Thursday, June 9, 2016

Artificial Intelligence News Issue 47

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Strengthen Your Cyber Defense with Big Data and AI

Cyber attacks continue to increase in volume, velocity, and variety. Cyber criminals display great sophistication and can purchase a revolving multitude of digital weapons inexpensively via the dark web. They operate in an environment in which they know that borders are meaningless and the chances of apprehension and punishment are slim.

Ray Kurzweil is building a chatbot for Google

Inventor Ray Kurzweil made his name as a pioneer in technology that helped machines understand human language, both written and spoken. These days he is probably best known as a prophet of The Singularity, one of the leading voices predicting that artificial intelligence will soon surpass its human creators - resulting in either our enslavement or immortality, depending on how things shake out.

AAJA N3Con: Journalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Chance Dorland spoke with Bloomberg TV's Angie Lau, Bloomberg News' David Merritt, Heather Timmons of Quartz, the AP's Paul Cheung & drone photographer Seongjoo Cho after their Asian American Journalists Association "Journalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" panel discussion at this weekend's New.Now.Next media conference in Seoul.

Artificial Intelligence Latest News & Updates: AI Revolution Looms? Experts Claim AI Is Not A Threat To Mankind But Aims To Remold Society

The ever-evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI) has proven its pervasiveness in humanity as it continues to revolutionize the lives of humans and make big strides when it comes to technological innovations. Hence, many several entrepreneurs and innovators are investing more time and money on AI-driven platforms and programs as well AI-oriented technologies.

Google Home vs. Amazon Echo - Are You Ready To Welcome Artificial Intelligence To Your Home? - Neurogadget

Smartwatches are no longer the most wanted new products on the market. People's enthusiasm begins to disappear, as they turn their attention to virtual reality headsets and smart home speakers. While VR headsets are paired with a smartphone and allow users to watch videos or play games, smart home speakers connect wirelessly and allow users ...

Computers could develop consciousness and may need 'human' rights, says Oxford professor

Advances in artificial intelligence could lead to computers and smartphones developing consciousness and they may need to be given 'human' rights, an expert has claimed. Marcus du Sautoy, who took over from Richard Dawkins as Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University in 2008 said it was now possible to measure consciousness and, in the future, technology could be deemed to be 'alive.'

At Brown, experts say growth of robotics not to be feared

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - When the average person hears the words, artificial intelligence, he or she immediately thinks of Skynet, the sinister computer network that nearly destroyed humanity in the Terminator movies, or HAL, the soft-spoken computer that turns on its human controllers in the movie, "2001: A Space Odyssey."

BMW vs. Mercedes-Benz: Which Luxury Automaker Is Hitting the Gas on Driverless Tech? -- The Motley Fool

Recently, ( BMW NASDAQOTH:BAMXF) mentioned that it would introduce an autonomous car by 2021, called the iNext. The automaker hasn't released much detail about the vehicle, but it will most likely resemble the similar-sounding Vision Next 100 concept vehicle, which the company showed off back in March.

Female computer science professor blasts 'sexist geeks'

Ursula Martin, professor of computer science at Oxford, criticised sexism She told the Hay Festival about an 'enhanced human' vision presentation Prof Martin said a presentation in Cambridge lacked 'female attributes' She said it was an example of the 'staggering sexism' in the industry Sexist geeks who built a prototype of an 'enhanced human' which was entirely male have been lambasted by one of Britain's leading computer scientists.

Global Artificial Intelligence Market Worth $23.4 Billion by 2025 - Key Trends Across Business Segments, Regions & Countries

Source: Research and Markets Dublin, May 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Artificial Intelligence Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2025" report to their offering. The report estimates that the Global Artificial Intelligence Market will reach a value of $23.4 Billion by 2025.

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