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Pope Francis Urges Followers To Pray That AI And Robots ‘Always Serve Mankind’
The pope is worried about AI-driven inequality. Pope Francis has asked believers around the world to pray that robots and artificial intelligence “always serve mankind.” The message is one of the pope’s monthly prayer intentions — regular missives shared on YouTube that are intended to help Catholics “deepen their daily prayer” by focusing on particular topics or …
IBM To Acquire Instana As Company Continues To Advance Its Hybrid Cloud And AI Strategy
IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Instana, an application performance monitoring and observability company. The acquisition will help businesses better manage the complexity of modern applications that span the hybrid cloud landscape. The news further advances IBM’s Hybrid Cloud and AI strategy and strengthens its AI-powered automation capabilities. Financial details were not disclosed. With …
Alpitour World Selects IBM Hybrid Cloud And AI Capabilities For A More Personalized Customer Experience
IBM and Italy’s leading travel company, Alpitour Group, announced that it has selected IBM Watson, enabled by hybrid cloud solutions, to modernize existing customer-oriented digital applications and help accelerate the development of new ones to promote a more user-friendly, personalized experience for its clients. With its five divisions – Tour Operating, Aviation, Hotel Management, Incoming and Travel …
5 Things To Know About IBM’s AI Predictor For Alzheimer’s Disease
As many as 5.5 million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease. Recent studies suggest it may be the third leading cause of death in the U.S. behind heart disease and cancer, according to U.S. Health and Human Services: National Institute on Aging. A team of researchers from IBM and Pfizer have designed an AI model …
New AI & Data Foundation Combines Industry’s Fastest-Growing Open Source Developments In Artificial Intelligence And Open Data
LF AI Foundation (LF AI), the organization building an ecosystem to enable and sustain open source innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL), and ODPi, a nonprofit organization accelerating the open ecosystem of big data solutions, announced they will come together under the new LF AI & Data Foundation. The LF AI …
IBM Unveils New Capabilities For Preserving Aging Infrastructure Using AI, 3D Modeling And Data Capture
IBM today announced new capabilities in IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure to help prolong the lifespan of aging bridges, tunnels, highways, and railways. New enhancements include the ability to deploy on Red Hat OpenShift for hybrid cloud environments, as well as new AI and 3D model annotation tools that can provide deep industry and task-specific insights …
IBM Brings Artificial Intelligence At Scale To The Marketing And Media Industry
IBM announced three new products to add to its growing suite of AI solutions for brand and publishers. The new capabilities are privacy-forward and designed to allow brands to reach consumers while considering user privacy. IBM intends to work with industry leaders, including Xandr/AT&T, Magnite, Nielsen, MediaMath, LiveRamp and Beeswax to help scale the use …
IBM Watson Assistant Can Help States Deliver Critical Voting Information To Citizens
With COVID-19 causing uncertainty about voting logistics and procedures across the country, IBM has technology to help states use the AI capabilities of Watson to put this critical data and information directly into the hands of voters. With states facing a deluge of information requests related to voting procedures, citizens may face wait times to receive answers to their …
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Launches
Ocean research non-profit ProMare and IBM have announced the completion and launch of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) – an AI and solar powered marine research vessel which will traverse oceans gathering vital environmental data. Video News Release: https://youtu.be/n8wPUCPX6ss Following two years of design, construction and training of its AI models, the new fully-autonomous trimaran was …
IBM Creates New Fan Experiences Using AI And Hybrid Cloud For First-Ever Spectator-less U.S Open
IBM, the digital partner of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for 29 years, announced innovative new fan experiences leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) underpinned by hybrid cloud technologies that will enable millions of fans around the world to experience the excitement and vibrant debate surrounding the iconic tennis Grand Slam, the first ever without fans …