about paperclips reveals why AI could be a huge...
A game about making paperclips has gone viral, and it's a sly nod to a famous thought experiment about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.The game, as described by Business Insider's Matt...
View ArticleAcademics explained the pros and cons of AI to a group of British politicians
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly boost the UK economy, save lives, and drive cars, a panel of academics told members of the House of Lords this week.Oxford philosopher...
View ArticleA new report tells the government how it can 'supercharge' AI in the UK
The UK is well placed to become a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a government-commissioned report published on Sunday.The 78-page report contains 18 proposals...
View ArticleGoogle's machine-learning software has learned to replicate itself
Back in May, Google revealed its AutoML project; artificial intelligence (AI) designed to help them create other AIs.Now, Google has announced that AutoML has beaten the human AI engineers at their own...
View ArticleUBS: AI is growing like crazy — and these chip makers are set to dominate the...
If you've used Siri, Google's Assistant or Amazon's Alexa, then you've interacted with an artificial intelligence.As an example of the innovation in artificial intelligence going on now, Google is...
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