Let's be blunt: Business tech rides the high of cannabis boom

There's a bit and byte more to the cannabis industry than its all-natural products, and a multi-billion dollar market is welcoming savvy enterprise tech providers with open arms.

By Alex Hickey • April 20, 2018

Teaching AI to detect malware, one data set at a time

Working together through commercial agreements and opening data sets for research and algorithm training can bolster enterprise cybersecurity.

By Alex Hickey • April 18, 2018

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In search of productivity gains, IT leaders are making automation their top priority. But successful enterprise AI deployments depend on access to the right data sets.

By CIO Dive staff

What's it going to take for the US to catch China in the AI race?

Technology has always created more jobs than it takes away, and there is no reason to think AI will be any different, Rep. John Delaney, D-MD, said.

By Alex Hickey • April 13, 2018

Microsoft researcher: Company will scrutinize sales if there's AI tech misuse

Monitoring the interaction between man and AI is one that is best addressed by the manufacturer itself or taken up by HR.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 11, 2018

Nike is running on ... computer vision?

The purchase of a computer vision company comes on the heels of Nike's acquisition of a data analytics firm in late March. 

By Alex Hickey • April 10, 2018

Banks turn to AI for fraud, money laundering identification

HSBC is on its latest foray into AI to fight financial crimes, following a partnership last summer to automate anti-money laundering investigations.

By Alex Hickey • April 10, 2018

Google counters western bias with global image 'crowdsourcing'

Foreign users can identify images for machine learning training, expanding algorithm understanding beyond western culture and affluence.

By Alex Hickey • April 6, 2018

Retailers ramp up automation in race for survival

Amazon's grocery expansion has pushed major retailers to adopt front- and back-end technology aimed at improving efficiency.

By Dan Alaimo • April 4, 2018

Microsoft cultivating next generation of AI talent with public courses

Its AI Residency Program and NERD AI Program already recruit candidates to "learn AI by working alongside researchers, designers and engineers."

By Samantha Schwartz • April 3, 2018

Life after Windows: Microsoft reorg pushes intelligent, cloud-ready everything

Part of the reshuffle includes the departure of long-time Microsoft executive Terry Myerson, who leads the current Windows and Devices group. 

By Naomi Eide • March 29, 2018

11 AI experts to follow on Twitter

Learn something new about AI every day from these experts, many of which are among the most renowned researchers in the world.

By Alex Hickey • March 29, 2018

Equifax debuts machine learning-based credit scoring system

The company began researching AI and ML applications for credit scoring systems in 2015 and is looking to bring more modeling technologies to market.

By Alex Hickey • March 28, 2018

Nvidia, Arm partner on deep learning chips for the IoT

The partnership was announced a day after news of Google, Samsung and Qualcomm joining forces with around 80 other tech companies for an open-source chip design.

By Alex Hickey • March 28, 2018

Alexa moves from nightstands to Wall Street with JPMorgan partnership

The bank's clients can now access its Corporate & Investment Bank research with an easy voice query.

By Alex Hickey • March 27, 2018

As AI gains enterprise 'citizenship,' it needs a foundation in trust, Accenture exec says

Robotic process automation, which is considered "entry level AI," has become popular with the complicated deployment of AI in legacy environments.

By Naomi Eide • March 27, 2018

Instagram heeds user feedback, tweaks machine learning algorithm

A couple years ago the platform moved from a chronological feed to one curated by machine learning algorithms prioritizing posts users were more likely to like and interact with.

By Alex Hickey • March 23, 2018

Apple, IBM venture allows companies like Coca-Cola to rethink custom apps

Relationships Apple has forged with companies like IBM are a positive signal in its journey to becoming a more powerful vendor in the enterprise market.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 20, 2018

IBM reduces ML training time, promising big cost savings

Harnessing GPUs more effectively and in a shorter time span will help companies paying premiums for GPUs in the cloud.

By Alex Hickey • March 20, 2018

WeWork, Capital One welcome Amazon's Alexa to the enterprise

Embedding Alexa in businesses looks like a boon for Amazon. Already dominant in the enterprise with AWS, this move broadly expands its potential market. 

By Naomi Eide • March 13, 2018

Selection Sunday, made possible by AI, the cloud and data analytics

NCAA CIO Judd Williams spoke to CIO Dive about the technology behind college basketball's annual March Madness. But data cannot account for buzzer beaters, of which the NCAA has a long history.

By Alex Hickey • March 9, 2018

Healthcare experts grapple with the separation of AI hype from reality

Mayo Clinic CIO Christopher Ross and James Golden, managing director of PwC Health Advisory, debated whether AI is overhyped to a standing room-only crowd at HIMSS18 on Tuesday.

By Jeff Byers • March 8, 2018

Ask data a simple question and Salesforce's Einstein will answer

By allowing users to interact with data in easy terms, Conversational Queries is bringing Salesforce customers closer to "self-service data exploration."

By Alex Hickey • March 6, 2018

The '70s are in again: Decades-old AI algorithm used to beat Atari games

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Researchers used a decades-old evolution strategy to beat Atari video games. 

By Alex Hickey • March 2, 2018

Salesforce's Einstein AI makes 1B+ predictions daily. But how much will it cost customers?

The company's machine learning and deep learning platform has become integral to its CRM.

By Alex Hickey • March 1, 2018

Google makes internal ML crash course public

By breeding familiarity with its TensorFlow software, Google is ensuring that the next generation of AI and ML experts are familiar with its platform and tools.

By Alex Hickey • March 1, 2018