Pope Francis warns of commercial AI's potential to exacerbate societal 'asymmetry', joins with tech giants to call for regulation of facial recognition
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AI and Public Standards
As the Committee on Standards in Public Life release their awaited report considering AI and its impact on the delivery of services, can government services leverage the power of AI safely and securely?
Researchers Use AI To Find New Type Of Antibiotic
MIT researchers use machine learning to pinpoint molecule capable of killing drug-resistant bacteria in approach said to usher in a 'new age'
European Commission Unveils Strategy For Digital Future
Europe launches ambitious digital strategy as it seeks to create single European market for data in an effort to combat Silicon Valley and Chinese rivals
Automation Part 2: Your First Robot Employee
Automation in the workplace will have many forms. The rise of AI could usher in new businesses processes that need little human input. In a world of automation, will businesses be able to integrate these systems with their workforces?
Automation Part 1: The Robots Are Coming
Is it hyperbole about the coming automation revolution? Are robots about to take our jobs? In this first feature, we bring some much-needed sanity to the debate. Which sectors are likely to be most affected? Should these people start l ...
Google Takes Dataset Search Out Of Beta
Custom-built framework aims to help researchers find the vast amount of data published online by labs, governments, universities and other institutions
Alphabet’s Pichai Urges ‘Proportionate’ AI Regulation
Chief executive of Google parent urges regulators to refrain from a heavy-handed approach to new AI rules as EU readies proposals
CES 2020: Samsung Shows Off Virtual Keyboard
Look Mum, no keyboard. Samsung shows off invisible keyboard that uses AI and finger tracking via a device's 'selfie' camera
Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria
U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes
CES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White House
US administration also wants European nations to adhere to rules over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI)
AI More Accurate Than Doctors For Detecting Breast Cancer – Report
AI system from Google is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, study from UK and US finds
Mind Reading Marketing: Predictive Analytics Today
Being able to predict consumer behaviour has been the holy grail of marketing for decades. As businesses now collect masses of data about their customers and their behaviour and, with new AI tools currently available, is predictive ana ...
Intel Pays $2 Billion For AI Firm Habana Labs
Chipmaker continues to open the cheque book to fund growth of its AI expertise and portfolio, with $2 billion Habana Labs purchase
Command and control – Google on its vision of the cloud, privacy, data and security
We spoke to Google’s Joe Valente about the tech giant’s vision of the cloud, privacy, data and security and its plan to put users in control
Machine Intelligence: The Value of Today’s AI
As the co-founder and CTO of Rainbird Technologies, Ben is the driving force behind the fusion of human expertise and automated decision-making. He holds degree in artificial intelligence from the University of Sussex, is a former Adob ...
Google Cloud Next UK: Google Cloud To Offer AI Explanations
Explainable AI. Google Cloud will offer explanations so that businesses can see and understand why AI made a particular decision
Intel Tunes ‘Ponte Vecchio’ GPU For AI, High-Performance Computing
Intel introduces 'Ponte Vecchio', based on its Xe GPU architecture, along with oneAPI open programming model and other supercomputing tech
Police To Use Drones To Locate Missing Persons
Drone programme officially launched in Scotland this week using AI to help search remote areas for missing or vulnerable people
Trust, Privacy, Ethics and AI
Paul Knight is a Partner at the national law firm Mills & Reeve. Knight specialises in issues of privacy, user data regulation, and its intersection with new technology.
How Machine Learning is Transforming Manufacturing
Manufacturing is transforming thanks to AI. As factories become more intelligent, their use of machine learning will only increase. Are we on the cusp of a new age of manufacturing?
Digitising Human Capital: How AI is Transforming HR
One of the first areas of your business that will see a significant impact by AI is recruitment and HR. Already, companies are using AI to help their HR departments improve efficiency, but also, support the more extensive strategic pla ...
Researchers Develop Autonomous Drone For Wind Farm Inspections
New technology reduces need to ferry human technicians out to offshore wind farms, potentially resulting in significant cost savings for renewable energy industry
Ghosts in the Machine: How Machine Learning is Transforming Business
As AI expands to touch every aspect of your business, how can your company embrace machine learning? What are the pitfalls to watch out for? And how will active machine learning influence the future of your enterprise?
Building Your Business’s AI Future
AI has continued to rapidly advance. With intelligent tools now available to businesses, how can enterprises transform their processes and insights using the latest AI techniques?
Google Completes Integration of DeepMind Health
NHS Trusts agree to allow Google to process NHS data, as DeepMind Health completes integration
AI Powered Mei Messaging App Arrives On iOS
Crush Analyser. Messaging app that includes an AI assistant to improve personal relationships, arrives on iOS
MacDonald’s To Replace Humans With AI Drive-Through Assistants
Sign of things to come? Human servers to be replaced by AI voice tech in drive-throughs in the US
Huawei Sets Blacklist Cost At £8bn As It Introduces Latest AI Tech
Huawei introduces Ascend 910 AI chip and MindSpore framework as national security blacklist spurs efforts to reduce reliances on US tech
Publishers Sue Amazon’s Audible Over Speech-To Text Feature
Publishers say Audible's Captions feature, set to debut next month, violates copyright law by converting audiobooks to text