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 →
As artificial intelligence (AI) research and development continues to strengthen, there have been some incredibly intriguing projects where machines battled man in tasks that were once thought the realm of humans. While not all were 100% successful, AI researchers and … Continue reading →
By Tom Taulli – Back in 1973, Daniel Bell published a pioneering book, called The Coming of Post-Industrial Society. He described how society was undergoing relentless change, driven by rapid advances in technology. Services would become more important than goods. There … Continue reading →
By – Bernard Marr – As artificial intelligence (AI) research and development continues to strengthen, there have been some incredibly intriguing projects where machines battled man in tasks that were once thought the realm of humans. While not all were … Continue reading →