Artificial Intelligence

Google Says Its AI Can Predict Lung Cancer Accurately

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2019

A team of Google researchers has used a deep-learning algorithm to predict lung cancer accurately from computed scans.

NITI Aayog Urges Centre To Use Artificial Intelligence To Solve Problems

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

Government thinktank Niti Aayog has asked central ministries and states to identify key projects where artificial intelligence could be adopted to resolve problems in areas like health, education and agriculture.

Microsoft Insists Improvements in AI Need Not Come at the Cost of Privacy

Jagmeet Singh | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Microsoft announced a "zero-code" experience for the people who don't write code and brought a "code-first" machine learning experience for developers and data scientists at the Build 2019 conference.

Facebook, Udacity Announce 'Secure and Private Artificial Intelligence' Scholarship

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 9, 2019

Udacity, in collaboration with Facebook, has announced a "Secure and Private Artificial Intelligence (AI)" scholarship for tech enthusiasts globally.

China Installs AI Surveillance In Prison To Make Escape "Impossible"

World News | Sanya Jain | Monday May 6, 2019

The Yancheng prison in China has installed cameras in every cell in an attempt to use AI or artificial intelligence to govern inmates. The "smart jail" system involves a network of surveillance cameras and hidden sensors throughout the prison.

Facebook Says Investing in 'Inclusive AI' to Curb Harmful Content

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 2, 2019

Facebook has announced long-term investments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to proactively detect content that violates its policies.

Why Google's Best AI Flunked A High School Math Test

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday April 29, 2019

Google's premiere artificial intelligence program DeepMind recently failed a math test designed for 16-year-old high school students. Despite being trained in the math curriculum a typical UK high school, the AI managed to score only 14 out of 40

Artificial Intelligence Was Asked to Create a New Game. One if Its First Ideas Involved an Exploding Frisbee

Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Artificial intelligence has been used to develop an entirely new outdoor sport from scratch, complete with rules, regulations and a playing field with goals (known as "gates").

3 in 4 Phones to Have Dedicated AI Chips by 2022, Claims Research Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday April 13, 2019

Huawei and Apple were the first original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) to include dedicated AI processors in their system on chips (SoCs).

Is Artificial Intelligence Intelligent? How Machine Learning Has Developed

Brian Monroe, The Washington Post | Friday April 12, 2019

What makes artificial intelligence intelligent? Is it able to learn from errors or recognize, say, the letters of the alphabet in a set of random shapes like a human can?

Who Will Finally Sit On The Iron Throne? Artificial Intelligence Predicts

World News | ANI | Friday April 12, 2019

We are just days away from the finale of the uber-popular HBO show, Game of Thrones. The eighth and final season will premiere on Sunday and the team who predicted Jon Snow's survival in 2016 using artificial intelligence is back at the game.

EU Unveils Ethics Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence

Agence France-Presse | Monday April 8, 2019

European Union presented ethics guidelines Monday as it seeks to promote its own artificial intelligence sector, which has fallen behind developments in China and the United States.

Microsoft Joins Tech Race to Clean Up Shipping With Big Data

Emily Chasan, Bloomberg | Friday April 5, 2019

Microsoft's venture arm, M12, just announced it's leading an $11 million Series A funding round for Nautilus Labs, a New York startup that uses artificial intelligence for fuel efficiency on ships.

Google Disbands External AI Ethics Board in Face of Controversy

Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019

Google on Thursday confirmed that it has disbanded a recently assembled artificial intelligence ethics advisory panel in the face of controversy over its membership.

Google Disbands Artificial Intelligence Ethics Board One Week After Launch

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019

Google on Thursday confirmed that it has disbanded a recently assembled artificial intelligence ethics advisory panel in the face of controversy over its membership.