By Joe McKendrick – While artificial intelligence is the trend du jour across enterprises of all types, there’s still scant attention being paid to its ethical ramifications. Perhaps it’s time for people to step up and ask the hard questions. … Continue reading →
By Tom Taulli – As I covered in a recent post for Forbes.com, this year has seen notable breakthroughs in AI (Artificial Intelligence). They have included innovations about algorithms–like GANs or Generative Adversarial Networks–as well as advances in categories like NLP (Natural … Continue reading →
By Chris Roberts – Device-assisted child care is an almost century-old concept. The world’s first electronic baby monitor, the Bakelite Zenith Radio Nurse, went on sale in the late 1930s—a response, at least in part, to the moral panic following the kidnapping and … Continue reading →
Mozilla, the nonprofit behind the free and open-source Firefox web browser, is partnering with Montreal-based artificial intelligence startup Element AI to push for ethical use of AI. To that effect, the two companies are exploring the idea of data trusts, a … Continue reading →
Most companies that say they’re using artificial intelligence have yet to gain any value from their A.I. investments. A survey from MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group released Tuesday found that companies that view A.I. as merely a … Continue reading →
If you have a smart phone with facial recognition, you may have wondered: How does your device learn to recognize your face as opposed to, say, your spouse’s face? Credit a neural network, a form of artificial intelligence increasingly used … Continue reading →
By Stephanie Overby – Cognitive scientist and Dartmouth professor John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence (AI) in 1955 when he began his exploration of whether machines could learn and develop formal reasoning like humans. More than 60 years later, AI is the … Continue reading →
By Fred Benenson – When machines start picking off all the easy work for themselves, many white-collar jobs are going to get a lot harder. About five years ago, I was the vice president of data for Kickstarter. People would … Continue reading →
We can love technology, but technology can’t love us and could break our hearts is the lesson learned from an episode of “The Big Bang Theory” entitled “The Beta Test Initiative” which aired in January 2012. In the sitcom, Raj … Continue reading →
By Garrett Wasny & Michael Law – Artificial intelligence has always been a great element in science fiction, involving machines a lot smarter than human beings. Imagine the Terminator filing tax returns while preparing a great dinner. Feel free to compliment … Continue reading →