Artificial intelligence (AI) greatly changed the way businesses operate. With hiring processes, workplaces, and even decisions optimized or automated, the technology has been great for corporate entities. On the flip side, we hear in the news issues such as data breaches,…
Should Robots Be Built To Feel Pain?
What is the role of pain in our lives? Pain, we can all agree, is unpleasant, both physically and emotionally. Pain acts as an alarm when faced with danger. Pain can be excruciating, tragic, the forerunner of death. In short, when…
The Race For Artificial Intelligence: China Vs. America
Let’s be clear, Artificial Intelligence, in particular in its latest development, deep learning that mimics the way the human mind works, first emerged in America. This gave the U.S. a huge head start over the rest of the world – including…
AI: Life In The Age Of Intelligent Machines
We are said to be standing on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution – one that will see new forms of artificial intelligence (AI) underpinning almost every aspect of our lives. The new technologies will help us to tackle some…
Microsoft Build 2019 | Azure Notebooks for Data Science Developers
Microsoft Build 2019 | Azure Notebooks for Data Science Developers Session ID: CFS2004 Have developer skills but want to scale up to data science in Azure? Azure Notebooks makes it easy to move from developer to including data science skills…
Microsoft Build 2019 | Azure IoT Edge & AI: Enabling the Intelligent Edge
Microsoft Build 2019 | Azure IoT Edge & AI: Enabling the Intelligent Edge Session ID: BRK3033 The holy grail of the Internet of Things is the ability to easily distribute the intelligence of your application across the Cloud and the…
The Digital Human: The Cyber Version Of Humanity’s Quest For Immortality
Immortality has been a topic of discussion since the legend of the Holy Grail. Some people have gone as far as cryogenic freezing after death in the hope that one day science will have advanced enough to resurrect them. Others believe…
Examining A Video’s Changes Over Time Helps Flag Deepfakes
It used to be that only Hollywood production companies with deep pockets and teams of skilled artists and technicians could make deepfake videos, realistic fabrications appearing to show people doing and saying things they never actually did or said. Not anymore…
Huawei Launches Ascend 910, The World’s Most Powerful AI Processor, And MindSpore, An All-Scenario AI Computing Framework
Huawei officially launched the world’s most powerful AI processor – the Ascend 910 – as well as an all-scenario AI computing framework, MindSpore. “We have been making steady progress since we announced our AI strategy in October last year,” said Eric…
Using Artificial Intelligence To Avert ‘Environmental Catastrophe’
A new Centre at the University of Cambridge will develop artificial intelligence techniques to help address some of the biggest threats facing the planet. Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Centre for Doctoral Training in Application of Artificial Intelligence to…