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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'
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?
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 ...
Regulator Opens Probe Into Apple Card Over Discrimination
New York regulator looks into discrimination claims after Goldman Sachs algorithm gives tech entrepreneur's wife a credit limit 20 times lower than his
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?
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?
Cerebras Delivers World’s Largest Computer Chip For AI
New chip is the size of an iPad and contains 400,000 cores to handle machine learning challenges
AI Mind-Reading To Help Paralysed People Speak
Facebook funded university project to use AI to read minds of paralysed patients and allow them to communicate
Google Forms Advisory Council To Guide AI Development
How to ensure fairness and ethics in machine learning and artificial intelligence? Google creates advisory body
Xilinx Aims Ultra-Programmable Accelerators At AI, 5G Workloads
Xilinx is looking to take large-scale, cutting-edge workloads to the next level with its upcoming family of programmable hardware accelerators
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
Microsoft Builds AI Into Windows 10 With Spring Update
The Windows ML artificial intelligence platform will help Windows gadgets carry out machine learning tasks themselves, instead of sending them to the cloud
‘Evolutionary’ AI Tricks Classic Video Game Q*bert Into Delivering Points Overdrive
New research demonstrates evolutionary techniques may hold promise for training artificial intelligences of the future
Google AutoML Will ‘Democratise’ AI By Minimising Skill Needed To Train Custom Models
Google AutoML tools will make it simple to train custom AI models that are 'beyond the dreams' of most engineers
Smartphones ‘Can Be Unlocked’ Using Covert Sensor Data
Singapore researchers used sensor information freely available to any mobile app to unlock Android phones in only three tries
Trade Union Worried About AI-Driven School Inspections
National Association of Head Teachers cautions against machine learning scheme for school inspections
Google Machine Learning Technology Helps NASA Discover New Exoplanet
Machine Learning technology powering many of Google's apps and services finds a new use helping astrophysicists find new planets orbiting distant stars
Why Object Storage Can Be Optimal For AI, Machine Learning Workloads
Here is why AI and ML applications demand the data management capabilities supplied by enterprise object storage solutions
Amazon Offers AI Consulting Service For AWS Users
Amazon ML Solutions Lab will offer AWS customers to develop machine-learning features and products
AWS Deploys New EC2 Instances For Machine Learning, AI Customers
Next-gen EC2 instances designed for compute-intensive applications that require massive parallel floating point performance
BBC Embraces AI Tech Research With UK Universities
Eight British universities will help the broadcaster develop an AI system to delve into audience habits
Google Says Its AI Can Program AI Better Than Humans Can
Google's AutoML programme, announced earlier this year, has now produced machine-learning models that outperform hand-built ones
Government Review Lays Out Steps To Boost UK’s AI Industry
'Data trusts' should be formed to ensure information is shared securely, while guidance should be developed on how to explain AI to a wary public
Criteo: AI & Data Sharing Can Help Publishers & Retailers Fight Back Against Tech Giants
INTERVIEW: Criteo's Gregory Gazagne talks AI, machine learning, Brexit and why smaller publishers and retailers can compete with Google, Facebook & Amazon
Microsoft Touts Cloud & Machine Learning Powered Security Of Microsoft 365
INTERVIEW: Microsoft's Brad Anderson tells Silicon why the Azure cloud, machine learning and enterprise mobility make Microsoft 365 businesses more secure
Boxworks 2017: Box Adds ‘Skills’ Machine Learning Tools To Cloud Platform
Box details first machine learning tools powered by IBM Watson, Azure and GCP at Boxworks 2017, alongside Box Skills tool kits for custom processes
Rolls-Royce Uses Google Cloud To Build Autonomous Ships
Rolls-Royce is to use Google's machine learning technology to train intelligent, cloud-based systems for recognising and tracking objects at sea
Aruba Adds Machine Learning Security Platform To Networking Range
The analytics-based Aruba 360 Fabric integrates with the firm's own built-in security capabilities, but will work even if no Aruba gear is in place
Salesforce Creates £37m Fund To Invest In AI Startups
The AI Innovation Fund has started off by investing in AI startups in the areas of marketing, data management and natural language processing