For the inside scoop on why humans might learn relatively faster than algorithms, look to dopamine. A paper in Nature Neuroscience, by Google unit DeepMind, noted that the neurotransmitter is, perhaps, what gives man an edge over computers. According to the findings, algorithms can learn video games...
Robots aren’t going to take over the world, but humans could use them for some scary stuff. That’s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s take on artificial intelligence (AI), according to CNBC. And in the wake of Google’s latest tech revelation, many experts are agreeing with him....
The White House has announced the creation of a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. The news came as executives from tech companies including Amazon, Google, and Facebook met with the Trump administration this week to discuss the country’s future in artificial intelligence. “As artificial intelligence...
To head up its artificial intelligence (AI) research endeavors, JPMorgan Chase has hired a leading expert in the field. The head of Carnegie Mellon University’s machine learning department, Manuela Veloso, will take the helm as lead of the bank’s AI research team this summer, American...
Executives from tech companies including Amazon, Google, and Facebook are expected to travel to the White House this week to discuss the country’s future in artificial intelligence (AI). According to The Washington Post, representatives from 38 major U.S. firms will be in Washington, D.C. to...
Drive.ai, the California self-driving car startup, announced Monday (May 7) that it is launching an on-demand self-driving car service pilot in Frisco, Texas. In a press release, Drive.ai said that starting in July — and in conjunction with the Frisco Transportation Management Association, it will...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has revealed that a major update is coming to the company’s conversational AI tools. The update will allow users to more easily create, test and improve bots that run on Azure or their own servers and multiple platforms. “At this conference,...
Suki, a company that has built and tested a voice-operated digital assistant for physicians, has raised a new round of capital, an investment that could lead to new services and software that is more sophisticated at recognizing language. In total, Suki has raised $20 million....
In his latest open letter, Google co-founder Sergey Brin touted the possibilities introduced by way of artificial intelligence (AI), but also noted the potential dangers of the technology. In his founder’s letter, Brin said that AI is the “most significant development in computing in my...
