Articles about AI – Page 15 of 20

Facebook escalates AI talent wars, makes key hire from Paul Allen’s AI2 in push to grow Seattle team

Facebook has made a high-profile hire as part of a plan to expand its AI research team in Seattle —… Read More

‘Not fun’: Technology experts get real about automation’s impact on today’s jobs

It’s a thrilling time for technology, with innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics propelling society ever faster forward. But is… Read More

Policymakers admit they need to get more intelligent about artificial intelligence

It’s high time for government officials to get up to speed on the promise and potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence,… Read More

Microsoft claims AI program just as good as human pros in Chinese to English translation

Microsoft says it has built the first machine that can translate parts of news stories from Chinese to English as… Read More

Elon Musk Q&A: First Mars spaceship is being built, with flight tests set for 2019

SpaceX is building its first Mars transport vehicle, also known as the BFR, and “making good progress” toward short-hop test… Read More

Microsoft will open up AI and machine learning advances to third party developers in next major Windows 10 update

Artificial intelligence has become a primary area of focus at Microsoft, and that will be reflected in the next major… Read More

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Week In Geek Podcast: Common sense for AI, Amazon vs. Google in smart-home security

It was a big week for AI. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced he’s putting $125 million towards a new initiative… Read More

How Paul Allen’s plan to make AI more sensible aims to keep us humans safer

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s new $125 million initiative to give artificial intelligence programs more common sense has another goal that’s… Read More

I went one-on-one with Carnegie Mellon’s champion poker bot and did NOT get crushed

PITTSBURGH — In preparing for this story, I was all set to describe in detail how I had been soundly… Read More

The ethics of AI: Robots will rise, but will they rule us all?

PITTSBURGH — David Danks thinks a lot about the implications of artificial intelligence. In fact, the Carnegie Mellon University philosophy and… Read More

Meet the TrashBot: CleanRobotics is using machine learning to keep recycling from going to waste

PITTSBURGH — At a mall in Sydney, Australia, “the world’s first smart trash can” is fastidiously photographing, weighing, and sorting… Read More

After raising $93M, Pittsburgh’s Petuum aims to hire 120 people this year in quest to be the ‘VMware of AI’

PITTSBURGH — Petuum moved into its new office 10 months ago. Now, the early-stage startup is already planning to expand into… Read More

Microsoft’s skyrocketing stock closing in on $100/share thanks to cloud emphasis

In October 2016, Microsoft stock hit a then all-time high of $59.66, eclipsing a milestone set 17 years prior. Fifteen… Read More

Allen Institute for AI sets up CTO residency program to link engineers with mentors

Is technical expertise the key to success in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence market? Or is it entrepreneurship? Top-notch… Read More

The art of artificial intelligence: Microsoft bot draws what you describe, pixel by pixel

Want to order up a drawing? Say you want a picture of a bird with a yellow crown and black… Read More

Getting to know you: Amazon is widening the repertoire for Alexa AI voice assistant

G’day, Alexa: Amazon’s digital voice assistant is getting an Australian accent for its Down Under debut this week, but there’s… Read More

ClusterOne AI venture is coming to Seattle to warm up in Paul Allen’s AI2 incubator

A California-based AI startup called ClusterOne is moving its headquarters to Seattle to become the latest venture to benefit from… Read More

In new book, Microsoft cautions humanity to develop AI ethics guidelines now

It’s 2038 and — like most businesses these days — a tech company is using artificial intelligence to scan job… Read More

How Microsoft is working AI into its software without you even knowing it

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Don’t expect Microsoft’s consumer software to hype its artificial-intelligence features. For the most part, the AI smarts are… Read More

Microsoft and Alibaba AI programs beat humans in Stanford reading comprehension test for 1st time

Machines can already outplay us in chess, poker and other games, and now they are becoming better readers as well.… Read More

Boeing unveils unmanned air cargo prototype designed to carry up to 500 pounds

Boeing may be best known for big jetliners like 737 or 777. But check out this little 15-foot long aircraft… Read More

Chinese tech giants Baidu and Huawei team up for wide-ranging partnership in AI, AR and more

Two Chinese tech giants with offices in the Seattle area are teaming up. Baidu, the Chinese search giant, and smartphone… Read More

Experts explain why machine learning will make some jobs easier – and kill off others

Computer scientists have created artificial-intelligence algorithms that are at least as good as trained humans at recognizing the signs of… Read More

How the Libratus AI program bested expert poker players in no-limit Texas Hold’em

You got to know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ’em — and when it comes to betting… Read More

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Our AI future: How artificial intelligence will revolutionize jobs, and what we can do about it

Artificial intelligence will change the world, for better and for worse — and we need to be prepared. That’s the… Read More

Chinese tech giant Tencent is poised to be a leader in AI, says head of new Seattle research lab

Judging by one of the company’s slogans — “AI in all” — it’s clear that Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent sees giant… Read More

Reddit partners with Microsoft to bring ‘AMA’ and other content into Bing search results

Reddit is teaming up with Microsoft to integrate its user-generated content into Bing search results. The companies announced the partnership… Read More

Sen. Cantwell and other policymakers want to create a federal committee to grapple with the coming AI revolution

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and several of her colleagues have introduced a bill that would set up a special advisory… Read More

Take two for ‘Person of the Year’ forecast: Unanimous AI goes with #MeToo campaign

Update: It took more than one try, but Unanimous AI’s crowdsourced hive mind was correct when it picked #MeToo as… Read More

Can AI help prevent suicide? Facebook hopes to better identify posts and get aid to users in need

Facebook already relies on the connections between people to help identify and prevent its users from harming themselves. The social… Read More