Researchers Receive Funding to Grow Neural Networks in Petri Dishes
To find inspiration for innovation, sometimes, you have to look elsewhere than hardware and software. Many of the best advancements in technology have come from examining the natural processes we find in animals and the environment around us. Petri dish cultures are known to use the path of least resistance to create a connected network to share […]
AI and IoT Can Bring Huge Improvements to Cancer Treatment
The Internet of Things (IoT) is powerful on its own. But combine it with the potential that artificial intelligence (AI) brings to the table, and you’re in for a world of innovation. Healthcare is one such industry that will greatly benefit from IoT and AI teaming up for a greater cause. With the two technologies […]
AI Is Laying the Foundation for Tomorrow’s MedTech
Artificial intelligence (AI) will make its mark on every industry, sooner or later. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait to see it happen in MedTech development. AI’s promising potential for healthcare was recently lauded by the American Medical Association (AMA). The possibilities are endless and “in a way that outperforms what either can do alone,” […]
Is It Time to Regulate AI-Fueled Facial Recognition?
Facial recognition is blooming; it’s already used in airports and police stations, on China’s streets, and as training data for new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. As AI developers continue applying the technology to facial recognition, it’s becoming readily apparent that the potential for abuse is growing as well. So why isn’t there any regulation in place? […]
Google Wanted to Change China, but is China Changing Google?
In the early days of Google, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin probably didn’t ever imagine that their main motto, “Don’t be evil,” would be the center of controversy 20 years later. In 2004, the founders told investors at Google’s initial public offering (IPO), “Google is not a conventional company,” and added that they planned to […]
Can Machine Learning Keep Facebook’s User Data Safe?
After Facebook’s unforgettable data scandal involving a rogue app developer, Cambridge Analytica, and the 2016 Presidential election, the social media company has allegedly been focusing on improving security, user permissions surrounding privacy, and limiting developer freedoms. Located just outside of San Francisco, Facebook recently opened up user data to researchers interested in voters and elections. The company […]
AI Is Entering the Sales Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) is divisive when it comes to interactions. Either it comes off as robotic and unhuman-like or eerily authentic to the point of discomfort. But by giving AI more of a human touch, Boston-based developer Talla just may have hit the sweet spot with its “next-generation knowledge base,” a descendant of the company’s first […]
A Small Team of Students Have Beaten Google’s Machine Learning
Fast.ai is a small company dedicated to bringing artificial intelligence (AI) education to anyone who’s interested in learning more about AI, machine learning, and deep learning. It doesn’t matter what operating system you use, the education you’ve received, or however old or new your preferred programming language may be. Making AI more accessible to those […]
Is Cybersecurity Ready for AI and Machine Learning?
At this year’s annual Black Hat cybersecurity conference, hosted in Las Vegas, developers were talking enthusiastically about machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) applications in cybersecurity. And because cybersecurity is a field that grows a bit larger every time a new software or operating system version is released, anything that cybersecurity experts can employ to […]
Your IoT Appliances Can Now Order Supplies from Amazon
Amazon’s vision for its products in a smart home have been expanding ever since their rollout of physical Dash buttons a few years ago. Alexa has been a huge hit with consumers, taking over some aspects of the Dash buttons, while Dash buttons have all but faded from consumer memory. The Seattle tech giant’s newest […]