Artificial Intelligence is a recurring theme in recent remarks by top executives at Alphabet. The company’s latest Founders’ Letter, penned by Sergey Brin, is no exception—but he also finds time to namecheck possible downsides around safety, jobs, and fairness. The company has issued a Founders’ Letter—usually penned by Brin, cofounder Larry Page or both—every year, beginning with the […]
It’s a college major that sounds straight out of science fiction: Starting this fall, at least two U.S. schools are offering degrees focused on artificial intelligence. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh announced on May 10 that the school will launch a bachelor of science program in artificial intelligence this fall. “Specialists in artificial intelligence have never been more important, in shorter supply or in greater […]
Industrial Internet Consortium Members “Invent the Future” by Anticipating Disruptions from AI, Pursue Standard Testbeds to Accelerate Adoption Dr. Richard Soley is Chairman and CEO of the Object Management Group (OMG) and Executive Director of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC). In a career in the computer industry approaching 40 years, he has overseen a range […]
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Machine Learning Datasets: Build Or Buy?
CMSWire “As much as we all feel inundated with information overload, ask any machine learning researcher and they will tell you that there isn’t enough data to learn,” said Mansi Singhal CEO of qplum. Essentially a company has three choices: it can build it … |
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Toronto coalition calls for machine learning systems to respect human rights
BetaKit A coalition of human rights and technology groups have released a new declaration in Toronto, calling for tech companies and governments to ensure machine learning systems respect the basic principles of human rights. The document, called the Toronto … Will AI violate human rights? Humanitarian groups are trying to make sure they don’t |
InformationWeek5 Traits Organizations Need to Get Value from Machine LearningInformationWeekTake a look at the hot technologies for the enterprise in 2018, and machine learning is right up at the top. Organizations are looking to get an edge on the com…
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Al Gore predicts machine learning and other tech advances will usher in a ‘sustainability revolution’
GeekWire One of the world’s most visible environmentalists is optimistic about the future of the planet because of technology. Former US Vice President Al Gore believes advances in machine learning, artificial intelligence, connected devices, and other … |
VentureBeatEtsy opens machine learning center in Toronto | VentureBeatVentureBeatEcommerce company Etsy announced today that it will open a new artificial intelligence research and development center in Toronto, Canada. The company …and more&nbs…
MIT NewsApplying machine learning to challenges in the pharmaceutical industryMIT NewsMIT continues its efforts to transform the process of drug design and manufacturing with a new MIT-industry consortium, the Machine Learning for Pharmaceutical Discov…
ZDNetEricsson and SoftBank deploy machine learning radio network | ZDNetZDNetSoftBank and Ericsson are upgrading radio access networks using a machine learning algorithm that makes it possible for cell overlap and signal strength to be …and more…
