Artificial Intelligence News Issue 25

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Tech Companies Race to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Market | KQED It's been a busy month in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). In a face-off of man versus machine, the world champion of the Go board game lost to Google's AI program. And just last week, Microsoft unveiled a program designed to Tweet like a teenage girl -- only to have it devolve into praising Hitler and lambasting feminists.

Artificial intelligence impacts legal profession You've probably seen one of the many commercials featuring the IBM supercomputer Watson, which made waves a few years ago when it easily defeated two "Jeopardy!" champions. Watson even analyzes trends in music now, as seen in a recent advertising spot featuring Bob Dylan.

Artificial Intelligence and the Next Big Thing - DATAVERSITY by Angela Guess Quentin Hardy recently wrote in the New York Times, "As the oracles of Silicon Valley debate whether the latest tech boom is sliding toward bust, there is already talk about what will drive the industry's next growth spurt. The way we use computing is changing, toward a boom (and, if history is ...

Why firms are piling into artificial intelligence Why firms are piling into artificial intelligence SOMETIMES it is perceived as a figment of the far future. But artificial intelligence (AI) is today's great obsession in Silicon Valley. Last year technology companies spent $8.5 billion on deals and investments in artificial intelligence, four times more than in 2010.

Artificial intelligence steals money from banking customers A breakthrough year for artificial intelligence (AI) research has suddenly turned into a breakdown, as a new automated banking system that runs on AI has been caught embezzling money from customers. The surprising turn of events may set back by years efforts to incorporate AI into everyday technology.

How Google Plans to Solve Artificial Intelligence Padded walls, gloomy lighting, and a ceiling with floral wallpaper. It doesn't look like a place to make groundbreaking discoveries that change the trajectory of society. But in these simulated, claustrophobic corridors, Demis Hassabis thinks he can lay the foundations for software that's smart enough to solve humanity's biggest problems. "Our goal's very big," says Hassabis, whose level-headed manner can mask the audacity of his ideas.

Paul Allen doubles down on artificial intelligence research in Seattle The Paul Allen artificial-intelligence venture is preparing to take the technology it is working on, Aristo, to the eighth-grade level of science knowledge and understanding. Share story Artificial intelligence is getting bigger and smarter right here in Seattle.

Blind Microsoft Developer Can 'See' Using Artificial Intelligence Headset Saqib Shaikh lost his sight when he was seven years old. In the pursuit of the freedoms that sighted people all take for granted every day, Shaikh has been personally involved in the development of an application of Artificial Intelligence, cognitive computing, image recognition and mobile headset technologies.

Interview: Paul Allen's artificial intelligence guru on the future of robots and humanity - GeekWire Artificial intelligence may seem like a futuristic concept, but we're already experiencing it in real ways in our lives, whether we know it or not - in areas including speech recognition, spam filters and even loan processing. And AI is only going to get more sophisticated from here.

A Weird Month for Artificial Intelligence - DZone IoT The IoT Zone is brought to you in partnership with ThingWorx. Explore the ThingWorx Developer Zone and learn how to rapidly develop IoT applications. Some of the more interesting and universally accessible developments in technology over the past decade (to me anyway) have been within the artificial intelligence world.