AI: Page 2
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Increasing AI skills propelling enterprise innovation, LinkedIn finds
While immediate AI applications are having rippling impacts on industry, the web of complementary products and services has an even larger effect.
By Alex Hickey • Sept. 17, 2018
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Deep DiveSprechen Sie AI? How to cross language, cultural barriers in technology
As any language student who has ever copied and pasted a block of text into a translation program knows, pure machine translation is often fraught with error.
By Alex Hickey • Sept. 12, 2018
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AI chief Fei-Fei Li to scale back role at Google Cloud
Andrew Moore, dean of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, will fill Li's shoes as head of the AI and ML unit at the end of 2018.
By Alex Hickey • Sept. 11, 2018
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Can AI predict candidate potential?
AI tools can find statistical correlations between applicant characteristics and all kinds of things that can happen in the workplace; theft, misconduct, injuries and absenteeism.
By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 06, 2018
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As Einstein expands its reach, Salesforce focuses on 'ethical and humane' technology
The push for accountability comes on the heels of a petition for the company to drop its contract with Customs and Border Protection.
By Alex Hickey • Aug. 31, 2018
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... coffee? IBM's drone project satisfies caffeine addictions
A coffee drone could be HR's dream or worst nightmare.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Aug. 24, 2018
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New York City beats out Silicon Valley for AI jobs
Postings for machine learning engineers, data scientists and computer vision engineer mentioned AI and ML the most.
By Alex Hickey • Aug. 23, 2018
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Google fights rising data center power costs with AI
AI pulls a snapshot from sensors in the cooling system every five minutes and sends it to a deep neural network to help minimize energy consumption.
By Alex Hickey • Aug. 21, 2018
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Gartner serves up 2018 Hype Cycle with a heavy side of AI
The Hype Cycle can serve as an early warning system for executives, and jumping on technologies in the two to five year range could pay big dividends down the road.
By Alex Hickey • Aug. 20, 2018
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Salesforce takes ML library behind Einstein to open-source
Data scientists and developers are in-demand in tech today. Both jobs focus on improving different aspects of business operations, but AI and ML could greatly impact that.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Aug. 17, 2018
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Amazon is breaking down Alexa's language barriers
What's in a name? Amazon researchers are working on Alexa's ability to translate nouns in complex languages.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Aug. 10, 2018
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Google makes accessible cloud, AI capabilities for hybrid environments
Intelligent communication and productivity tools, security controls and services, and data analysis tools rounded out Google Cloud Next announcements.
By Alex Hickey • July 27, 2018
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Process improvement — not cost savings — drive AI adoption
The use of robotics and artificial intelligence is an "inevitable evolution," and businesses who ignore it will quickly fall behind the curve.
By Shefali Kapadia • July 26, 2018
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America's in a cyberwar and 'I am not convinced we're winning,' former House intel chair says
There's a machine learning arms race taking place between system defenders and hackers, and the advantage boils down to who has the most training data.
By Alex Hickey • July 23, 2018
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Accenture, Amazon partner on Alexa development
The consulting firm is expanding its collaboration with Amazon to help companies create new voice experiences for customers.
By Robert Williams • July 20, 2018
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Watermarking AI models holds protection for theft, misuse
Just like embedding a word on top of a photograph, digital watermarking works by discreetly slipping a backdoor into a model — ideally without others realizing it is there.
By Alex Hickey • July 20, 2018
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Is your company really ready for AI? Why proactive self-regulation makes sense
While transparency in AI is critical to preserving trust with consumers, "perverse" market incentives undermine the need for companies to proactively self-regulate and avoid problems down the road.
By Alex Hickey • July 19, 2018
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UPS working to consolidate data points on single platform with analytics, machine learning
The company has been developing the predictive tool for months and will use it to analyze over 1 billion data points daily, including packages' metrics and customer data.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • July 19, 2018
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Just in time for All-Star Game, MLB signs AWS as official AI provider
The cloud provider also expanded its cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence partnerships with 21st Century Fox and Epic Games.
By Alex Hickey • July 17, 2018
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Salesforce grows marketing footprint with Datorama acquisition
The marketing intelligence and analytics platform will bolster Salesforce's data integration and AI capabilities — areas set for improvement for 2018.
By Alex Hickey • July 17, 2018
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Can AI match human abstract reasoning capabilities?
Google's DeepMind unit developed an abstract reasoning test for neural networks based on human IQ tests.
By Alex Hickey • July 13, 2018
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Uncle Sam — and AI — need you
Including academia, industry and civil society in the process is important as legislators parse out what to do (or, perhaps more importantly, what not to do) for AI.
By Alex Hickey • July 12, 2018
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How to level the playing field between the haves and have nots of AI
The sectors — industry, academia and government — are displacing AI talent and creating an uneven distribution of the technology.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • July 11, 2018
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PetSmart puts fraudsters in the dog house with AI
The company's fraud detection program saved $12 million last year, helped solve a murder and furthered a human trafficking investigation.
By Alex Hickey • July 09, 2018
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RPA is having a moment: What you need to know about the automation technology
Robotic process automation gained steam in the past few years as vendors worked to automate rote tasks, such as data entry or financial calculations.
By Naomi Eide • July 09, 2018