The odds that artificial intelligence will enslave or eliminate humankind within the next decade or so are thankfully slim. So concludes a major report from Stanford University on the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence. At the same
2018-10-16
As society enters an era where AI will take life or death decisions—spotting whether moles are cancerous and driving us to work—trusting these machines will become ever more important. The difficulty is that it's almost impossible for us to understand
2018-10-16
Nick Ismail As Article 50 is triggered and the UK faces a future outside the EU, businesses will be experiencing a mix of emotions, not least of which is concern about the uncertain times ahead. Thanks to the recent budget , the promise of the digital economy
2018-10-16
One of the more interesting applications of AI today is a field called generative design, where a machine is fed oodles of data and asked to come up with hundreds or thousands of designs that meet specific criteria. It is, essentially, an exercise in
2018-10-15
Federal officials have largely come around to the idea that research funding is crucial for U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, but there are ways to accelerate innovation besides pouring in more money, according to tech experts. For one, they said,
2018-10-15
Microsoft unveils big-data-capable SQL Server 2019 and extended AI capabilities to power data-driven innovation. Here’s my analysis. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella set the tone at the September 24-27 Ignite events in Orlando by sharing at least half a
2018-10-15
With this 2-part blog series, I’ll explore the evolving nature of how humans are learning from one another and we now have the opportunity to strengthen the leadership qualities in the era of artificial intelligence and machine learning. In part 1, I’ll
2018-10-15
The term AI (Artificial Intelligence) is being thrown around left and right these days. Many companies claim they have an AI play even when they don’t. But there’s another type of AI—an algorithmic approach to intelligence—that is smart and is
2018-10-15
Artificial intelligence these days is sold as if it were a magic trick. Data is fed into a neural net – or black box – as a stream of jumbled numbers, and voilà! It comes out the other side completely transformed, like a rabbit pulled from a hat. That's
2018-10-15
