This startup founded by former Google X engineer wants to put a robot security guard in every office

Headlines are filled with robots replacing white-collar jobs. With advancement in automation technologies like robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), the trend will continue and white-collar jobs that were once thought to be safe will be automated.

Al Khaleej to hold 18th annual conference

SHARJAH: The Research Unit of Dar Al-Khaleej for Press, Printing and Publishing will hold the 18th edition of the annual conference under the title of "The Artificial Intelligence Strategy in the UAE" on Saturday, May 5. Ministers, officials, and experts on artificial intelligence and the fourth industrial ...

Digital Reasoning – AI That Understands You

We first came across Digital Reasoning in our article on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Service and "Core AI" in which we noted that their technology, Synthesys, is exceptionally good at understanding what people are actually saying when they use analogies. It's like when you come across some really ...

Microsoft's Myerson Departure Signals Windows Demotion In Favor Of The Cloud

Microsoft's increased preference for cloud services and artificial intelligence is perhaps most evident in their upcoming spring update for Windows 10. Windows 10 has long incorporated AI through services like Windows Hello and Cortana, but the latest update takes this integration to the next level.

AI could threaten democracy: Macron issues warning

Although Mr Macron promotes the use of digital algorithms to make public and private services more efficient, he said in an interview with Wired magazine, that the technology should be open to public scrutiny to ensure public trust. He said: "My role is not to block this change, but to be able to train or ...

Tech attractions, interactive shows to be part of COMEX exhibition

Witness how new robotic technologies and artificial intelligence solutions are transforming the way we work and live, including industrial robots, service ... to Smart Cities, the Cloud, Big Data, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, 3D Printing, Cyber Security, Retail and Payment solutions in COMEX Business.

No-limits China sets its sights on AI top spot

On the outskirts of Beijing, a policeman peers over his glasses at a driver stopped at a motorway checkpoint. As he looks at the man's face, a tiny camera in one of the lenses of his glasses records his features and checks them with a national database. The artificial intelligence-powered glasses are what ...

'Young adult' story has broad appeal

Medical technology has advanced so far that humans are all but immortal and an artificial-intelligence hub called the "Thunderhead'' stores all information and has made crime and poverty a relic. But without death to control the inevitable population boom, the world has established "Scythes''.

A Startup is Bringing Artificial Intelligence Tech to the Movies

It's amazing that soon we'll have robots as our movie producers because artificial intelligence is growing smarter to facilitate for that. What's not clear is if AI will be fair enough to tell stories that will not raise ethical questions or spark cold wars between nations. Well, let's not go into that – might be too ...

Don't shy away from using AI, says youngest AI expert

Governments should not feel deterred from implementing autonomous vehicles, the world's youngest artificial intelligence (AI) scientist has insisted, after the incident in which a self-driving car killed a woman in the US. Speaking to Khaleej Times, Tanmay Bakshi, the 14-year-old AI expert for IBM, said ...

Macron: AI could threaten democracy

Paris. Artificial intelligence could "totally jeopardize democracy" if left unchecked, Emmanuel Macron told Wired magazine, Politico reports. But that won't stop the French president from promoting the use of digital algorithms to make public and private services more efficient. The technology should ...

Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Cars to Drive This Canadian Tech Gem Higher!

On the road to becoming a bonafide technology superpower (or at least close to what the company once was), Canadian software company BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB)(NYSE:BB) appears to be pulling out all the stops in its bid to dominate the global market for autonomous vehicles. This past week, the ...

Google is finding ways to make money from Alphabet's DeepMind AI technology

Google's parent company Alphabet is increasingly commercializing the technology coming out of its artificial intelligence research unit DeepMind, four years after acquiring it. Earlier this week, Google's cloud business announced a new service that converts blocks of text into natural-sounding speech, ...

Artificial Intelligence in Retail Market 2022: Chain Structure, Analysis, Region, Application ...

Artificial intelligence has brought positive shift in the retail sector by improving the overall functional and operational efficiency. The technology is enabling retailers to handle key issues against retaining knowledge, detecting various frauds and making it easier to access the data. Through human like ...

Can we teach Machine Learning privacy?

special feature. How to Implement AI and Machine Learning. The next wave of IT innovation will be powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. We look at the ways companies can take advantage of it and how to get started. Read More. Machine learning is one of the hottest disciplines in ...

What The Board Needs To Know About Artificial Intelligence

No matter what the business, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to have an impact. It is changing the way consumers consume, changing the way companies create and changing the way industries create value. C-suite executives and members of boards are rightly concerned with assessing what about ...

DARPA's Mad Scientists Have a Sneaky Plan to Win the next Big War

COMPASS will leverage advanced artificial intelligence technologies, game theory, and modeling and estimation to both identify stimuli that yield the most information about an adversary's intentions, and provide decision makers high-fidelity intelligence on how to respond—with positive and negative ...

Why Trump's Misguided China Tariffs Won't Help the US

China is becoming an innovation powerhouse in its own right, designing and making everything from sophisticated drones (DJI now controls about 75 percent of the $15 billion commercial drone market) to advanced artificial intelligence systems to an ecosystem of mobile payments and processing ...

