Researchers aim for a system similar to Google's TensorFlow, but with the flexibility to bring in a broader gamut of AI approaches
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Twitter Buys London Start-Up Fabula AI
Technology from the London-based start-up is to be used to track down misinformation and spam and 'improve the health of the conversation'
HPE Bolsters HPC Credentials With $1.3bn Cray Deal
Veteran supercomputer maker Cray is to be acquired by HPE, to power its HPC push in the years ahead
San Francisco To Ban The Use Of Facial Recognition Tech
First city in the United States looks to ban the use of facial recognition over privacy and human rights concerns
Build 2019: Microsoft Adds AI To Word To Suggest Writing Improvements
The tool goes beyond simple spelling and grammar correction to critique a document's structure and readability
Tesla Promises Autonomous Taxi Fleets By Mid-2020
Elon Musk predicts 'difficult software problem' holding back self-driving cars will be solved by the end of this year
Microsoft Turns Down Police Contract Over AI Bias Concerns
Ethical use of AI prompted Redmond to turn down chance to win police facial recognition contract
Tech Firms Face Test On Their Algorithms For Bias
Computer algorithms and artificial intelligence systems will be required to show they are neutral on race, gender and other biases
Amazon Workers Listen To Alexa Recordings – Report
Are you listening Alexa? Amazon staff are “reviewing” audio clips of people speaking to their Echo smart speakers
Facebook Improves AI For Dealing With Deceased Members
Artificial intelligence to identify profiles of those who have passed away, to stop pain for family
Google Disbands AI Advisory Council
That lasted long. Google pulls the plug on AI council over concern of a couple of its female members
Google Forms Advisory Council To Guide AI Development
How to ensure fairness and ethics in machine learning and artificial intelligence? Google creates advisory body
Amazon Go Food Store To Open In Central London – Report
Check-out free supermarket to open in capital after Amazon secures retail space in central London
IBM Brings Watson AI To Rival Clouds
Watson AI services are set to become available on almost any infrastructure, including private clouds and multiple clouds, as IBM looks to put AI wherever data is stored
Police Seek ‘Balance’ In Use Of AI To Predict Crime
Cash-strapped police chiefs defend their use of AI as campaign group finds 14 forces across the UK are using algorithms to supplement human officers
Kheiron Begins NHS Trials For Breast Cancer Diagnosis AI
The tests, involving historic patient records in Leeds and the East Midlands, are the latest to probe the use of AI in the healthcare sector
IT Life: André Stewart, Netskope
André Stewart, head of EMEA for Californian cloud security firm Netskope, talks about using artificial intelligence to fight cybercrime, the history of French cycling — and his passion for battery tech
IBM Introduces Open Source Tool For Monitoring AI Bias
Cloud-based Fairness 360 toolkit is the latest effort at dealing with transparency and liability issues in corporate AI models
US Military To Spend £1.54bn On AI Research
The move follows Google's decision to step back from controversial drone AI research scheme Project Maven
New Cisco UCS Server Takes Aim At AI With Latest Nvidia GPUs
Nvidia's graphics processing chips can drastically reduce the time needed to train deep learning models, Cisco says
IBM Patents Coffee Delivery Drone
The drone system makes use of complex AI and sensors to detect when caffeinated beverages are required
Nvidia Unveils First High-End Chips Based On ‘Turing’ Architecture
Turing's real-time rendering advances could appear in Nvidia's gaming chips, set to be announced as early as next week
DeepMind Diagnostic AI ‘More Accurate’ Than Human Eye Specialists
DeepMind's algorithm outperforms human doctors in initial tests, but questions hang over the use of AI in clinical practice
DeepMind Co-Founder Legg Offers AI Advice To London Teen
Legg is doing his bit to encourage the next generation of ICT talent, with five pieces of advice for a 17-year-old Londoner
Uber Doesn’t Rule Out Return To Self-Driving Trucks
The ride-hailing company has shuttered its self-driving trucks unit, which grew out of the troubled acquisition of start-up Otto two years ago
Microsoft Underscores ‘AI First’ Strategy At Partner Conference
At Inspire in Las Vegas, Microsoft outlines how it plans to weave AI and cloud computing into 'the fabric of life'
Google’s Duplex Now Identifies Itself As A Robot
The automated appointment-booking service, which uses an AI system to ring businesses, is to begin trials this summer
Microsoft Working With M&S On ‘Game-Changing’ AI Tech
Marks & Spencer is the latest retailer to work with Microsoft on revamping the high-street shopping experience
China’s Tianjin Forms £11.6bn Fund To Boost Artificial Intelligence Growth
The move comes amid a growing 'arms race' that has fuelled major AI initiatives from the UK, France and the European Union
Government, Tech Firms Invest £1bn Into British AI Industry
Deal worth £1 billion from private sector and government to put UK at forefront of artificial intelligence industry