Artificial Intelligence

Google Looking to Future After 20 Years of Search

Agence France-Presse | Monday September 24, 2018

Google's rise put it in the crosshairs of regulators due to concerns it may be abusing its domination of online search and advertising as well as smartphone operating software.

Oyo Plans to Hire 2,020 Tech Experts, Engineers by 2020

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 21, 2018

Oyo says it will continue to invest in technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things, which will make curated guest experiences at every price point a reality.

Alibaba Unveils Robot That Will Serve In China's Hotels Soon

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 21, 2018

China's e-tail giant Alibaba on Thursday unveiled a robot that will serve guests in the country's hotels soon.

Meet Aibo, a Robot Dog That Will Melt Your Heart With Mechanical Precision

Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post | Wednesday September 19, 2018

Aibo goes on sale in the United States this week with much more lifelike movement, artificial intelligence and a cellular connection for a gobsmacking $2,900 each.

Aibo The Robot Dog Will Melt Your Heart With Mechanical Precision

Science | Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post | Thursday September 20, 2018

Aibo (pronounced "eye-bo") is a reboot of the robot dog Sony first introduced in 1999 and laid to rest in 2006 in a tragic round of corporate cost-cutting. This new litter goes on sale in the United States this week with much more lifelike movement, artificial intelligence and a cellular connection for a gobsmacking $2,900 each.

Hate Speech-Detecting AIs Can Be Fooled: Study

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 17, 2018

The study found that bad grammar and awkward spelling might make toxic social media comments harder for artificial intelligence (AI) detectors to spot.

IIT Bombay, IBM Team Up To Accelerate AI Research In India

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and IBM today announced that the university will join the AI Horizons Network as part of a multi-year collaboration to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.

Google Cloud AI Chief Fei-Fei Li to Be Replaced by Andrew Moore, Company Announces

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Google Cloud has announced Andrew Moore, dean of Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, would head its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts in the future.

Over Weed And Whisky, Elon Musk Talks Space, Artificial Intelligence

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 7, 2018

Entrepreneur Elon Musk sipped whiskey and puffed a little weed while musing at length late Thursday about artificial intelligence, colonizing space, and the need to give love a chance.

Google's Launchpad Studio Lists 2 Indian Startups That Have Been Selected Globally

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 6, 2018

The Launchpad Studio programme brings top machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)-based startups from across the world and experts from Silicon Valley.

Amazon Eyes Chilean Skies as It Seeks to Datamine the Stars

Reuters | Tuesday September 4, 2018

The data could prove fertile ground for Amazon to develop new artificial intelligence tools.

To Fight Child Sexual Abuse Content Online, Google's New AI Weapon

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Google will use artificial intelligence or AI technology to fight content on child sexual abuse, the US-based tech giant said on Monday. It will use the cutting-edge technology that uses deep neural networks to process online images, which will help discover child abuse material online, the company said.

To Stop "Online Rumours", China Launches Mobile Platform

World News | Reuters | Thursday August 30, 2018

China has launched a platform, which includes a mobile app, that lets the public report "online rumours" and even uses artificial intelligence to identify reports that are false, as Beijing cracks down on what it views as socially destabilising content.

Telecom Secretary Says No Intent to Put Blanket Ban on Messaging Apps

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 24, 2018

DoT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said that "technical solutions" would be worked out based on technologies such as metadata and artificial intelligence (AI) to address the concerns.

As Nvidia Expands in Artificial Intelligence, Intel Defends Turf

Reuters | Friday August 17, 2018

Nvidia chips dominate the AI training chip market, where huge amounts of data help algorithms "learn" a task such how to recognise a human voice.