Artificial intelligence in oncology

Lately, the interest and development surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) has escalated, and the opportunities to embrace this within the healthcare industry seem to be growing. I'm not talking about conventional robots—although robotic assisted surgery is on the rise—but the inclusion of high-speed, ...

Emmanuel Macron Talks to WIRED About France's AI Strategy

On Thursday, Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, gave a speech laying out a new national strategy for artificial intelligence in his country. The French government will spend €1.5 billion ($1.85 billion) over five years to support research in the field, encourage startups, and collect data that can be ...

Artificial Intelligence Products Market increasing demand with Leading players (Open AI, IBM, NEC ...

Latest research study from HTF MI with title United States Artificial Intelligence Products by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023. The Research report presents a complete assessment of the market and contains Future trend, Current Growth Factors, attentive opinions, facts, ...

Bulgarian EU Commissioner Backs "Wireless Internet for Every School" Initiative

"I have stated several times that my priority is not the Blockchain Technology or Artificial Intelligence, but the person who controls them," she said as quoted in the report. The goal is not only to develop artificial intelligence, but to put human boundaries and control both on development and on its use, she ...

Here is your low down on TensorFlow updates, France's AI strategy, and a new DeepMind lab

It also noted that Silicon Valley is still regarded as the "epicenter for the politics and economics of artificial intelligence", and that its 'mindset' must be adopted in France to accelerate innovation. "California still dominates in word and in thought and encourages the concept of a single way, technological ...

Sound waves offer new way to lock doors and secure payments

TOKYO -- With artificial intelligence-based smart speakers made by companies such as Amazon.com and Google becoming commonplace, there has been a recognition that sound waves are about to become a new frontier of sophisticated communications technology that could do away with the need ...

US Artificial Intelligence Market Anticipated to Grow at a CAGR of 47.50% by 2021

US Artificial Intelligence Market Research Report 2018 to 2021 provides a unique tool for evaluating the market, highlighting opportunities, and supporting strategic and tactical decision-making. This report recognizes that in this rapidly-evolving and competitive environment, up-to-date marketing ...

AI-driven unemployment in Hong Kong can be offset by a tax on profits generated by robots

Robots and artificial intelligence are increasingly more efficient, reliable and functional. Businessmen also see great cost benefits to them because robots do not need wages and health insurance. It is therefore an inevitable trend that automated intelligent machines or so-called robotic process systems ...

Want to Make Money in the Freelance Economy? Here Are The Best Paying Gigs.

Topped by technology development work involving artificial intelligence, the list of the 10 highest-paying gig economy jobs of 2018 that FitSmallBusiness created is very varied but there are some common threads. "Generally speaking, all of these jobs are more task and project oriented," says Gavin ...

Watch Will Smith try to romance Sophia the robot, and fail

As an advanced humanoid robot that can show over 60 different human expressions while interpreting human language and emotion, Sophia is the probably the best example of what artificial intelligence is capable of. But that doesn't mean she's easily swayed by an actor's smooth attempts to woo her.

A New AI Era Dawns for Chip Makers

Artificial intelligence is an absurdly popular buzzword, perhaps overused. But AI is about to become a lot more pervasive as the computer circuitry to perform AI grows more prevalent. The desire to embed AI in just about anything has meant that more and more chip makers are racing to broadly diffuse ...

Like it or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay, says Calgary tech-development expert

In Japan, an owner plays with a pre-ordered Sony robot dog "Aibo," a robot companion canine packed with artificial intelligence and internet capability. ... being developed in Edmonton, by Testfire Labs Inc., and they're not the only ones on the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in Alberta.

Macron Lays Out Artificial Intelligence Push Against China, US

More countries are realizing the impact of artificial intelligence in future economies, health, and security. France has joined the AI race, which currently is not clear who the leader is because the contest is tight between China and the U.S. Nonetheless, Dubai has in the recent past declared itself as the AI ...

The Panoptics Of AI, AR, VR In Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the leading drivers of the growth of genetic testing. The combination of AI and genomics data has the potential to drive precision medicine and shed light on why our bodies react to different drugs, viruses and environments. Understanding these things could help change ...

Artificial intelligence strategies tackle 'reasonable goals' -- not moonshots

I can't imagine the pressure enterprise leaders in charge of this stuff must be feeling. Fortunately for those who attended the event, a session by Gartner distinguished analyst Whit Andrew sought to allay the concerns of digital leaders still in the early stages of forming their artificial intelligence strategies.

Kotak becomes first bank to roll out AI-run voicebot

Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched the country's first artificial intelligence-powered voicebot in the banking sector. The voicebot has been developed using a library of millions of phone-banking conversations over the past three years. Recommended By Colombia. The lender has integrated the ...

At the Linux Foundation, a Marketplace for Artificial Intelligence

In December, Chinese technology company Tencent released a report that estimated the number of artificial intelligence researchers worldwide at 300,000. And last year, an independent research laboratory estimated that only about 10,000 people have the necessary skills to carry out serious artificial ...

Artificial Intelligence Ethics: CVU Student Shares Thoughts, Advice To Vermont Lawmakers

Vermont lawmakers are considering legislation to create an artificial intelligence task force. If the bill wins final approval, Vermont will be the first state in the country to take this step. Milo Cress, a junior at Champlain Valley Union High School, went to the Vermont Statehouse this winter to testify in favor of ...