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Five questions you can use to cut through AI hype

Five questions you can use to cut through AI hype

Two weeks ago, the United Arab Emirates hosted Ai Everything, its first major AI conference and one of the largest AI applications conferences in the world. The event was an impressive testament to the breadth of industries in which companies are now using

Andrew Sheng: Artificial Intelligence or Augmented Stupidity?

Andrew Sheng: Artificial Intelligence or Augmented Stupidity?

The world is obsessed with artificial intelligence (AI), with books being sold by the millions to try and explain how AI works and what implications it has for our future. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of anything a human can do, such as reading,

The world's top artificial intelligence companies are pleading for a ban on killer robots

The world's top artificial intelligence companies are pleading for a ban on killer robots

print The world is worried about killer robots. YouTube / VikiTrailers A revolution in warfare where killer robots, or autonomous weapons systems, are common in battlefields is about to start. Both scientists and industry are worried. The world’s top

How AI and machine learning are improving customer experience

How AI and machine learning are improving customer experience

What can artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) do to improve customer experience? AI and ML already have been intimately involved in online shopping since, well, the beginning of online shopping. You can’t use Amazon or any other shopping

3 ways AI could help our mental health

3 ways AI could help our mental health

Mental health difficulties affect around 1 in 5 adults at least once in their lifetime in the United States. But it's not just the US. Poor mental health is a global issue, with 83 million people affected in Europe alone. What if we could harness Artificial

Who owns my data?

Who owns my data?

Who owns my data? In this question, if you replace data with a physical object, like a car or a house, the answer would obviously be “me”. That’s true not only of physical objects, but also of content because the latter is governed by copyright laws.

Robotics and automation: threats and opportunities

Robotics and automation: threats and opportunities

The concept of robotics has been in existence for a long time, with Egyptians using automated water clocks to strike the hour bell and hydraulically operated statues that could gesture and speak in 400 BC. Subsequently, there have been many such instances of

Artificial intelligence could be the future of banking

Artificial intelligence could be the future of banking

Brian O’Donnell is executive in residence at the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services. “I don’t trust banks. I believe when the robots rise up, ATMs will lead the charge.” Bank customers can be forgiven for wondering how Facebook and Google

How A.I. Can Help Handle Severe Weather

How A.I. Can Help Handle Severe Weather

Climate |How A.I. Can Help Handle Severe Weather Advertisement How A.I. Can Help Handle Severe Weather Image Damage after Hurricane Maria in El Yunque National Forest in Río Grande, P.R., in 2017.CreditCreditErika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times By Alina