Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence
AI’s $60B Productivity Boost
October 26, 2017

A new report reveals that the market for AI technologies could potentially generate more than $60 billion worth of productivity improvements per year. The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) shared a new document that outlines AI policy principles for the tech industry, the government and...

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Pew Says Consumers Not Ready For Robots Or Self-Driving Cars
October 06, 2017

When it comes to advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), new research finds that Americans are more worried than excited about what this new technology means for them. A Pew Research Center survey of 4,135 U.S. adults presented respondents with four different scenarios relating...

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Salesforce Sees Future In AI With $50M Investment
September 20, 2017

Salesforce announced that its venture wing is launching a $50 million fund to invest in start-ups employing artificial intelligence. Reuters reported that Salesforce, whose software helps businesses sell, market and track customer activity, has increased its spending on research and development due to increasing competition...

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Time To Up The IQ On Artificial Intelligence
September 20, 2017

What’s so intelligent about artificial intelligence if it needs human data scientists to hold its hand through every little function? It may sound like a harsh critique, but Brighterion founder, president and CEO Akli Adjaoute, wouldn’t call such a platform “AI” at all. The term...

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Could AI Cause The Next World War? Elon Musk Thinks So
September 05, 2017

Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the first global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) would “become the ruler of the world,” Elon Musk warned that AI could be the cause of World War III. According to CNBC, Musk tweeted on Monday: “China, Russia,...

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Ford Sees Future Commercial Trucks As Self-Driving
August 31, 2017

As artificial intelligence technology continues to make its way into more aspects of society, it’s possible that the commercial trucking industry could be next. In fact, Ford is already working with potential partners to potentially deploy self-driving technology in commercial trucks, Reuters reports. According to...

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BofA Turns To AI For New Payment Reconciliation Tool
August 23, 2017

Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced news on Tuesday (Aug. 22) of Intelligent Receivables, a new service that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) and other software to improve companies straight through reconciliation of incoming payments. In a press release, the corporate banking firm said the new...

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ThoughtSpot Raises $60M To Take On AI In Data Analytics
August 18, 2017

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us in today’s technology-driven society. From smartphones to digital assistants like Alexa and Bixby as well as Facebook’s branded Messenger chatbots, the ability to determine what consumers want, how they want it and when they want it has started...

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Building Fraud’s Meta-Machine
August 01, 2017

OK, this is about to get meta.