A metronome ticks time. Not for the student, but for the teacher, who plays a short piano melody. Without missing a measure, the student follows with an improvised, yet derivative, cello run. The student plays the same run again, and then again. “I have it
2019-01-15
In the United States, job demographic data from censuses since the 1900s reveal a startling fact. Despite the two post-Industrial revolutions of electricity and computers, the occupations with the largest employment numbers are still jobs for drivers, retail,
2019-01-14
For tomorrow’s workers, AI will be more than a tool; AIs will be their co-workers and a ubiquitous part of their lives. If the next generation is to use AI and big data effectively – if they’re to understand their inherent limitations, and build even
2019-01-14
When former Google and Foursquare product specialist Noah Weiss joined workplace communication specialist Slack at the start of 2016, it was already vaunted as the world's hottest start-up, and enjoyed the kind of cool set aside for only the hottest of hot
2019-01-14
We have all read about artificial intelligence becoming smarter than us, a future in which we become like pets and can only hope AI will be benevolent. My experience watching tens of millions of interactions between humans and artificial conversational
2019-01-13
Google signs a new lease in Manhattan. Amazon hangs out its shingle in Queens. Apple announces a $1 billion campus in Austin. It seems that all the tech titans are planting their flags in vibrant, educated, progressive cities. As one of the most vibrant,
2019-01-12
AWS announced Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth to help companies create training data sets for machine learning. This is a powerful new service for folks who have access to lots of data that hasn't been consistently annotated. In the past, humans would have to
2019-01-12
Artificial intelligence detects the presence of viruses January 9, 2019, UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology Advancement Deep learning-based sensing of viruses using holography. Credit: UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology Advancement Many
2019-01-12
Americans consider many AI governance challenges to be important; prioritize data privacy and preventing AI-enhanced cyber attacks, surveillance, and digital manipulation We sought to understand how Americans prioritize policy issues associated with AI.
2019-01-12
