AI startup aims to help victims of workplace sexual misconduct, discrimination

Spot can record someone's memory in a messaging-type chat, which can be time-stamped and used as evidence in a legal proceeding, if necessary.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 7, 2018

US workers expect employers to pay for retraining after AI job displacement

Many think employers are responsible for reskilling displaced workers, but that requires a great deal of foresight and, in some cases, action by the government to mandate such efforts.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 5, 2018

NFL CIO: Making the 2018 Super Bowl a win with technology

Michelle McKenna-Doyle, CIO of the NFL, and John Brams, director of Hospitality, Sports and Entertainment at Extreme Networks, spoke with CIO Dive about the technology going on behind the scenes Sunday.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 2, 2018

AI sits in on Salesforce's board meetings and has something to say

Salesforce's Einstein program has participated in executive meetings for more than a year and even questioned an employee's reports.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 26, 2018

More than a FAIR share: Facebook leads world in AI amid leadership changes

An organizational shuffle demonstrates how companies with a significant portion of segments tied to AI technologies need upper level management laying out a clear vision of the technology.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 25, 2018

Tech giants kick off 2018 with European, Asian AI investments

Creating new AI and other technology-specific hubs around the world is important for equalizing access and promoting diversity. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 23, 2018

'Reskilling crisis' emerging as 1.4M US jobs face technology disruption

Only 2% of workers could transition to new jobs if immediately called on to take another position that matched their skill set, according to a report from the World Economic Forum.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 23, 2018

6 steps for negotiating winning AI deals

Predicting where and how AI technology can be used is hard, but creating a roadmap and identifying use cases before talking to suppliers is a must.

By Dave Blake • Jan. 23, 2018

While you were distracted: Intel rolls out AI and quantum tools

AI applications in motorsports and film festivals underscore the company's commitment to strengthening its non-PC segments.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 22, 2018

AI in recruitment isn't a prediction — it's already here

Don't worry, AI isn't deciding who your next colleague is, but it is taking a lot of monotonous tasks off the plate of recruiters and HR workers.

By Riia O'Donnell • Jan. 19, 2018

Slack using AI to remedy message overload

The communication platform uses a method similar to Google and Facebook to track employee relationships within a company.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 19, 2018

Google rolls out ML, security and Salesforce tools

From democratizing AI and ML one step further to branching out interoperability with a major software provider, Google is beefing up its enterprise cloud offerings.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 18, 2018

Are you smarter than a robot? AI beats humans at Stanford reading test

Microsoft and Alibaba recently beat out human scores, giving Elon Musk another reason not to sleep at night.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 17, 2018

The good, the bad and the not-so-work-related: CES 2018 in review

In many ways, CES embodies the spirit of innovation and triumphs in technology. But in other cases, it is a platform for technological excess.

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Jan. 12, 2018

Alexa to make its way onto Windows PCs. But what about Cortana?

Adding Alexa to Windows devices is unrelated to Amazon and Microsoft's partnership announcement last fall. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 9, 2018

Facing the unknown: Preparing accounting and finance departments for emerging technology

Today, a new generation of cloud-powered financial applications leveraging Big Data analytics provides finance and accounting departments with transformative capabilities. 

By Jim Walsh • Jan. 9, 2018

2018 business technology trends at a glance

This year, departments across a business are set to become more technical, concerned with up-and-coming technology like AI and Big Data. 

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Jan. 9, 2018

Relax your budget: Google's Preemptible GPUs make AI more affordable

Accessible tools, including processing hardware, are an important facet of AI and ML democratization, and customers can now access these tools for half the price of comparable on-demand instances.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 8, 2018

Will HR cover AI biases? 5 AI trends for 2018

Artificial intelligence is part of the new wave of technology. Just like the cloud's emergence, those who fail to implement AI now will struggle later. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 3, 2018

Can DeepMind save us all?

The company created "gridworlds" environments to run an intelligent agent through various scenarios. These tests measure an agent's ability to carry out its function alongside its ability to do so safely.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 27, 2017

Andrew Ng: How manufacturers can bring AI into the industry

Because there is insufficient AI talent within the manufacturing industry, Ng wants to bring a consultant-like service to customers outside the tech sector. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 15, 2017

AI will help more than it hurts, just give it time

AI will complement many jobs and displace some in the coming decade, but it is set to be a positive job motivator by 2020. And its making the enterprise and Congress pay close attention.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 13, 2017

AI experts caution Senate against heavy regulation

"AI is the single most important technology in the world today," said Dario Gil, VP of IBM Research AI and IBM Q, and companies and governments need to be willing to make the investment now.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 12, 2017

Elon Musk: Tesla to make AI hardware

Following the hires of several AI experts and months of speculation, the tech magnate confirmed his automobile company is also working on one of his greatest fears — AI. 

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 11, 2017

#Gains: Planet Fitness wants to beef up with AI

Using data, Chief Digital and Information Officer Craig Miller wants to create a personalized fitness experience, or an "adaptive coach," to better engage customers and promote gym loyalty.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 8, 2017